Bendy and the Dark Revival is a horror game that proves its worth through the amazing gameplay and visuals that it provides. But, there are a lot of people who are having problems with the game, specifically with the Main Menu. After accessing the Menu, one can spot the ‘Begin’ button. But, the problem here is that the players are not able to navigate to this button with the help of a mouse or by any means. The game remains stuck there till you restart, and the same cycle continues, as per recent reports. If you are among such players and are not able to find any solution to this problem, then we are here to help. In this article, we will be covering all the important details about how to fix the Stuck in Main Menu Error in Bendy and the Dark Revival.
Bendy and the Dark Revival Stuck in Main Menu Error: Is there any fix yet?
Restart Game
The foremost thing that you can do is restart your game. There are chances that it might be a minute temporary glitch, and after restarting the game, there are chances that the issue fixes itself.
Restart your System
Another thing that you can do is restart your PC. You can solve many errors in many games simply by restarting your PC.
Update Graphic Drivers
Graphics Drivers play a crucial role in your gameplay experience, and thus it is extremely important to keep your Graphics Drivers up to date.
Verify Integrity of Game Files
Sometimes, corrupted files can cause many issues in games. Therefore, to make sure this isn’t the case, go to Steam> Library> Bendy and the Dark Revival(right-click)>Properties> Local Files> Verify integrity of game files. After the scan is completed, launch the game, and see if the issue is fixed.
Remove Joystick
There are chances that your Joystick connection might be creating a hindrance in your mouse’s connection. So try removing any Joystick that you have connected to your PC. If after this attempt you are able to access the main menu properly, then it would indicate that the Joystick connection was indeed the main issue.
Remove files from the data folder
This workaround has been shared by BreeLyz. You can try these steps and see if the issue is fixed.
- Navigate to the game directory– C:\Users\{yourusername}\Appdata\LocalLow\Joey Drew Studios\ Bendy and the Dark Revival\data.
- There will be a file with the name ‘data.game’. Open it with the help of Notepad. If the file is empty (textless), then it would mean that your game has bugs.
- So now, create a new folder on Desktop. Then, from the data folder, copy two files having the name ‘autosave.save’ and ‘newgame_1.save’ respectively to this new folder.
- Next, delete all the files from the data folder.
- Start the game and wait for a while.
- Press the ‘ESC’ key followed by saving the game. Then, close the game.
- Then, you need to copy the ‘autosave.save’ file from the new folder created on Desktop to C:\Users\ {yourusername} \AppData\LocalLow\Joey Drew Studios\Bendy and the Dark Revival\data.
- Again start the game and then choose Continue.
With these steps, you will be able to fix the issue. If we find additional workarounds, then we will update this article accordingly. Till then, make sure to stay tuned with us on DigiStatement.
