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  1. Windows [HELP] The game won't launch I don't know what else to do

    I haven't been able to open SV in a long time. I have done it before so I know my computer can run it and other games run fine, every other game I have installed runs except SV. When I launch it from steam, the play button just says 'running' for a few seconds and then goes back to play and the...
  2. Solved Just bought the game but it doesn't work (Fixed)

    Update! After a week of trying almost every solution on the internet to get my game to work i finaly reinstalled my OS and that did the trick. Now my game works fine both with and without mods! (And this gave me a reason to clean my computer from a LOT of old files and programs that i don't use...
  3. Windows [HELP] This post is to help those getting the Failed to create graphics device error

    TL;DR: If you are getting the error message "Failed to create graphics device!" and have both an integrated graphics card and a discrete graphics card on your desktop, the display cable from your monitor may be plugged into the wrong connector in your computer to be able to access the discrete...
  4. sokokaleb

    Mac [BUG] 1.5.6 update won't launch on compatibility mode

    Since updating to 1.5.6, SDV won't launch on my 2014 MBP El Capitan (10.11.6) device on Steam: It showed "Running" on Steam, but nothing appears, and then it just closes itself after a few seconds (crash?). Tried restarting, reinstalling the game, switching back-and-forth between normal and...
  5. Niffry

    Solved [HELP] Game won't launch on pc (via steam)

    I found another thread of a user having similar problems to me (https://forums.stardewvalley.net/threads/help-game-will-not-start.3413/#post-52966), but none of the advice given in it really helped me. Wrote down what I could find while doing some of the suggested troubleshooting: Delete the...
  6. Issue Game Won't Launch After Downloading Mods

    Hi! I am very new to Stardew Valley on Mac, so I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. I watched some tutorials on how to download mods, and I downloaded probably too many, and now my game will not launch. It will just open up the SMAPI Terminal, load up the log, then nothing. I have pasted my...
  7. SaberChappy

    PC [HELP] Game Won't Launch (steam)

    Hadn't touched the game in a year.. I come back and it won't launch Iv'e tried everything from Verifying game files to uninstalling, reinstalling and Removed all mods from the game's folders. I just don't know what to do can anyone help please ?
  8. PC [HELP] Game will not launch

    This is a problem I have seen a lot of people have but still no answers. So I've been having a long running issue of my game not running. I have gone through all the basic troubleshoots, including because I will be asked... Restart your computer. Make sure you have speakers or headphones...
  9. J-Dog

    PC [HELP] Game wont launch :(

    I haven't even been able to play the update yet due to some issue with my game. I had it downloaded from Steam and everything worked GREAT. However, I deleted the desktop shortcut to free up enough storage from another game and nothing was the same after that. If this truly is hopeless then ill...
  10. PC [Help] Game Won't Launch on Steam

    Hello! Been trying to go through the various steps on both steam and here to correct the game not launching issue. So far I have: -Ensured that an active audio device is enabled -Verified Game File Integrity on Steam -Uninstalled and Re-installed Stardew Valley -Updated Graphics card to latest...
  11. PC [HELP] My game won't launch after opening in steam

    I have it all updated and tried all the fixes suggested when I googled it. Is anyone else having this issue? I've deleted and reinstalled twice now.
  12. PC [HELP] Game not launching on Mac

    Hello! I've been at this for hours trying to solve this problem with no luck, despite it looking like a pretty common problem. When I try to launch the game, it takes a few seconds to say it is launching and then fails. I've had the game for years, and it was working fine last week. I've...
  13. PC [HELP] Cannot launch the game

    Hello, I just recently bought a new Windows 10 PC and downloaded the game on it. Other games on my Steam can launch except Stardew Valley. I already tried the troubleshoots posted in here yet it didn't work. Things I tried: Delete the startup_preferences file in %AppData%/StardewValley (I do...
  14. PC [HELP] Game Won't Launch

    I have been trying to get my game to launch since 1.5 released but it absolutely refuses to launch no matter what I do. I've even done everything on ConcernedApe's checklist and nothing is working. Below are the errors I've gotten from both the vanilla game and SMAPI.
  15. Solved Can't Load Game

    I decided to boot up Stardew to see the 1.5 content, but I can't load. From Steam, I push play, and it says 'running' for a few seconds before it stops. I've rebooted, reinstalled, tried a proletariat copy and nothing works. I run without mods, so it can't be that.
  16. PC [HELP] Game won't Open!

    I'm concerned I might have messed something up in my files for the game. I have deleted all my mods, including uninstalling SMAPI and removing it from my launch options. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game. I've deleted the startup_preferences. I've ran the xnafx40_redist installer and...
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