Every gamer heard about Cyberpunk 2077. The release of it postponed many times due to technical issues abut yet leaves much to be desired. Many players have experienced crashes from the very first day of the release. It is rather disappointing but there are still ways to make your Cyperpunk 2077 game experience more satisfying until all fixes arrive.
We surfed the Internet and tried out all the means that can help you avoid crashes of Cyberpunk 2077. You will see the most common issues and how to fix them as well as simple steps to ensure the stability of the game.
Simple Steps to Fix Cyberpunk 2077 Crashes
Before we start, please, note that we writing about the official game copy. If you have downloaded game files from crashwatch or hacked Cyberpunk 2077 be prepared to fix all the problems yourself.
Update Cyberpunk 2077 to the latest version
It may sound easy and primitive, but you might see that your game hasn’t been updated automatically or you skipped the installation by chance.
Update your video card drivers
Check Windows updates and install a new version
Sometimes Windows components can influence the stability of the game. So it is worth fixing any possible issues.
Update system drivers
Don’t forget to update all drivers that can influence the stability of Cyberpunk 2077. For example:
- monitor drivers
- motherboard drivers
- sound drivers (including gaming audio set)
- etc.
Adjust your Cyberpunk 2077 visual settings
That can be a common issue. When your PC cannot cool itself it can crash and stop the process that overhits it. The simplest way here is to lower the graphics setting. If you think that can be the problem try to:
- Turn off chromatic aberration
- Turn off the motion blur
- Turn off the film grain
- Turn off Cascaded Shadows Resolution
Or you can use the scroller at the top to set your settings to normal or low. Turn off your PC let it cool for some minutes and launch Cyberpunk 2077 again if you don’t experience new crashes think about a better cooling system for your PC if you want to play on maximal graphical settings.
Steam, GoG and Epic Games Store crashes fix
To ensure Steam and Epic Games Store stability make manual file verification. Enter the game options and verify the files. It will take some time but it can solve all the crashes you have.
As for the GoG Galaxy. You can play the game without launching it, but if you experience any crashes you should consider opening it and letting the game synchronize, checking for updates, adding some hotfixes and saving your data in the cloud.
These are the most common Cyberpunk 2077 crash fixes that we know for now. We will update the post when we know more.