FIXED: Overwatch 2 Crashing Mid Game

The long-awaited sequel to the award-winning Overwatch 2 is not as stable and optimized as people expected it to be. People have constantly been Victims of different performance issues since launch, and even to this day, Blizzard Entertainment has failed to combat the heap of problems plaguing the game since launch. Performance issues aside, there are other issues like Overwatch 2 crashing mid-game, disrupting players’ matches and lowering their K/D. Let’s fix this crashing problem with some of our suggested solutions. 

Compare Your Hardware Specs With Requirements

Your game may be experiencing crashes because of incompatible system requirements. Hence, ensure by looking up Overwatch 2’s system requirements that you meet the requirements to play the game properly. If you believe your system is not compatible with properly running the game at high settings, then try playing the game on low settings to see if that fixes the issue. Here are the official system requirements given by Blizzard Entertainment.

Minimum Requirements

• Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8650
• Memory (RAM): 6 GB
• Graphics Card (GPU): NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 600 series, AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 series
• Operating System (OS): Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10 64-bit
• FREE DISK SPACE (HDD/SSD): 50 GB

Recommended Requirements

• Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 or AMD Ryzen™ 5
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB
• Graphics Card (GPU): NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD R9 380
• Operating System (OS): Windows® 10 64-bit
• FREE DISK SPACE (HDD/SSD): 50 GB

Disabling Antivirus Temporarily

Antivirus solutions like Windows Defender are known to conflict with different games. Hence, this may be a scenario where your game may be interrupted by the windows defender and forcibly closed the game due to the game interfering with the operating system’s security. However, If you have a third-party anti-virus installed on your system, disable the real-time protection for the program and launch the game to see if the issue is fixed. Following these steps, you can easily put your overwatch folder on the exclusion list:

1. Press the Windows button on your keyboard and search Windows security in the search bar.

   

2. Once the Windows Security window is open, enter Virus and threat protection.
   

   

3. Now find Virus and threat protection settings and select Manage settings to open the settings menu.

   

4. Then scroll down to find Exclusions and click on add or remove exclusions.
   

   

5. Finally, click on add an exclusion and then find the overwatch 2 folder on your system to add it.

   

Verify Game Files

Overwatch 2 will have many problems loading the game properly with these essential files absent from your system. So, you can easily verify the game files and let Battle.Net redownload any corrupted or missing files by following the steps below.

1. Launch the battle.net app on your pc.

   

2. Click on the Cog Wheel Icon present in the bottom left corner beside the play button.

   

3. Now select the Scan and Repair option to start scanning the game.

   

4. Once the game is done scanning and repairing Overwatch 2, restart the launcher and start the game to see if the issue is fixed.

Increase The Game’s Priority

Overwatch 2 crashes tend to occur even on the most demanding systems possible that a person could make. Hence, it seems that the game is not using the resources given by the computer properly. You can use a method to increase the priority of the game on your pc so that your system may focus mostly on the game instead of other applications in the background. Here’s how to do it:

1. Open the task manager by right-clicking on the taskbar down below and selecting task manager.

   

2. Once you are in task manager, find the process of Overwatch 2 and right-click on it.

   

3. Now select Go to Details.

   

4. Once you have entered the detailed section, right-click the highlighted instance of Overwatch 2 and increase the priority from normal to real-time.

   

Update your Drivers and Windows

Playing Overwatch 2 with outdated drivers in your Windows often leads to significant problems and is widely recognized as a major issue behind mid-game crashing issues. Updating your drivers is widely recognized as a highly effective approach when encountering unfamiliar errors. Follow the steps given below to check for any pending driver updates your system may have at the current moment.

Updating Graphics Driver

1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard and search device manager in the search bar down below to open it.

   

2. Now double-click on the display adapter category and right-click on your displayed graphics card.

   

3. Lastly, select the Update Driver and click on Search automatically for drivers. Windows will automatically search for the Latest drivers online, Download and then Install them.

   

    

4. You can also manually Update your Graphics Card Driver by visiting AMD or NVIDIA driver support pages if you know about your graphics card model.

Updating Windows

1. Press the Windows + I and click on Windows and Security.

   

2. Now click on Check Updates to see if you have any pending updates.

   

3. If you have any updates, click install now and restart your system.

Disable Overclocking

Overclocking can certainly give you an edge in games regarding your frames and performance. However, disabling overclocking has proven effective among several players for fixing crashing and stuttering in the game on pc. You can disable overclocking very easily by using the MSI AfterBurner application.

1. Start by launching MSI afterburner.

   

2. Now, simply adjust the Memory and Core clock to +0.

   

If you have an NVIDIA graphics card that is greater than the Gtx 16 and Rtx 20 series, then you can use the Nvidia Geforce experience to tune your clock speeds. However, if you have an AMD card, you can easily use its adrenaline or catalyst software to adjust your memory and clock speeds.

Disable Overlays

Third-Party Software overlays can cause conflict with the anti-cheat of overwatch 2. These overlays also have a tendency to interfere with the game performance causing issues such as frame drops, stuttering, crashes, and freezing. Here’s how you can disable these third-party application overlays:

Xbox Game Bar

1. Press Windows + I to open the settings menu.
2. Now find and Click the Gaming section.
   

   

3. Lastly, untick Enable Xbox Game Bar option to turn off the overlay.

   

Discord Overlay

1. Start by opening Discord and click on the gear icon at the screen’s bottom left.

   

2. Now scroll down to find and press the game overlay section.

   

3. Lastly, uncheck the Enable In-game overlay option to disable the overlay.

   

Ending Words

Here is my error fix guide for Overwatch 2 crashing mid-game ends. You can follow this to resolve this issue, as my guide contains the best, most effective, and easy-to-apply fixes. These fixes will help you eliminate this error and allow you to continue your battles in Overwatch 2.

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