Little Nightmares II

How to Fix Little Nightmares II Crashing, Stuttering, and Other Performance Issues

Little Nightmares II is the latest game published by Bandai Namco. Since its release, many players are complaining about the Little Nightmares II crashing, lagging, and sometimes, black screen. While the developer has been continuously releasing new updates to fix these kinds of concerns, it seems that not every loophole has been fixed. While we are still waiting for a new update to fix these issues, here are the recommended methods to fix the Little Nightmares II in-game issues.

Known Little Nightmares II Issues

Here is the list of issues that have been reported by many players while playing Little Nightmares II:

  • Crashing
  • Black Screen
  • Lag
  • Screen Tearing
  • Stuttering

Recommended Fixes for Little Nightmares II Issues

There are lots of factors that may cause Little Nightmares II crashes, black screen, lag, screen tearing, and stuttering. If you’re one of the Little Nightmares II players having at least one of the mentioned issues, here are the recommended steps that you need to do to fix and address the problem.

Check Little Nightmares II System Requirements

One of the main reasons for having Little Nightmares II crashing and black screen issues are not meeting at least the recommended system requirements of the game. If you downloaded Little Nightmares II without checking the requirements first, you can find the full system requirements below:

Little Nightmares II Minimum Requirements

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 570, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11

Little Nightmares II Recommended Requirements

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 | AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
  • DirectX: Version 11

For those who meet the requirements but still getting the issues mentioned above, below are the fixes that you can try.

Update Your Drivers

Little Nightmares II is released in a good condition. If you meet the minimum requirements of the game, it’s likely that your outdated graphics driver is the main reason why Little Nightmares II is crashing. We highly recommend getting the latest update for your PC. You can visit your hardware manufacturer’s official website to get the latest update for your device.

Manually downloading and installing drivers for your PC is time-consuming. For some, updating drivers may be a little bit complicated. For those who want an easier method, we recommend trying IObit’s Driver Booster to automatically download and fetch the latest and needed driver update for your PC. In our case, we used Driver Booster to update and fix the crashing and performance issues in Little Nightmares II.

Driver Booster

Verify Game Integrity

Assuming that you tried the two methods above but still experiencing some Little Nightmares II issues, you can try verifying the game integrity of Little Nightmares II. Using this process, Steam will scan all the needed files or fix any corrupted files associated with Little Nightmares II.

  • Open Steam and go to Library.
  • Select Little Nightmares II from the game list on the left side.
  • Right-click and select Properties.
  • Click the Local Files tab.
  • Click the Verify integrity of game files… button.

Check out the image below for the steps.

Steam

Right after clicking the verify button, all you have to do is wait until Steam completes the file verification for Little Nightmares II.

Kill Resource-Hogging Applications

Chances are you have lots of applications installed on your PC. Some of these applications have been constantly using the resources that possibly trigger Little Nightmares II crashing. We highly suggest closing the software that you are not using while playing Little Nightmares II.

Some of the most popular software that eats lots of resources while in the background are Media Players, web browsers such as Firefox and Chrome,  and more. You can close these applications by closing them using the Task Manager.

Disable Antivirus

Another reason why Little Nightmares II keeps on crashing on PC is your antivirus. Antivirus companies have been usually updating their software to enhance security. There’s a chance that Little Nightmares II’s executable file (.exe) is being marked as a virus. Disable or temporarily disable your antivirus or any security programs on your computer. If you download the Little Nightmares II from the official store, we’re 100% sure that the game files are safe. So, you have to exclude the .exe of Little Nightmares II and see if the problem has been solved.

Contact the Official Support

If you’re still having some Little Nightmares II issues after trying all the recommended fixes above, you can always reach the official support team of Rogue Legends. You can visit their official website or join the discussion on the Little Nightmares II discussion community on Steam.

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