The King of Fighters XV

How to Fix The King of Fighters XV Crashing, Stuttering, and Other Performance Issues

The King of Fighters XV is the latest game by developer SNK Corporation. Since its release, many players are complaining about The King of Fighters XV 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 King of Fighters XV in-game issues.

Known The King of Fighters XV Issues

Here is the list of issues that have been reported by many players while playing The King of Fighters XV:

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

Recommended Fixes for The King of Fighters XV Issues

There are lots of factors that may cause The King of Fighters XV crashes, black screen, lag, screen tearing, and stuttering. If you’re one of The King of Fighters XV 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 The King of Fighters XV System Requirements

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

The King of Fighters XV Minimum Requirements

  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
  • DirectX: Version 11

The King of Fighters XV Recommended Requirements

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
  • 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

The King of Fighters XV 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 If you meet the minimum requirements of the game, it’s likely that your outdated graphics driver is the main reason why The King of Fighters XV is crashing.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 The King of Fighters XV.

Driver Booster

Verify Game Integrity

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

  • Open Steam and go to Library.
  • Select The King of Fighters XV 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 The King of Fighters XV.

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 The King of Fighters XV crashing. We highly suggest closing the software that you are not using while playing The King of Fighters XV.

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 The King of Fighters XV keeps on crashing on PC is your antivirus. Antivirus companies have been usually updating their software to enhance security. There’s a chance that The King of Fighters XV’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 The King of Fighters XV from the official store, we’re 100% sure that the game files are safe. So, you have to exclude the .exe of The King of Fighters XV and see if the problem has been solved.

Contact the Official Support

If you’re still having some The King of Fighters XV 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 King of Fighters XV discussion community on Steam.

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