The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me – Crashes, freezing, error codes, and launching problems – fix it!

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me – Crashes, freezing, error codes, and launching problems – fix it!

June 10, 2023 0 By Games-Manuals
Having issues with crashes, freezing, error codes, or launching problems in The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me? This can be very annoying, we all want to play normally in The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me no matter the situation. If your game becomes unplayable due to crash issues or worse, problems with launching the game and you get an error code, you should follow the steps outlined below. Sometimes it can be the fault of bad optimization or game code – if the steps below don’t help, check if more players aren’t having similar problems as you (e.g. in the The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Steam community forum).

Download update / patch

Make sure you have the latest version of The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me. If the problem is in the optimization of the game or its code – you will not do anything about it except make sure that you have the latest version of the game. If you are sure that you have the latest version of the game, check the next steps below to fix your The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me problem. You can download updates by simply launching The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me if you have it on platforms such as Steam. If you have a physical copy of the game or an installer copy of the game, check the The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me publisher/developer website for a patch.

Verify Integrity of Game Files

If you own the game on Steam, you should verify the integrity of the game files that you have on your computer against the files that are available on the Steam server. Most problems are solved by using the built-in Steam tool.
    1. Open Steam and go to Library
    2. Right-click on The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me and select Properties
    3. Go to the Local Files option then click Verify integrity of game files
    4. Wait for Steam to validate all files
    5. Launch the game to see if you can play it properly

Drivers update

An important element in your PC are the drivers for specific components that are responsible for the correct operation of your computer parts – for example, outdated graphic drivers may not be able to cope with newer technologies used by game developers and therefore your The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me freezes. Don’t worry, if you can’t update drivers manually or don’t know where to find such drivers, you can use a program that will scan your computer and download the latest drivers and install them – it’s a free tool that millions of people around the world have chosen. See our recommended program for automatic driver installation – click here

Set game to High Priority

This method causes your operating system to allocate more resources to The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me that are marked as High Priority. If the game needs more resources to run, this operation may cause resolve your problem with The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me. Follow the steps below if you can run the game. To set the game to high priority:
    1. Open The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
    2. While in-game, open Task Manager (press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time)
    3. Go to the Details tab and find the main process of the game.
    4. Right-click on The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me and hover your mouse to Set Priority then choose High. Restart the game and see if the issues persist.

Reinstall the game

This is the final step you should take. If all of the above tips didn’t work, reinstalling The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me may solve your problems – remember to manually remove all files that may have been left over from The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (e.g. mods, additional textures, or programs).