[2022] Startup crash help!

Firstly, please use the ‘Verify the Integrity of Game Files’ option via the Steam client:

1. Right-click Vermintide 2 in your Steam library sidebar
2. Select ‘Properties’
3. Select the ‘Local Files’ tab
4. Select the ‘Verify the Integrity of Game Files’ button
5. When complete, close and reopen Steam

Failing that, please uninstall the existing version of the Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributables, reboot your PC and reinstall from the Microsoft website: Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Docs

• You may be prompted with an option to repair, as opposed to install. In which case, you may proceed with the option to repair