Red Screen While Playing Games: Several Solutions Are Here

Encountering the red screen of Windows computer during the game? Don't worry, this article provides multiple solutions! MiniTool software collects some practical solutions to help you get rid of the annoying game red screen problem.

Game red screen problem

During the game, your Windows computer may experience Red Screen of Death (RSOD). For game lovers, this is really frustrating. RSOD is a rare and serious problem that often occurs when running high-load tasks, such as running large games.

The main reasons for the game red screen include hardware problems (such as overheating of the GPU, CPU or motherboard, corruption of the graphics card) and software problems (such as outdated Steam or gaming applications, outdated graphics card drivers).

If the computer is stuck on the red screen interface, try restarting the computer first to see if the problem can be solved.

Restart the computer: Some temporary files may cause the game to be red. Restarting the computer can clear all temporary files.

Here are some other effective solutions.

Solve Steam and Game related issues

Method 1: Update Steam

When Steam is started, it will automatically perform updates. But if you don't use Steam for a long time, you may miss some important updates, which can be the reason for the game's red screen of death. So restart Steam and see if there are any updates available.

Method 2: Update the game

Game developers will also constantly update the game to improve the user experience. For more information on how to update games on Steam, please refer to: How to update games on Steam. (Relevant links or instructions should be inserted here)

Method 3: Run the game through Steam

The games you installed through Steam generate shortcuts on your desktop. If you run the game using a shortcut, try launching the game from Steam instead.

After opening Steam, go to Library > Select the target game under All Games > Click the Play button to start the game.

Method 4: Disable Steam Overlay

During the game, you may need to use Steam Overlay to chat with friends or perform other actions. But this can lead to compatibility issues, which can lead to red screens of the game. You can try to disable Steam overlay to fix this.

Method 5: Switch to window mode

Full screen mode can cause compatibility issues such as game red screen of death. You can try to switch to window mode.

Step 1: Start the game.

Step 2: On the home page, click the Options button in the menu on the left to continue.

Step 3: On the next page, expand the options next to Display Mode , and select Window Mode .

Step 4: Click the App button at the bottom to perform the changes.

Solve other issues

Method 1: Switch to compatibility mode

If you have upgraded Windows to a later version (such as upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10, or upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11), the game red screen issue is prone to occur due to compatibility issues. You can switch to compatibility mode by following the steps below:

Step 1: Right-click on the game shortcut and select Properties.

Step 2: Switch to the Compatibility tab.

Step 3: Select Run this program in compatible mode , and select Windows 8 or Windows 7 from the expand options below according to your situation.

Step 4: Click Apply , and then click OK to save the changes.

Step 5: Run the game again to see if the red screen problem has been resolved.

Method 2: Adjust the in-game graphics settings to lower options

The default game graphics settings may not be suitable for your computer configuration. You can adjust the settings to lower mode. You can follow these steps:

Step 1: Start the game and enter the options .

Step 2: Select the Graphics option from the left menu.

Step 3: Adjust the following graphic elements:

• Display mode: Window mode
• Resolution: Minimum supported resolution
• Set the frame rate to native FPS (60)
• Disable vertical synchronization
• Set particle mass to low
• Turn off tracking effect
• Turn off dynamic lighting
• Disable cloud, halo effect, anti-aliasing, etc.
• Reduce visual quality of textures, shaders, shadows, leaves and water.

Step 4: Click the Apply button to save the changes.

Now you can start the game and see if it can run smoothly without the red screen appearing.

Method 3: Disable CrossFire or SLI

If you use AMD CrossFire or NVIDIA SLI to connect multiple GPUs in the same computer, a red screen may appear during the game. To avoid this problem, you should disable them.

Recover data from a computer that cannot be started

If your computer fails to boot, it is best to recover the data first and then take the necessary measures to make the device bootable again.

You can use MiniTool Power Data Recovery to complete this task. This data recovery tool supports recovery of various files from internal hard drives, SSDs, memory cards, USB flash drives, etc. If you want to recover data from a computer that cannot be booted, you can use the bootable media builder to build the MiniTool Power Data Recovery boot disk, then run your device from that disk and recover data from the hard drive. (Relevant links or instructions should be inserted here)

Conclusion

When the red screen appears during the game, you can try the methods in this article to solve the problem. If you have problems using MiniTool Power Data Recovery, you can contact us via [Contact Information]. (Contact information should be inserted here)

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