How to Fix “An Unreal process has crashed: UE-FactoryGame” in Satisfactory

Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory-building game with exploration and combat.

Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, make multi-story factories, and more!

Conquer nature by building massive factories across the land and expand however you want.

Construct your factories with gracious perfection or build detailed webs of conveyor belts.

Take on expeditions to search for new materials and make sure to put everything to good use.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix the “An Unreal process has crashed: UE-FactoryGame” error in Satisfactory.

How to Fix “An Unreal process has crashed: UE-FactoryGame” in Satisfactory

To fix “An Unreal process has crashed: UE-FactoryGame” in Satisfactory, you need to change the game’s launch options.

For Steam and Epic Games, you need to type either “-d3d11” or “-dx11” into the launch options or additional command line arguments field respectively.

Fix 1: Type -d3d11 in the launch options (Steam)

1. Open Steam and go to your library.
2. Right-click “Satisfactory”.
3. Select “Properties”.
4. Select “General”.
5. Type “-d3d11” in the launch options and launch the game.

Fix 2: Type -dx11 in the launch options (Steam)

1. Open Steam and go to your library.
2. Right-click “Satisfactory”.
3. Select “Properties”.
4. Select “General”.
5. Type “-dx11” in the launch options and launch the game.

Fix 3: Type -d3d11 in the additional command line arguments (Epic Games)

1. Open the Epic Games launcher.
2. Select your profile icon and select “Settings”.
3. Scroll down and expand “Satisfactory”.
4. Tick “Additional Command Line Arguments”.
5. Type “-d3d11” in the additional command line arguments and launch the game.

Fix 4: Type -dx11 in the additional command line arguments (Epic Games)

1. Open the Epic Games launcher.
2. Select your profile icon and select “Settings”.
3. Scroll down and expand “Satisfactory”.
4. Tick “Additional Command Line Arguments”.
5. Type “-dx11” in the additional command line arguments and launch the game.

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