Age of Mythology: Retoldis available now in early access on PC, and consoles, and it’s an impressive effort from World’s Edge and Forgotten Empires to bring the classic 2002 RTS to modern platforms. It runs great on a wide variety of PC configurations, but there are some technical issues that players can possibly run into. If you’re constantly running into any crashes in Age of Mythology: Retold during or at launch, here are a few recommendations to address that.
Fixing Age of Mythology Retold Crashing on PC
Multiple reasons could potentially cause crashing in Age of Mythology: Retold, and we recommend going through the following fixes to get the game up and running.
Update to Windows 10 Build 19043
If you haven’t updated Windows 10 in a while, you may be far behind the required update for Age of Mythology: Retold and several other modern releases. Make sure you’re on at least Build 19043.
Add an Exclusion/Exception in Antivirus Software
Your antivirus software may be incorrectly flagging Age of Mythology: Retold as a threat. This can lead to crashes as soon as you launch the title. To check if that’s the case, temporarily disable the antivirus service and see if Age of Mythology: Retold launches without it. If that is the case, then you’ll have to add the title’s folder to the list of exceptions or exclusions in the antivirus.
Windows 11 Compatibility Issue
If you are playing Age of Mythology: Retold on Windows 11, it’s possible you’ll run into the “Age of Mythology: Retold requires at least Windows 10 to run” error. To get around that, follow the steps below:
Generic Troubleshooting
Apart from that, you’re able to try the following generic troubleshooting suggestions.
We hope that after going through the suggestions, Age of Mythology: Retold isn’t crashing for you anymore. For most players, there shouldn’t be any major issues, as the game isn’t that demanding either. It also hasSteam Cloudsupportand the ability torotate buildings.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
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