How to Fix “The UE4 client game has crashed and will close” in Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves is an open-world RPG developed by HK KURO GAMES LIMITED.

You play as Rover and are joined by Resonators on an adventure to reclaim your memories.

Meet companies, defeat powerful enemies, gain powers, and unveil hidden truths.

Use grapple and wall dash to traverse the world with little strain for stamina consumed.

Engage in smooth and fast-paced combat with easy controls for dodge, counters, and more.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix “The UE4 client game has crashed and will close” in Wuthering Waves on PC.

Fix 1: Run Wuthering Waves as an administrator

Navigate to the Wuthering Waves folder (e.g. C:\Wuthering Waves > Wuthering Waves app).
Right-click the “Wuthering Waves” app and select “Properties”.
Select “Compatibility and tick “Run this program as an administrator”.
Select “Apply” followed by “OK”.

For Nvidia: Visit nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/download/ > Download Now > open the app > sign up or log in > Drivers > Download.
For AMD: Visit amd.com/en/support > Download > open the app > follow the on-screen instructions to update your graphics card.

Navigate to the Wuthering Waves folder (e.g. C:\Wuthering Waves > Wuthering Waves app).
Right-click the “Wuthering Waves” app and select “Properties”.
Select “Compatibility and tick “Disable full screen optimizations”.
Select “Apply” followed by “OK”.

Open Steam and select “Library”.
Select “Add a Game” on the bottom left.
Select “Add a Non-Steam Game”.
Add Wuthering Waves, the Wuthering Waves launcher, and Client-Win64-Shipping.exe (e.g. from C:\Wuthering Waves).
Right-click “Wuthering Waves” in your Steam library and select “Properties”.
Add “-dx11” (without quotations) into the Launch Options and close the tab.
Launch Wuthering Waves from your Steam library.

Note: If you’re still getting an error message when you launch the game, remove “-dx11” from the launch options and add “-dx12” instead.