How to Fix Sons of the Forest Crashing on PC

Many Sons of the Forest players report that they experience crashes at launch or several minutes into the game. There could be various reasons for these crashes, and our guide will provide you with tips on how to fix Sons of the Forest crashing on PC.

Sons of the Forest Crashing Fixes

None of these potential fixes are guaranteed to work for you, but none of them will hurt to try so give them a try.

Update Your Graphics Card Drivers

Follow these instructions to update nVidia graphics drivers:

1. Download the latest nVidia graphics drivers from the official page.
2. Start the installation process.
3. Restart your PC when finished.

Follow these instructions to update ATI Radeon graphics drivers:

1. Download the latest ATI Radeon graphics drivers from the official page.
2. Start the installation process.
3. Restart your PC when finished.

Verify Integrity of Your Game Files

Letting Steam find and solve any of the problems during installation of the game could also solve the crashing issues. Here's what you need to do:

1. Start Steam app.
2. Select "Library" tab.
3. Right-click on the Sons of the Forest game.
4. Select "Properties" from the list.
5. Go to "Local Files" tab.
6. Select "Verify Integrity of Game Files" feature.

Uninstall GameFirst VI Application

All owners of Asus motherboards and many other PC users have GameFirst VI application installed on their systems by default. This software is designed to improve network connection and reduce any lags during gameplay sessions.

Unfortunately, this application doesn't work as intended with a number of Steam P2P games, including Sons of the Forest. That is why it is recommended to uninstall or temporarily disable GameFirst VI application on your PC when playing Sons of the Forest. This should eliminate any crashes of the game in the future.

Update Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable

Also, you can re-install your Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable software, which can fix some of the crashing issues as well. Here's how you can do it:

1. Press Win+R key combination.
2. Type in "appwiz.cpl" in the search field.
3. Press Ok to open "Programs and Features" window.
4. Type in "Visual C++" in the search field.
5. Uninstall all versions found in the list (Execute and press "Uninstall").
6. Download new Microsoft Visual C++ programs here.
7. Unzip the downloaded archive.
8. Right-click on the "install_all.bat" file.
9. Choose "Run as Administrator" option.

Wait for the installation to complete, and restart your PC or laptop.

Modify Your Launch Options

Lastly, you can modify your launch options by either setting custom DirectX settings or using the default ones. Here's how you can do it:

1. Start Steam app.
2. Select "Library" tab.
3. Right-click on the Sons of the Forest game.
4. Select "Properties" from the list.
5. Go to "General" tab.
6. In the "Launch Options" box type in: -dx11 or -d3d11 or -dx12

Try all three configurations one after another to see which one eliminates the crashes. If you already had any of the launch options enabled, then leave the field empty for default settings to take effect.

That's everything you need to know on how to fix Sons of the Forest crashing on PC. For more tips and tricks articles, go to our Sons of the Forest guides page here.

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