Game won't open (PC)

[Cornwad]

Hey guys! I didn't see anything about this in the known probems thread and I was wondering if anyone could be of any help. I've redownloaded this game twice now and all I get is a "Preparing to launch..." box that then immediately disappears and nothing happens. I've verified the cache twice as well, so there's nothing wrong with the file.

I have a PC with Windows 7 and fit all of the system requirements. All other Steam games work, so this is a problem with this game specifically. Any tips?

[Ierocis]

Sure would be nice if they addressed this massive problem of the game not launching at all.

[Moeder Teresa]

Originally posted by DF Vic:

Hi folks.

Can you confirm that you have the latest driver for your graphics card? We recommend you go directly to the manufacturer's website to search for the correct driver.

If that doesn't work, you can post your specs from Steam > Help > System Information as we will help troubleshoot.

Disabling overlay resolved the issue. I use Rivatuner to read and display temperatures to display ingame. Disabling the OSD resolved the issue.

[dupisdu]

Originally posted by Cornwad:

Hey guys! I didn't see anything about this in the known probems thread and I was wondering if anyone could be of any help. I've redownloaded this game twice now and all I get is a "Preparing to launch..." box that then immediately disappears and nothing happens. I've verified the cache twice as well, so there's nothing wrong with the file.

I have a PC with Windows 7 and fit all of the system requirements. All other Steam games work, so this is a problem with this game specifically. Any tips?

Problem solved for me in Windows 7 by running as administrator and adjusting compatibility
+ Point at Grim Fandango Remastered game in your steam library
+ Right click
+ Left Click on Properties
+ Left Click on Local Files on the tab on top of the dialog window
+ Left Click on Browse Local Files
+ Right Click on Properties of GrimFandango.exe file
+ Left Click on Compatibility Tab on the top of the dialog windo
+ Check run in Compat. and select Windows 7 (or other Win version - see below)
+ Check run as Administrator box
+ Right Click on OK and exit back to Steam

I assume this will work for Win 8.1 but I don't have a system to test it on