{"id":77463,"date":"2020-09-02T18:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=77463"},"modified":"2020-09-02T18:06:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:06:08","slug":"how-to-fix-crusader-kings-3-crash-at-launch-on-pc-steam-windows-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-crusader-kings-3-crash-at-launch-on-pc-steam-windows-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Crusader Kings 3 Crash at Launch on PC (Steam\/Windows Store)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Crusader Kings 3<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is a grand strategy game from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/paradox-interactive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Paradox Interactive<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The title is finally available on PC and is one of the highest-rated games of the year. It is the latest entry in the highly popular series and is doing well on PC. There are a few technical issues users are facing, but nothing that can&#8217;t be easily fixed. If you are running into the<strong><em> Crusader Kings 3<\/em><\/strong> Crash at Launch on PC, here is how you can fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game has&nbsp;<strong>Very Positive<\/strong>&nbsp;reviews on&nbsp;<strong><em>Steam<\/em><\/strong>, and over&nbsp;<strong>90,000<\/strong>&nbsp;players were playing it at launch, making it one of the biggest Steam releases of the year. It also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/pc\/crusader-kings-iii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Metacritic <\/strong>score of <strong>91<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crusader Kings 3 Crash at Launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you running into a crash at launch while trying to run this game, it&#8217;s likely you have an outdated GPU driver. Players are seeing the <strong>&#8220;Failed to create render backend&#8221;<\/strong> error when it doesn&#8217;t launch. To fix this simply update your GPU drivers from the following links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/Download\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NVIDIA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AMD<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While you are here, make sure you check out our other guides for Crusader Kings 3 as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-crusader-kings-3-unable-to-locate-configuration-file-error\/\">How to fix Crusader Kings 3 Unable to locate configuration file Error<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-enable-the-crusader-kings-3-console-on-pc-steam\/\">Enable the Crusader Kings 3 console on PC (Steam)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CRUSADER KINGS 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To play this game on PC, you need the following specifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MINIMUM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li><li>OS: Windows\u00ae 8.1 64 bit or Windows\u00ae 10 Home 64 bit<\/li><li>Processor: Intel\u00ae iCore\u2122i3-2120 or AMD\u00ae FX 6350<\/li><li>Memory: 6 GB RAM<\/li><li>Graphics: Nvidia\u00ae GeForce\u2122 GTX 460 (1GB) or AMD\u00ae Radeon\u2122 HD 7870 (2GB), Intel\u00ae Iris Pro\u2122 580 or Intel\u00ae Iris\u00ae Plus G7 or AMD\u00ae Radeon\u2122 Vega 11<\/li><li>Storage: 8 GB available space<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RECOMMENDED<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li><li>OS: Windows\u00ae 10 Home 64 bit<\/li><li>Processor: Intel\u00ae iCore\u2122 i5-4670K or AMD\u00ae Ryzen\u2122 5 2400G<\/li><li>Memory: 8 GB RAM<\/li><li>Graphics: Nvidia\u00ae GeForce\u2122 GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD\u00ae Radeon\u2122 R9 390X (8GB)<\/li><li>Storage: 8 GB available space<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CRUSADER KINGS 3 ON STEAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now purchase the title on <strong><em>Steam <\/em><\/strong>from the following link<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1158310\/Crusader_Kings_III\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Steam<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CRUSADER KINGS 3 ON WINDOWS STORE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now purchase the title on<em><strong> Windows Store <\/strong><\/em>from the following link<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/crusader-kings-iii\/9ph3t7bd4b7r?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Windows Store<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide useful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crusader Kings 3&nbsp;is a grand strategy game from&nbsp;Paradox Interactive. The title is finally available on PC and is one of the highest-rated games of the year. It is the latest entry in the highly popular series and is doing well on PC. There are a few technical issues users are facing, but nothing that can&#8217;t be easily fixed. If you are running into the Crusader Kings 3 Crash at Launch on PC, here is how you can fix it. 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