Hitman 3 is the latest and the final title in the popular stealth series Hitman from IO Interactive. While the game draws many of its gameplay style from the previous title in the series, it has just enough new thing to keep players excited. Hitman 3 is another masterpiece from IO Interactive and its saddening the series concludes with this title. But, the game has left server players frustrated as they saw a black screen when launching the game. There are a few versions of the black screen, some with sound at launch, other without sound and while launching specific missions. Hitman 3 crashing with black screen is also a problem reported by a small group of players.
Black screen in Hitman games have been a long-lasting problem with the previous titles also facing similar issues. If you find yourself struggling with similar issues, keep scrolling through the post and one of the solutions can resolve the Hitman 3 black screen at launch.
Fix Hitman 3 Black Screen at Launch
If this is the first time you’ve launched the game and are seeing the black screen, it’s worth a shot to try rebooting the system. There is a chance that a simple reboot of the game or the system may resolve the issue.
If that does not help, here are the solutions you can try to fix Hitman 3 black screen problem.
Update the Graphics Card Drivers
It goes without saying, but often players forget to update the GPU driver on a regular basis, which can lead to various issues with games including the black screen. Ensure that you have update the graphics card drivers. Both GeForce Experience and AMD’s competing application for the GPU includes features to auto-update the driver, but sometimes the application may not fetch the latest driver or you may have skipped the prompt. Go to the manufacturer’s website and manually download the driver. When installing perform a clean install and the Hitman 3 black screen may not appear anymore.
Match the Game Resolution to Your Screen
In case of this game in particular, the most probable cause of the issue is the game’s resolution exceeds your monitor resolution. Check if that’s the case and match it or try to play in Windowed Mode. Launch the game and when the black screen appear, hit Alt + Enter, it will put the game in Windowed mode and you should have the visuals of the game back.
Now, to continue to play the game in Fullscreen go to the graphics settings of the game and set the resolution to native. Save the changes.
Don’t Overclock the System
In an attempt to get the best graphics possible in a game, we may overclock the GPU using various software. One software that has a bad history for crashing and causing black screen is the MSI Afterburner. Stop the overclocking of the graphics card as it can destabilise the GPU causing the crashing with black screen. Disable MSI Afterburner and other software that perform similar tasks. We suggest that you launch the game after a clean boot. Here are the steps in the process.
- Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig, hit Enter
- Go to the Services tab
- Check Hide all Microsoft services
- Now, click Disable all
- Go to the Startup tab and click on Open Task Manager
- Disable one task at a time and restart the system.
Note: Follow the process exactly as instructed, especially step 3 or you could be locked out of the system.
Launch Hitman 3 and you should be past the black screen.
Disable the HDR
Disabling the HDR is a solution that worked to resolve the black screen problem with the previous title. At the time, it was through to be bugged and when players had it enabled, they saw the black screen. Although the chance of the same happening with Hitman 3 is slim, you may try it as well to see if it works.
When you encounter the black screen, press Alt + Enter and disable the HDR. Check if that helps the situation.
Reinstall the Game
Finally, if nothing has worked, a reinstall may be in order to fix the issue. There are a lot of things that can go wrong while installing a game, a reinstall should fix the issue. If you are hesitant to reinstall, let us know in the comments about your problem and we’ll try to help.
That’s all we have in this guide, but if your issue is still not fixed check back in the next 24 hours as we are still gathering information about the issue and will update the post.