How to fix Gears Tactics Crash on Launch Issues on PC

Gears Tactics Crash on Launch
Gears Tactics

Gears Tactics is now available on PC via Steam and Xbox Game Pass. This new entry is a bit different from the usual cover-based third-person shooters and has a more tactical approach to combat. If you’re running into Gears Tactics Crash on Launch Issues, here’s how you can fix them.

For the most part, Gear Tactics is another success from The Coalition when it comes to PC performance.

Fix Gears Tactics Crash on Launch Issues

To mitigate crash on launch issues, you can try the following things.

Update Gears Tactics

Make sure you are on the latest version of the game, which is 1.0.93.0. You can manually update it through your respective client as well.

This issue has been observed with players that pre-purchased Gear Tactics.

Update your GPU Drivers

Make sure you have the latest drivers for your GPU. You can get them from the links below.

  • Intel: Latest at time of this post: 26.20.100.8141
  • AMD: Latest at time of this post: Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.4.2
  • NVIDIA: Latest at time of this post: 445.87

Update your Windows

Make sure you are on the latest versions of Microsoft Windows.

You can manually update it by navigating to Windows Settings and then Update and Security.

Detele Local Cache

You can delete the local cache stored in this folder which you can access by opening Run

%localappdata%\GearsTactics.

This will reset video settings and remove some cached graphics data. The game will go through first-time boot again, but your save games will not be affected.

Gears Tactics PC System Requirements

Make sure your PC meets the following requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i3 Skylake | AMD FX-6000
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 260X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i5 Coffee Lake | AMD Ryzen 3
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible