Phasmophobia “Keeps Crashing” error: How to fix, possible reasons, and more

Phasmophobia has been a cult classic for horror enthusiasts ever since its launch in 2020. The title has garnered a fair bit of popularity over the years, and there are a lot of players who enjoy the game even today.However, even with the growing playerbase, the title has seen a fair bit of issues with performance since day one.

Bugs and error codes have been a part of the game, and Phasmophobia seems to be crashing for a lot of players after the recent Halloween update. Many in the community are facing a “Keeps Crashing” error, and it’s not exactly an easy bug to identify and root out. However, there are certain fixes that players will be able to try out to deal with the problem.

Today’s guide will, therefore, go over some of the viable solutions that Phasmophobia fans will be able to employ to fix the crash issue in the horror game.

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Fixing the “Keeps Crashing” error in Phasmophobia

Crashes in Phasmophobia usually occur for a variety of reasons, with the more prominent ones being outdated GPU drivers, corrupted game files, and system hardware that does not support the game optimally anymore.

Hence, here are a few things that players will be required to do to fix the crashing issue in Phasmophobia.

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1) Verify the game files and download the updated version

Players on PC will be required to launch the Steam client, head over to Library, and then right-click on Phasmophobia. After clicking on Properties, they will need to head over to the Local Files tab and then verify the game's file integrity.

Steam will then start a process that will take a couple of minutes to verify the integrity of the files that have been installed in their systems. Players will then be required to check for the game’s latest version and update it to the latest patch.

Doing this will likely solve the crashing issue that many are facing in Phasmophobia.

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2) Update GPU drivers

Updating the GPU drivers to the latest version has helped many in the community deal with the crashing issues in the title. Players will be able to use apps like the NVIDIA Geforce Experience and the Radeon Software for AMD to very easily upgrade their GPU drivers.

Updating the drivers for the graphics processors fixes a majority of crash issues for almost all modern-day titles.

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3) Reducing the visual graphics

This solution is for older systems that struggle to run modern-day titles that are a bit graphics intensive. While Phasmophobia might look good at higher settings, players with outdated systems will unnecessarily stress out their systems, which will often lead to the game crashing.

Lowering the graphics will definitely help those with older machines make the most of the game.

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4) Avoid overclocking CPU/GPU

Overclocking the GPU and CPU can also lead to game as well as system crashes. Hence, if players frequently experience crashes in the horror game after overclocking their system, it’s important that they revert it to standard.

Overclocking a machine puts additional stress on it, and so this is something that players with older systems are advised against doing.

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5) Re-installing the game

One of the more drastic steps that one will be able to take in fixing the issue will be to uninstall the game and then re-install it from scratch. This will usually weed out every single issue that players have been facing in the game, including the game crashes.

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6) Allowing the game in Firewall

Firewall settings may be another issue that is blocking players' access to the game. Players can allow it by going to Windows Security and then to Firewall and Network Protection.

Then going to Allow App through Firewall, one will then need to go to Change Settings and then Allow Another App, there players will find the list of all the programs that they can allow, and finding Phasmophobia they will need to allow it through Firewall.

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7) Disabling the overlay app for Steam and Nvidia

Another option that players can employ to fix the issues in the game will be to disable all overlay apps. For Steam, it will be to go to the Settings option and then and uncheck the Enable Steam Overlay option in the In-Game tab.

Nvidia users will be required to will need to navigate to GeForce Experience and then disable it through settings.

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8) Disable fullscreen optimization

To disable this feature players will need to click on the Phasmophobia icon on the desktop and then navigate to properties by right-clicking on it. There under the Compatibility tab, they will be able to disable the Fullscreen Optimization feature.

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9) Using a DirectX launch

To launch Phasmophobia via Steam players will need to right-click on the game in the Steam client, and then pick the properties option. In the LAUNCH OPTION section, players can type the following command in the box: "-force-feature-level-10-1".

After re-launching the game, it is likely to fix a majority of the crash issues that are occuring.