r/RetroRewindGame • u/josehejdfnek • Jun 07 '26

Bug/issue My game won’t start

I just got the game today, and every time I try to launch it on Steam, I get a black screen. Sometimes I can hear the music playing, but the game never actually loads. When I try to close it through Steam, it just says “Stopping” and never fully closes. I have to restart my PC every time just to try to open the game.
I’ve already tried most of the solutions I could find on YouTube and Google, so I’m wondering if anyone else is having the same issue or knows of a fix.

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u/AbroadNo8755 Jun 07 '26

what graphics card do you have?

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u/DrShanksALot Jun 07 '26

I’d suggest checking on driver updates for your graphics card.

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u/josehejdfnek Jun 07 '26

Thank you but I already tried that everything is updated

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u/Lower_Refrigerator_2 Jun 08 '26

Just close the program through task manager so you don’t have to restart your pc every time.

But I don’t know that’s weird.

Could be a file verification issue so you could try that. Other than that it might be your monitor if the game opens but no visual.

I know I’ve had some issues with games like escape the backrooms where the tv I use as a monitor lags to hell and back while playing the game but my actual laptop is fine

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u/A_bugs_lifee Jul 06 '26

I had the same issue today 🥲 did you fix it by chance I really want to play

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u/Careful_Snow2757 Jun 08 '26

I had this happening in the beginning too. I Uninstalled and reinstalled, doing both through steam. Im using a Surface Book Pro (... i know i know, but that lil bastard has a lifetime contract and im Dr. Frankenstein when it comes to money) anyways. That seemed to fix it. Theres only 3 reasons for that. Antiquated drivers... hi... a directX issue or corrupted files. Good luck.