Re: FIFA 23 won't start from Steam (EA app)

What am i supposed to when none of the fixes work and i can't play now? Can i somehow transfer the game to the ea app from steam without buying the game again? Or can i get origin back?

There's a fix from a Steam user that involves installing certificates for the AntiCheat application and dll that can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922624101

This is what worked for me, but I also did a complete uninstall of the game, renamed the FIFA 23 folder it left behind to FIFA23.old, then downloaded the game and reinstalled it from scratch. I'm not sure whether that part is necessary, but I figured it couldn't hurt at this point.

Hopefully that works for you too.  First time in 25 years of PC gaming and a 10+ year career in IT that I ever saw an issue that was caused or solved by certificates like this, and I've seen my fair share of weird computer problems.

It's still unacceptable at how many times EA's updates have stopped me from playing this game, and the obscene amount of time I've spent searching for and trying various solutions to get around the obstacles they keep throwing at me, none of which have been the "official"  fixes suggested by EA themselves.

I've got a Steam library of over 320 games, only two of them won't launch, and they're both EA.  Needless to say,  this is the straw that broke the camel's back.  I won't be purchasing an EA game again. I should have heeded my friend's warnings when they gave up on this company years ago.

this still didn't work even though i tried it multiple times with reinstalling the game and restarting my computer

Hello @oontomi,

could you try checking your Windows and drivers for updates? And could you do the app recovery in the EA app?

When you created a new administrator windows account, did the issue change in some way?

- Pythia

i have the exact same issue, i installed, well it forced me to install ea app instead of origin, game wont start. i've tried what you said bu didnt work

Hello @flaviusvegetius,

did you try all the potential solutions, including the one from jgdnix?

Are you getting the same kind of symptoms, so the EA app not opening correctly?

Could you open the EA app and do the app recovery in there as well?

- Pythia 

yes, i've tried them all. when i try to open the game, ea app opens then dissapears and comes back again where it should anticheat loading screen has to be. nothing happens. this started happening yesterday, after ea app replaces origin. before that i had similer issue with origin about a month ago, i tried many things. then i started game as admin and it fixed. but now that dont work.

there is a screen recording of error

Hello @flaviusvegetius,

could you try this?

Navigate to the FIFA23 game installation path

In the FIFA23 folder, locate the 2 AntiCheat components, one is EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe, the other one is EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll.

Right click it, Properties - Digital Signature - Select the EA signature - Detailed information - View the certificate - Install Certificate - Use the default options and click next,next to complete it.

Do the same process for the both components.

Go to Origin or Steam to launch the game, and see if it works.

- Pythia 

yes, i did try this the other day as well. didnt work