Why is my PC crashing only on Lethal Company? Anyone know what's going on?

I built a PC for my girlfriend about a year ago, and it was running fine until about a month ago. Now it’s crashing when running Lethal Company, which it never did before. I’ve tried redownloading GPU drivers, updated the BIOS, and even reinstalled the game. But I’m totally stuck and don’t know what to do next. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Specs:

  • CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i5-12400F
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM
  • RAM: 32 GB DDR5

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(P.S. It only happens with Lethal Company)

Have you tried reinstalling the game again?

Stepper said:
Have you tried reinstalling the game again?

I mentioned I’ve already reinstalled the game, but thanks for the suggestion!

When it crashes, do you get a BSOD and a dump file?

Ronald said:
When it crashes, do you get a BSOD and a dump file?

No, it’s not a BSOD. An Adrenaline popup appears saying it detected a crash and asks if I want to report it.

EmilyWilson said:

Ronald said:
When it crashes, do you get a BSOD and a dump file?

No, it’s not a BSOD. An Adrenaline popup appears saying it detected a crash and asks if I want to report it.

I should clarify: the window just goes into ‘not responding’ mode before it crashes.

Are you using mods? If so, make sure you have the Thunderstore mod manager and keep them updated.

CodeSphereForum2 said:
Are you using mods? If so, make sure you have the Thunderstore mod manager and keep them updated.

We’ve tried running it modded, but the issue also happens on vanilla.

@EmilyWilson
If you’re running vanilla, ensure you’re using the Thunderstore mod manager and selecting the Vanilla button to launch the game. Otherwise, it might be trying to load some mods, even from Steam, causing crashes. Also, try using DDU to reinstall your graphics drivers. You may also want to try installing the game on your C drive if it’s not already there. Finally, check Event Viewer to see if you can identify the issue right before the crash to get a clearer idea of what’s going wrong.

@CodeSphereForum2
I’ve tried DDU, and we’re launching vanilla from Steam. But the issue still happens, and my PC and my friend’s PC have no problems running it.