Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) players have been facing a serious issue of their game freezing and crashing in the middle of matches, causing many players to receive competitive cooldowns as well.
CSGO has evolved to CS2 with most of its players migrating to the newer version of the game. However, a few things about CS2 still remain the same, as we can see several old CSGO issues recurring again in CS2 as well. One of the most frustrating problems players of CS2 have been facing is the crashing of CS2 mid game. In this guide, we will show you everything you can do to solve the issue.
Why does CS2 keep crashing mid game?
If you are frustrated by your game abruptly getting closed down while you are taking an intense duel in the game, you are not the only one. Many players have already reported similar experiences. The main reason behind this issue is yet to be identified as there have been no official messages from the developers regarding this matter. However, the community has found out some of the probable reasons, which are as follows.
- Hardware incompatibility: This issue can be seen if your hardware is not compatible with CS2. Many times, players try to run the game with specs below the minimum system requirements of CS2. If yours is one such case, it is very likely that your game is closing down mid-match due to hardware incompatibility.
- Pending driver updates: Many players have reported that they have been facing the error after updating their drivers, mainly the Nvidia Graphics Driver. This might happen due to the lack of compatibility of CS2 with Nvidia’s latest driver.
- Overheating and background apps: Sometimes, if your PC gets overheated, several applications will keep freezing and crashing automatically. Additionally, in case of a lack of RAM or enough storage, the background apps can also cause your game to crash.
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How to solve the CS2 Keeps Crashing Mid Game issue
There are many troubleshooting methods to solve this issue. However, here are the best methods you can try to solve this issue from your end.
- Meet the minimum system requirements for the game: Check the minimum system requirements to run CS2 on a PC and make sure you have compatible hardware. In case of necessity, you might upgrade your hardware to match the recommendations of the game.
- Rollback driver updates: If the latest driver update is causing any problems for your game, you can always uninstall the latest version of the driver and install the previous one manually. This will roll back the driver updates and can potentially solve the issue.
- Manage temperature and background apps: Install temperature management apps on your PC to constantly monitor the temperature of your CPU. It is recommended to install a liquid fan with your CPU if you are facing extreme overheating issues. Moreover, close any kind of apps running in the background from the Task Manager to make sure they are not causing any problems for you.
- Contact CS2 support: If none of the mentioned solutions are working, you can contact CS2 support by leaving an email at: [email protected].
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