{"id":80735,"date":"2020-12-16T15:17:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T10:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=80735"},"modified":"2020-12-16T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T10:18:39","slug":"how-to-fix-red-dead-online-not-launching-issue-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-red-dead-online-not-launching-issue-on-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Red Dead Online not launching issue on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/red-dead-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Dead Online<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is currently available as a separate game for<strong> $5<\/strong> on all major platforms. PC players can choose between <strong><em>Steam, Epic Games Store,<\/em> and the<em> Rockstar Store<\/em><\/strong>, each with its own clients. Players that are interested in the single-player can also purchase it through the game as well. Now, if you are on the PC version, and are running into the<strong><em> Red Dead Online<\/em><\/strong> not launching, here is how you can fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These issues become common with each new update, whether that is related to an update from Rockstar, or <strong><em>NVIDIA <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>AMD<\/em><\/strong>. Most of the time, these issues are fixed using the same few methods that we have already gone through. It is a bit frustrating how often this game breaks with each update, but that seems to be the case for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Dead Online not launching issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple users all over <strong><em>Steam <\/em><\/strong>forums have reported that they can&#8217;t seem to launch the game, even when they could before. Now, there are a few suspicions, and one of those is related to a new <em><strong>NVIDIA <\/strong><\/em>driver. You can try the following methods to see if it works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downgrade you NVIDIA Drivers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Download the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-gb\/drivers\/results\/167225\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> NVIDIA Drivers version 457.51<\/a><\/li><li>Uninstall your latest drivers, and installed 457.51 instead<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Try relaunching the game and see if that works for you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verify Red Dead Online game files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find Red Dead Online or Red Dead Redemption 2 in your Steam library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Right-click on it, and select <strong>Properties<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Properties-2-1.png\" alt=\"Red Dead Online not launching\" class=\"wp-image-80737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Properties-2-1.png 306w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Properties-2-1-86x100.png 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Properties-2-1.png\" alt=\"Red Dead Online not launching\" class=\"wp-image-80737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Properties-2-1.png 306w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Properties-2-1-86x100.png 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Properties<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Now, open the <strong>LOCAL FILES<\/strong> tab<\/li><li>Here, click on <strong>VERIFY INTEGRITY OF LOCAL FILES<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"625\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verify-Files.png\" alt=\"Red Dead Online not launching\" class=\"wp-image-80738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verify-Files.png 616w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verify-Files-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verify-Files.png\" alt=\"Red Dead Online not launching\" class=\"wp-image-80738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verify-Files.png 616w, https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Verify-Files-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Verify Integrity of game files<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE ON RED DEAD ONLINE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to check out our other guides for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/red-dead-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Dead Online<\/a>&nbsp;as well<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-red-dead-online-crash-at-launch-on-pc\/\">How to fix Red Dead Online crash at launch on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-red-dead-online-low-audio-issue-on-pc-steam-egs\/\">Fix Red Dead Online low audio issue on PC (Steam\/EGS)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-change-the-red-dead-online-language-on-steam\/\">How to change the Red Dead Online language on Steam<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-red-dead-online-stuck-at-loading-on-pc-steam-egs-rockstar-launcher\/\">How to fix Red Dead Online Stuck at loading on PC (Steam\/EGS\/Rockstar launcher)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These methods should ideally work for you, if not, you can try reinstalling the game. We are hoping that both Rockstar and NVIDIA release more stable updates. Furthermore, if you have any pending Windows updates, make sure you check those out as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide helpful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Dead Online is currently available as a separate game for $5 on all major platforms. PC players can choose between Steam, Epic Games Store, and the Rockstar Store, each with its own clients. Players that are interested in the single-player can also purchase it through the game as well. Now, if you are on the PC version, and are running into the Red Dead Online not launching, here is how you can fix it. 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