Stellar Blade Crashing Error on PC: Possible Fixes and Reasons

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An overview of common problems experienced with Stellar Blade on PC, such as crashes and freezes, including explanations for why these issues occur and suggestions for troubleshooting.

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The PC version of Stellar Blade, developed using Unreal Engine 4, stands out as one of the more impressive port jobs we’ve observed thus far. Unlike many other games built with this engine, Stellar Blade boasts impressive performance and minimal shader issues. Moreover, it’s optimized quite well for PC use, a trait often associated with PlayStation first-party PC ports.

Although the game isn’t fully resistant to minor technical glitches, it doesn’t mean that such issues don’t occur. One of the common problems reported by players on its Steam page is the game crashing during gameplay. The crashes are less frequent than what you might encounter with Star Wars Jedi Survivor, but they still disrupt the overall gaming experience.

But fear not! There are several simple solutions to the game crashes in Stellar Blade. Here’s a detailed guide covering all potential fixes for crash-related problems on your PC.

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Possible Fixes for Stellar Blade’s Crashing Error on PC

While playing the game, we encountered around four to five instances where it crashed. Many of these crashes were caused by the game being incompatible with background applications that were running at the same time. Closing most of the background processes significantly improved the game’s stability. Additionally, some crashes occurred because the game was attempting to load excessive data into Video Random Access Memory (VRAM). This issue did not impact GPUs with more than 8 gigabytes of VRAM.

Nevertheless, we encountered more frequent system failures on graphics cards such as the RX 6600 and RTX 3070. Adjusting certain settings and employing technologies like DLSS/FSR alleviated these problems to some extent on these mid-range GPUs.

In conclusion, some of the crashes encountered weren’t entirely clear in their causes. Nevertheless, we speculate that issues with the game’s method of managing distant textures and shaders might be the source of these problems. It is important to note that Stellar Blade isn’t a typical open-world game.

Instead, it boasts two expansive stages, which showcase aspects of the open-world gaming style. These stages function as the primary center for various destinations, all of which can be effortlessly transitioned to without any loading screens. These areas are not only demanding on VRAM, but also place a significant burden on the CPU.

In these specific areas, the game often experiences the most crashes. Here are some potential solutions to address the crashing issues in Stellar Blade on your computer:

1. Update your graphics driver: Ensure that your graphics card is up-to-date as outdated drivers can cause compatibility issues with games like Stellar Blade.

2. Disable background applications: Close any unnecessary programs running in the background, as they may be consuming system resources and causing the game to crash.

3. Adjust graphics settings: Lower the graphics settings within the game itself to reduce the strain on your hardware and potentially resolve crashing issues.

4. Run the game as an administrator: Right-click the Stellar Blade icon, select “Run as administrator” before launching the game to grant it necessary permissions.

5. Verify the game files: Use Steam’s built-in tool to verify the integrity of your game files and ensure they are not corrupted or missing.

6. Update Windows: Ensure your operating system is up-to-date, as outdated versions can cause compatibility issues with games like Stellar Blade.

7. Reinstall the game: If all else fails, try reinstalling the game to ensure that you have a fresh installation without any potential errors or corrupted files.

Rebuild the Shader Cache

A good initial step to resolve the game’s crashing issues that worked for us is clearing the shader cache. You can accomplish this by either deleting the shader cache file from the game’s installation folder or updating/reinstalling your graphics card drivers. For Nvidia and AMD GPUs, it’s strongly advised to install their dedicated driver software (Nvidia GeForce Experience and AMD Radeon Software) for optimal performance.

With these programs, you can effortlessly perform several driver-related tasks beyond just updates. They also allow for driver reinstalls and even a return to earlier versions. Following a fresh GPU driver installation, the games themselves will regenerate the shaders completely from the ground up.

Verify Game Files

1. Checking the integrity of your game files is an effective method for resolving most crashes in PC games. If you’re experiencing frequent crashes, it might be because some of the game’s files got corrupted during installation.

2. To rectify this issue, just use Steam’s file verification tool. Here’s how to do it:

a. Open your Steam client and go to your Library.

b. Right-click on the problematic game and select ‘Properties’.

c. From the Properties window, navigate to the ‘Local Files’ tab.

d. Click on the ‘Verify Integrity of Game Files’ button.

e. Steam will then automatically scan the game files for any inconsistencies and repair them if necessary.

f. Once the process is complete, try running your game again to see if the crashing issues have been resolved.

  • Launch Steam > Click on Library.
  • Right-click on Stellar Blade from the list of games.
  • Click on Properties > Local Files.
  • Click on Verify Integrity of Game Files.
  • Wait for the verification process to conclude.

Once the game’s files have been verified, launch Stellar Blade.

Lower Environment Textures and Volumetric Fog Settings

In our previous discussion, we pointed out that high VRAM usage is a significant factor causing the game to crash. Among the settings that heavily impact VRAM usage are Environment Texture Quality and Volumetric Fog. If your graphics card has less than 8 GB of VRAM, we advise setting both Environment Textures and Volumetrics to ‘Medium’ or ‘Low’. For further optimization tips on Stellar Blade’s PC version, refer to our specialized guide.

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2025-06-21 18:11