Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is an isometric and fantasy game featuring role-playing, exploring, and combat. It’s been a fan favorite since it was released. However, if your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous keeps crashing, you can try the following troubleshooting guides to fix it.

  1. Verify Integrity of Game Files
  2. Update Graphics Drivers
  3. Perform a Clean Boot
  4. Disable Steam Overlays
  5. Update Microsoft .NET Framework
  6. Reinstall Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous

Before we start troubleshooting, please restart your computer and make sure that your computer meets the minimum requirements of the game. Once confirmed, kindly proceed with the steps below.

1. Verify Integrity of Game Files

When there are corrupted game files in your system, your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is likely to crash. Hence, to fix the crashing issue, verify the integrity of game files. Here are some steps you can follow:

  1. Launch Steam and go to Library. Right-click on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and select Properties.
  2. Click LOCAL FILES from the left panel, then click Verify integrity of game files….

This may take some time to complete. Once done, check if the problem persists. If so, please try the next method.

2. Update Graphics Drivers

When your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous keeps crashing at startup, one of the first things you should do is to update your graphics card driver, since an up-to-date graphics driver always ensures the best gaming performance and fewer bugs.

To update your display card driver, here’s what you can do (please note that the following screenshots are taken on Windows 11, but the instructions work on Windows 10 as well):

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows key and X at the same time, select Device Manager.
  2. Double-click to expand the category Display adapters. Then right-click your graphic card driver and click Update driver (the name of the device can be different on your computer).
  3. Then click Search automatically for updated driver software.
  4. Wait for Windows to find the latest driver available for you.
  5. When the driver update is done, restart your computer for the change to take effect.
  6. Then check and see if the problem is fixed.

If Windows says that it’s already found the latest driver for you, so no newer drivers are found, then you should consider updating your graphics driver in a different way with the help of Driver Techie.

Its ever-growing driver database allows you to always have access to the latest device drivers that you need. More importantly, Driver Techie simplifies the driver update process, so all it takes is just 3 clicks (for Pro users), and all your drivers are updated.

To use Driver Techie to find you the latest drivers:

  1. Download and install Driver Techie, then launch it.
  2. Click Scan Now.
  3. After the scan, select all the drivers you need to update and click Update All. Then all your drivers will be updated automatically without you having to do anything else.

Please note that Update All is available for Pro subscribers only, otherwise, you can only manually update the driver one at a time. To see how to manually update the drivers one by one, please check this post.

If you’re a Pro user of Driver Techie, and need our technical support to help with the Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous crashing problem, please feel free to contact <support@drivertechie.com>.

3. Perform a Clean Boot

Sometimes a third-party software can cause your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous to crash. In this case, a clean boot environment can ensure that there is no third-party software interfering with your game.

To do so:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R together to invoke the Run prompt. Type MSConfig and press Enter.
  2. From the top menu, select the Services tab, and check Hide all Microsoft services, and then click Disable all.
  3. Now, click the Startup tab from the top menu and click Open Task Manager. Click each of the tasks and click Disable.
  4. Now, back to the System Configuration page and click the OK button to reboot your computer.

Check if this method works for you. If not, try the next one.

4. Disable Steam Overlays

The in-game overlay can also be the cause of the game crashing issue. It might interfere with your game and block the game files. Therefore, we recommend you disable the Steam overlays for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Launch Steam and go to Library. Right-click on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and select Properties.
  2. When in the GENERAL settings, uncheck the Enable Steam Overlay while in-game checkbox.

Re-launch Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and see if the problem is resolved. If not, move on to the next fix.

5. Update Microsoft .NET Framework

.NET Framework is used to create and run software applications. If your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous keeps crashing, it may be due to the outdated .NET Framework. In this case, you can try updating Microsoft .NET Framework.

To do so:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R together to invoke the Run prompt. Paste the following location and hit Enter:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DotNet\4.5.2 
  2. Then, look for the NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe file and double-click to run it.
  3. Once done, restart your PC.

Check if your game runs properly. If it still crashes, you can try updating Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable as well and see if it helps. Here’s what you can do: 

  1. Again, press the Windows logo key and R together on your keyboard to invoke the Run prompt. Paste the following location and hit Enter:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist
  2. In this folder, you should see the following files:
    2012\vc_redist.x64.exe
    2013\vc_redist.x64.exe
    2019\vc_redist.x64.exe
  3. Run all the executable(.exe) files listed in the folder.
  4. Restart your computer.

Now, check if the problem is resolved. If not, the last solution we recommend is to reinstall your game as in Tip #6.

6. Reinstall Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

So, when all the workarounds above fail to resolve the crashing issue for your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, the final solution would be a reinstall of your game. To do so:

  1. Launch the Steam client and go to Library.
  2. Right-click the Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous game and select Manage.
  3. Select Uninstall. Click the Uninstall button again if prompted and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.
  4. Once done, restart your computer.
  5. Open the Steam client again and reinstall the game Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous using your Steam account.

Hopefully, your Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will be running properly again. If you have any ideas to share, please leave a comment down below.