Monster Hunter Wilds has also launched on PCs. Since then, the game has been struggling with technical issues. We took a look and found potential reasons and solutions.
What kind of crashes and issues are players reporting? Monster Hunter Wilds launched on February 28, 2025, at 6:00 AM on Steam. Since then, players have mainly reported crashes, some of which occur even at the game’s start. Bugs, glitches, and performance issues also seem to be on the rise.
Since the game has just been released, it is very likely that Capcom will soon release updates to address these issues. We have looked into what could be causing the problems and searched for potential solutions for you.
The Monster Hunter support team has set up a page with additional solutions. We have supplemented these points in our article. You can find the support page here.
Update from March 17, 2025: We have brought the article up to date.
Possible Reasons for Crashes and Performance Issues
In particular, if your game crashes right at the beginning or frequently, it could be due to the following reasons:
- Your drivers are outdated
- There is a bug in the game data
- The “Frame Generation” feature is causing overload and leading to crashes
- Background programs running simultaneously can disrupt the game process
- Your settings do not match your hardware
- Your antivirus is blocking the game
Possible Solutions for Your Problems
Drivers are not up to date
One of the most common reasons for crashes is outdated drivers. You can find the latest drivers for your providers here:
You can then download and install the latest drivers there. This often resolves many issues. This is especially true for NVIDIA users, as a driver update was released on February 27 that addresses, among other things, the black screen issue that many players are reporting (via Computerbase). The black screen issue primarily affects players using an RTX 5000 graphics card.
Corrupted Game Files
Sometimes game files are not downloaded properly or generate errors when executed.
You can repair the game files by accessing the game in your Steam library and right-clicking on it. Then go to Properties -> Installed Files -> Verify Integrity of Game Files.
Steam will then automatically check your files and repair them if necessary. In some cases, a message may appear indicating that some files could not be verified. These are usually local configurations that should not be replaced. You can therefore ignore this message (via Monster Hunter Support).
Disable Frame Generation
If you manage to enter the game and experience crashes within the game, it could also be due to the Frame Generation feature. In this case, you should try to turn it off. Here’s how:
- Go to settings in the game
- Navigate to the graphics settings in the display settings
- There you will find the “Frame Generation” feature
- Turn off the feature
End Background Processes
If your game crashes due to disruptive background processes or overload on your PC, you can end them as follows:
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager
- Check which processes are currently consuming a lot of resources and see if and for what your system needs them
- If you don’t need them right now, end them by right-clicking
Find the Appropriate Settings
Some problems can also arise if the settings in the game do not match your hardware. Our editorial team has looked into the settings of Monster Hunter Wilds for you. You can read our tips here:
Exclude Steam & Monster Hunter Wilds from Antivirus
It might also be possible that your antivirus program is blocking the game or Steam. To circumvent this, it is necessary to add them as exceptions to your antivirus. If you haven’t manually installed the programs elsewhere, you can find the necessary paths here:
For Monster Hunter Wilds:
- C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonMonsterHunterWilds
C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonMonsterHunterWildsMonsterHunterWilds.exe
For Steam:
- C:Program Files (x86)Steam
C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteam.exe
Run as Administrator
Sometimes it can also help if you grant Steam administrator rights. To do this, right-click on the .exe file of Steam and then select “Run as administrator”.
If that doesn’t help, log in to your PC in administrator mode and then run MonsterHunterWilds.exe. You can usually find the file in the path mentioned in the previous point.
Update DirectX to the Latest Version
Monster Hunter Wilds requires the latest version of DirectX. You can find information about this on the corresponding page of Microsoft.
However, such problems at the launch of a game are not uncommon, which is why it is very likely that Capcom will take action against the problems. So far, the game has reached almost 1 million players on Steam: Monster Hunter Wilds reached almost 1 million players on release on Steam, but many are angry: “Absolutely terrible performance”
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