Game doesn't run and closes instantly

[marmarzzz]

So I've been trying to get on the red dead hype train and play the game for a while now. But qhenever I press play it opens rockstars launcher and says the game is running and quits instantly. Anyone got this problem? All my drivers are up to date and I should be able to run the game please help.

[Vlkzinnzzx7]

daw

[RedDust]

i had same prob how much gb space you got?

[Lori17]

got the same probem and tought it was cuz of mods but i removed them and it still didnt work im reinstalling it rn

[MommaBee]

I remember having this issue, what I can say is try launching the rockstar launcher first - and then launch RDR2.
the game isn't actually launching through steam, it has to verify you own it, through rockstar launcher, so by having that open ahead of time, it SHOULD hopefully register you have the game as well.

[marmarzzz]

Originally posted by Dream Eventing:

i had same prob how much gb space you got?

at least got over 600 gb left which is why I'm wondering why its trippin out so much

[marmarzzz]

Originally posted by Lori17:

got the same probem and tought it was cuz of mods but i removed them and it still didnt work im reinstalling it rn

same dude just reinstalled it doesn't work brah ://// good to know theres other ppl that have the same problem

[marmarzzz]

Originally posted by MommaBee:

I remember having this issue, what I can say is try launching the rockstar launcher first - and then launch RDR2.
the game isn't actually launching through steam, it has to verify you own it, through rockstar launcher, so by having that open ahead of time, it SHOULD hopefully register you have the game as well.

okay i'll try it but it instantly closed last time. I have two rockstar accounts so that may be the problem?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by marmarzzz:

So I've been trying to get on the red dead hype train and play the game for a while now. But qhenever I press play it opens rockstars launcher and says the game is running and quits instantly. Anyone got this problem? All my drivers are up to date and I should be able to run the game please help.

This is usually means you may need to do the following...

Go to game folder; go to Properties for PlayRDR2.exe and RDR2.exe
Enable option for "Disable Full Screen Optimization"
And click OK to apply.

Click StartMenu or press Windows Logo Key > start typing Graphics
Go to Graphics Settings > click Browse > navigate to RDR2 game folder, add PlayRDR2.exe and RDR2.exe to that listing > change Options on both to High Performance GPU.

Run Steam and Rockstar Launcher via Run As Admin
Log into SocialClub and tick Remember Me.
Launch RDR2 from Launcher, not Steam.

[explosiveturkey99847]

I don't think that's meant to happen

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by explosiveturkey99847:

I don't think that's meant to happen

It's fairly common for this game for Win10/11

[marmarzzz]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Originally posted by marmarzzz:

So I've been trying to get on the red dead hype train and play the game for a while now. But qhenever I press play it opens rockstars launcher and says the game is running and quits instantly. Anyone got this problem? All my drivers are up to date and I should be able to run the game please help.

This is usually means you may need to do the following...

Go to game folder; go to Properties for PlayRDR2.exe and RDR2.exe
Enable option for "Disable Full Screen Optimization"
And click OK to apply.

Click StartMenu or press Windows Logo Key > start typing Graphics
Go to Graphics Settings > click Browse > navigate to RDR2 game folder, add PlayRDR2.exe and RDR2.exe to that listing > change Options on both to High Performance GPU.

Run Steam and Rockstar Launcher via Run As Admin
Log into SocialClub and tick Remember Me.
Launch RDR2 from Launcher, not Steam.

So I tried that and it still didn't work....as a result I tried uninstalling steam which wiped my games (expected ofc). Cuz I noticed how rockstar launcher and steam were on different drives. So we'll see what happens.... Thank you so much for the help tho!

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You never need to uninstall Steam
Just do a repair maybe. But I doubt that's the issue if other games working fine.

Have you ever tried just Verify the game files? Everyone needs to do this after a game install and'or update. Course Steam usually does a verify on its own; but I've always done one manually just to be sure. This can easily fix missing and/or corrupted game files.

Just make a Folder on C Drive called Games; or whatever you wish...

Install ALL game clients there.

Like this:

C Drive > Games > Steam
C Drive > Games > Rockstar Launcher

Steam > Settings > Storage > Add D, E, F... Drives if you want as Steam Libraries so you have option to install games on other drives. However if you have a HDD, never set that as a default location, always use an SSD as a default location, always download games to SSD. If needed, after its all done, use the Move option in the Steam Game Library Properties for said game to move that game to another Drive Library Location.

Never install "clients or launchers" on Other Drives.

That is just dumb and can cause issues, it's well noted on Rockstar's help section.

The games however can be installed virtually anywhere.

[Biggus Dickus]

Also getting this issue, last played in 2021, wanted to start playing again, launch the game, Rockstar launcher pops up for a few seconds, goes away, steam still says the game is running then suddenly stops and thinks the game has closed. I had Scripthook and a few mods installed, but I can't remember which but I did download and install the new version of Scripthook is it should be fine.

Tried changing the system.xml to DX12, nothing, tried deleting the files under settings in documents, nothing, running in admin, nothing.

Only thing I could find was that in the launcher.log under Rockstar Games/Launcher in the documents folder says that the reason the game is exiting is 'Game exited with code 0xc0000005 (3221225477)', which appears to be a common problem that I can find no concrete fix for since it's supposed to be a RAM error but this only happens with RDR2 so wtf is going on.

[marmarzzz]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

You never need to uninstall Steam
Just do a repair maybe. But I doubt that's the issue if other games working fine.

Have you ever tried just Verify the game files? Everyone needs to do this after a game install and'or update. Course Steam usually does a verify on its own; but I've always done one manually just to be sure. This can easily fix missing and/or corrupted game files.

Just make a Folder on C Drive called Games; or whatever you wish...

Install ALL game clients there.

Like this:

C Drive > Games > Steam
C Drive > Games > Rockstar Launcher

Steam > Settings > Storage > Add D, E, F... Drives if you want as Steam Libraries so you have option to install games on other drives. However if you have a HDD, never set that as a default location, always use an SSD as a default location, always download games to SSD. If needed, after its all done, use the Move option in the Steam Game Library Properties for said game to move that game to another Drive Library Location.

Never install "clients or launchers" on Other Drives.

That is just dumb and can cause issues, it's well noted on Rockstar's help section.

The games however can be installed virtually anywhere.

Yeah uninstalling steam was the worst thing I could do for myself lol. But yes I did already try verifying the files before I wiped my games . Still nothing. I'll try again after I re downloaded my games and take your advice. Thank you so much

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Then perhaps you have something running in the background that interferes.
Microsoft Defender has Core Isolation and Controlled Folders enabled by default and these really should be off because they interfere with many Games.

MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner, Fraps, BandiCam and similar apps are also known culprits that can prevent many games from ever loading up correctly.

Turning off Windows UAC may help as well; along with ensuring game clients are not in OS Startup; but are launched via Run As Admin after the OS loads up.