Warhorse has fixed a long list of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II crashes since launch, from cutscenes to the horse inventory, yet some players still hit crashes, black screens or odd audio. If it still happens to you, when exactly does it crash, on which platform, and what actually fixed it?
Video: “Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Official Announce Trailer”, official Warhorse Studios channel, April 18, 2024 (8:15 PM Paris time), 2 min 36. This is the game’s reveal trailer, not a technical tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMZFM6JC47Q
What PLAION Support and Warhorse’s patch notes say (read on November 12, 2026):
- Update first: Hotfix 1.5.2 (December 2, 2025) fixed cutscene crashes and long black screens at startup after changing the auto-detected PC specs; the latest Steam patch is 1.5.6 (June 25, 2026).
- PC: update the graphics driver (DxDiag to identify the card), clear the Steam download cache and verify the game files.
- Dialogue too loud, too quiet or cut off: turn off Audio enhancements and Spatial sound in Windows 11 Sound settings (Spatial sound on Windows 10).
- PS5 crash with the console shutting down: back up, then Safe Mode > Clear Cache and Rebuild Database, ventilation, Performance Mode, VRR/120Hz/ALLM on Automatic.
- Windows on ARM: native support since Patch 1.5.3 (March 5, 2026).
Questions for players:
- When does it crash: at launch, during a cutscene, on loading a save, in a specific area, or at random after a while?
- Which version: Steam, Epic, GOG, PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, and which graphics card and driver on PC?
- Did updating the driver, clearing the Steam cache or verifying the files fix it, or did you need something else?
- Audio: did turning off Spatial sound or Audio enhancements on Windows 11 fix the dialogue volume?
- PS5 owners: did rebuilding the database or switching to Performance Mode stop the shutdowns?
- Do you play with mods, and did a crash start right after a game update?
Please share your platform, PC specs or console model, game version and what you changed. Do not post account details or ticket numbers.
Full guide with PLAION’s official fixes (updates, drivers, Steam cache, audio, Windows on ARM, PS5, bug report): https://tricknfix.com/articles/kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-pc-crash-black-screen-audio-bugs-ps5-shutdown-plaion-official-fixes/
Version française du guide : https://tricknfix.com/fr/actualites/kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-pc-crash-black-screen-audio-bugs-ps5-shutdown-plaion-official-fixes/
Sources (read November 12, 2026):
PLAION Support, PS5 Crash and Shutdown: https://beta.support.plaion.com/en/games/kingdomcome2/article/310-Kingdom-Come-Deliverance-II-Crash-and-Shutdown/
PLAION Support, PC Fix Audio Disparities: https://beta.support.plaion.com/en/games/kingdomcome2/article/308-Kingdom-Come-Deliverance-II-Audio-Disparities/
PLAION Support, Update drivers: https://beta.support.plaion.com/en/games/kingdomcome2/platform/1/1-PC-Steam/85-How-to-update-my-drivers/
Hotfix 1.5.2 (Steam, December 2, 2025): https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1771300/view/1817483467048729
Patch 1.5.6 (Steam, June 25, 2026): https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1771300/view/1836506165549798
Image: official Kingdom Come: Deliverance II screenshot (Steam store page), © 2025 Warhorse Studios.