RoadCraft is not working for many. The game is crashing on startup or due to Wine error

While thousands of people are driving their vehicles right now in RoadCraft, not all are so lucky. While I believed that the quest with the generator will be the greatest obstacle for players, it seems that it is something completely different – crashes. Players are reporting quite a lot of them. They can’t run the game. Let’s look at the issue.

Crashes in RoadCraft are serious

The Steam forum is full of various reports about RoaCcraft crashes. However, it is not matched with solutions. Players seem to not have discovered a universal fix for the issue. Let’s look at what is known about the problem.

1. While on the Steam page we can read that RoadCraft on Steam Deck is “playable”, it seems that Proton users are not safe from crashes. There are numerous reports about Wine error.
2. Many players keep getting crashes after initial screens with logos. It seems that this may be caused by shaders compilation.

What to remember and try when it comes to Roadcraft crashes:

1. The game requires an SSD memory. So, if you installed the game on HDD this might be the culprit.
2. Try to disable all unnecessary apps working in the background as well as overlays (Discord and Steam included).
3. Run the game from the “exe” file in the local directory.
4. Disable Steam input. Right-click the game in your Steam library and pick Properties. Now go to the Controller tab and in “Override for RoadCraft” use a dropdown menu and pick this option.
5. Make sure that you have all drivers up to date.
6. Run Steam as an administrator.
7. It is unknown at this point if it is also caused by a known Intel problem with processors of 13th and 14th generation. However, it can’t be ruled out. So, you may have to update your BIOS.

While I have not experienced any crashes during my gameplay, I can’t say that my adventure in RoadCraft is smooth. While I can play the game, soon after launching it and watching starting screens and logos, my headphones go silent. I am not the only one, as my colleague also experiences this issue. He fixed it with a simple trick, but I had less luck and can’t solve my problems as of now.

RoadCraft

May 20, 2025

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