How to fix Plague Inc. Evolved Errors: Crash, Steam Error, Black Screen Issue, Low FPS and more

Plague Inc. is a strategy game. The player controls a plague which has infected patient zero. It has been developed by Ndemic Creations. It released on 18^th February. Players around the world have encountered some errors and other issues while playing the game. Here we have consolidated some of the errors and their solutions for you to resolve them and enjoy the game. Before you proceed, have a look at the system requirements mentioned below and make sure your system meets these requirements.

Official System Requirements of Plague Inc.

MINIMUM:

• OS: Windows XP SP3
• Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
• Memory: 1 GB RAM
• Graphics: Integrated Graphics (512MB)
• Storage: 500 MB available space
• Additional Notes: Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950

RECOMMENDED:

• OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8
• Processor: 3.0GHz i5 Dual Core or equivalent
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 3600 (1GB)
• Storage: 1 GB available space
• Additional Notes: Unsupported video chipsets: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel GMA X3100, Intel GMA 950

How to fix Plague Inc. Evolved Errors: Crash, Steam Error, Black Screen Issue, Low FPS and more

#1 ‘Need to be Logged into Steam’ Error

If you getting this error even though you are logged into Steam, below are two options to resolve the issue.

Option 1: Steam Client Update

1. Delete the game via Steam client:
   1. Right click on ‘Plague Inc:Evolved’
   2. Select ‘Delete Local Content…’
2. Check for any steam client updates:
   1. This is done via the ‘Steam’
   2. then ‘Check for Steam Client Updates..’ option.
   3. Make sure you are opted out of any beta channels. This can be verified by going to ‘BETAS’ tab under PlagueInc Evolved game properties.
   4. Download the latest build: Select Plauge Inc:Evolved
   5. Click on the ‘Install’ button.
   6. Once the game downloads go to game properties again and under ‘LOCAL FILES’ tab select ‘VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME CACHE…’
   7. Try launching the game again…

Option 2 :

1. the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package: both 64 and 32 bit versions (or later) to run.
2. http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=5555
3. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632

Option 3 :

You can try to reinstall Steam as this has helped may users to fix the issue.

#2 Black Screen Error

If you get a black screen when you try to first run the game, then you can try the following solutions to fix the error.

Option 1:

1. Uninstalling and re-installing the game via Steam.
2. saves and progress are stored separately so won’t be lost.

Option 2:

1. Update your drivers

#3 Unable to play Main Game

Some users have reported crash at the start of the game. The following fix has many users resolve the issue.

1. Go to the Fonts folder at Windows/Fonts
2. Locate the UNCL.tff
   1. If you are not able to locate the find, try Press Alt, then click Tools
   2. Go to Folder Options
   3. Click View
   4. Now Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files
   5. Now the file will be visible
3. Delete this file

This guide will be updated in the future with more fixes to new bugs and errors. If you are plagued by a certain issue while playing this game, do not hesitate to share. We will try to find a fix for your problem as soon as possible.