Fix Mortal Shell Crashing at Startup or Not Launch

Fix 1: Terminate Unnecessary Applications

With so many games, third-party software that forcefully inject themselves between operations cause crash in the game. Hence, the first thing we must do to resolve the Mortal Shell crashing on PC or failed to launch error is suspend all unnecessary programs and then launch the game. Here are the steps you can follow.

Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig, hit Enter
In General tab, uncheck Load startup items
Go to the Services tab
Check Hide all Microsoft services
Now, click Disable all
Click on Apply and OK.

Try launching the game, check if the error still occurs.

Fix 2: Update the Graphics Card Drivers

Although an outdated graphics card driver causes the most crashes, it’s a gamer’s modus operandi to keep all drivers and software updated on the system. This includes the OS, audio drivers, motherboards, processors, etc.

So, first update the graphics card drivers and check if the game crashes. Nvidia recently released Game Ready Driver that extends support for several new games. Here are the link to both Nvidia and AMD drivers you need.

Nvidia Game Ready Driver

AMD Radeon Software Driver

Select your OS and other specs and download and install the software. If the problem persists, update everything from OS to audio drivers and check again.

Fix 3: Run Mortal Shell As Admin

You must also provide the game with admin permissions. Sometimes, games without permission do not function desirably. Windows by default does not provide the admin permission to any software, so you have to do it manually and you should be doing it for any new games you install. To perform the steps – right-click on the desktop shortcut of the game and select Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab and check Run this program as an administrator.

While you are at it. Also, provide admin permission to the Steam client or the Epic Games Launcher depending on what you are using to launch the game. That’s it, launch the game and check if the Mortal Shell crash still occurs.

Fix 4: Clear Windows Temporary Files

Sometimes temporary files can become corrupted. These files are used by the game for better performance, but corruption can cause the game to crash. Delete these files and allow the game to download new files. This can potentially resolve the error. Here are the steps to delete temp files form your OS.

Open the Run dialogue box by pressing on Windows Key + R
Type %temp% in the field and hit Enter
Press Ctrl + A and hit Delete (if you cannot delete some files, let them be and close the Window)

Fix 5: Disable Steam Overlay

Lately Steam Overlay has come under a lot of criticism for crashing games. Hence, let’s disable the overlay in an attempt to fix the Mortal Shell crash problem.

Launch Steam client
Click on Library and right-click on Mortal Shell
Select Properties and uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game.

Close Steam and check if the in-game crash or Mortal Shell crash at startup still occurs.

Fix 6: Repair Game Files on Steam or Epic Games Launcher

If a game is corrupted or some of its files are missing it will most definitely crash. It could be at the start of the game or in mid-game. Both the Steam Launcher and Epic Games Launcher provides you the option to scan and repair missing or corrupted game files. Here are the steps for Steam.

Launch the Steam client
From the LIBRARY, right-click on Mortal Shell and select Properties
Go to LOCAL FILES and click on VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES…

Once the process completes, try playing the game and check if the Mortal Shell crashing on PC or failed to launch problem still exists. If you are using the Epic Games Launcher, do the same from the client.

Fix 7: Set Exclusion on Security Software

More often than not, the Windows Firewall or the antivirus on your system blocks some functions of the game which leads to a crash. You need to allow the game to bypass the security software. You can do it by setting an exclusion for the game on the software. Here are the steps.