How to Fix Red Dead Redemption 2 Exited Unexpectedly Error

Red Dead Redamption 2, which was released in October 2018, encounters some errors with the download of many gamers. One of them appears to be "Exited Unexpectedly" error.

Jun 1, 2021 - 13:19
Jun 1, 2021 - 13:45
How to Fix Red Dead Redemption 2 Exited Unexpectedly Error
How to Fix Red Dead Redemption 2 Exited Unexpectedly Error

Although the pre-production work of Red Dead Redemption 2 started before the previous game of the series, Red Dead Redemption, was released, the actual development process began after Red Dead Redemption was released in May 2010.

While the development process of the game progressed with the partnership of independent Rockstar Studios at the beginning, when it made it difficult to ensure coordination, Rockstar Games gathered all studios working on the game under one roof. A total of 2000 people worked on the project, including 1600 game developers.

Why am I getting the Red Dead Redemption 2 Exited Unexpectedly Error?

There are many reasons why you might encounter this error. One of them is running amdvulkan API. If this api is corrupt, it is possible that you will encounter such an error. However, your windows and graphics card may not be up to date.

How Do I Fix Red Dead Redemption 2 Exited Unexpectedly Error?

We will tell you about 3 suggestions to reach this solution. These;

1-) Changing Vulkan Graphics API

This api is located in the settings.xml file that Rockstar Games has created in the Documents folder. To reach this file;

  • Documentation>RDR2>Settings>settings.xml

You can open the settings.xml document with the help of a notepad by accessing the above file. Find kSettingAPI_Vulkan in it and change Vulkan to DX12.

2-) Keep Graphics Card Updated

We need to keep the DirectX library and our video card up to date. For users with Nvidia and AMD graphics cards, let's show you how to keep your graphics card up to date under this heading.

For Users with Nvidia Graphics Cards;

  • First of all, we need to download and install the Geforce Experience program, which is released by Nvidia.
  • After performing the download and installation process, we open our program and open the Drivers menu above.

  • As shown in the picture, a new update request has been received on our video card, so let's download our update by clicking the download button.

  • After our download is complete, let's perform the installation process by pressing the quick installation button.
  • After this process is finished, restart your computer.

For Users with AMD Graphics Cards;

  • We need to download and install the AMD Radeon Software program that AMD has released.
  • After completing the download and installation process, we open our program and click the Check for Updates button under the driver and software menu on the right, and check if our video card is up to date.

3-) Keep Your Windows Operating System Updated

Using the most current version of your Windows version will save us a lot of bugs. Because innovation is always an advantage for us.

  • We open it by typing Check for updates in the search bar.

  • Verify whether your Windows is up to date by clicking the Check for updates button on the screen that opens.


  • If there is an update warning, you can download and install it.
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