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armoflame
6 years ago
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Apex Legends doesn't launch on Steam

Apex Legends doesn't start on steam. Everytime I press on "Start Game". It loads up the first-time setup, shows the Easy Anti-Cheat screen loading, and then doesn't start the game. Game shows as "Running" and the Steam icon shows to Stop the game, but it never actually pops up or starts, I can't even click on Stop to stop the game, I have to force close out of steam to stop it.

  • EA_Kent's avatar
    EA_Kent
    6 years ago

    Hey @armoflame, 

    It sounds like there might be something blocking the game from starting up correctly. Have you had the chance to try starting up your PC in a Clean Boot to see if that helps at all? If there is something else running on the PC that's not allowing the game to launch that may help get around it. 


    For more information on how to set one up check out the EA Help website. Let me know if you're still having any trouble with the game not starting after that. Thanks!

    /Kent

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  • carbonatedpoopoo's avatar
    carbonatedpoopoo
    Newcomer
    18 hours ago

    im somehow getting this issue in the year of 2025. 6 years after this issue has been reported it is continuing. this game is a **bleep**efest and always will be. i hope this buy can come quick enough ea is the worst game developing/managing company i have ever came across.

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago
    @Shifty54321 wrote:

    @EA_Kent  Why are we pretending it's not the exact same issue everyone else in the megathread is having whereby EAC is absolutely borked and won't let people into the game since the latest update?

    Likely because his post was back in 2020 and this thread appears to have been necro'd. 🙂

    Thanks for linking the more recent thread on the subject, please keep an eye out there for any updates as we have them folks!

    Locking this thread here to avoid other necroposting.

  • Shifty54321's avatar
    Shifty54321
    4 years ago

    @EA_Kent  Why are we pretending it's not the exact same issue everyone else in the megathread is having whereby EAC is absolutely borked and won't let people into the game since the latest update?

  • TheAmefan's avatar
    TheAmefan
    4 years ago
    @EA_Kent I have same like this problem too on my pc

    I launch Steam , then I launch the game, the "EasyAntiCheat" loading starts, finishes, but then nothing. The game won't launch.
    and here's what I tried:
    1) Reinstalling Steam

    2) Repairing the game

    3) Repairing through the "EasyAntiCheat.exe" app

    4) Making the app an exception in "Firewall"

    5) Updating every driver that could be updated (Including GPU)

    6) Switching it to Origin

    7) Reinstalling it



    And still nothing. I really need help, please can anyone tell me what to do ? By the way I use win10

  • EA_Kent's avatar
    EA_Kent
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    6 years ago

    Hey @armoflame, 

    It sounds like there might be something blocking the game from starting up correctly. Have you had the chance to try starting up your PC in a Clean Boot to see if that helps at all? If there is something else running on the PC that's not allowing the game to launch that may help get around it. 


    For more information on how to set one up check out the EA Help website. Let me know if you're still having any trouble with the game not starting after that. Thanks!

    /Kent