Geared up for another race in F1 25, but instead of lights out, you got locked out and stuck at the loading screen? You’re not alone. Many players are hitting a major roadblock with the “Unable to Load Game” error—turning race days into rage quits. This issue has left many players in confusion, looking out for its possible fix all over the internet. The issue shows a loading error loop with options like “Retry” or “Continue without saving,” leaving gamers stuck and worried about losing progress.
F1 25, developed by EA Sports and Codemasters, is the latest installment in the popular Formula 1 series, which is loved by its players. It promises players the thrill of high-speed racing and team management with its realistic driving physics, stunning graphics, and the popular MyTeam mode. Despite these amazing features, some technical problems occur often. Lately many players have reported this issue in the game where, upon finishing a race in Career Mode, the screen freezes, forcing them to restart their PC. After which the game doesn’t load at all, showing two options— retry and continue without saving. While the “retry” option is just a loop showing “failed to load screen” over and over, the other option would just reset all the progress, bringing them back to zero. Don’t worry; we have a fix for it without having you worry about losing your progress forever.
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F1 25 Unable to Load Game Issue: Is there any fix yet
One of the most common reasons why this problem arises is due to sudden shutdowns or force-closing the game during save points. This often leads to corruption of save data files, causing the “Unable to Load Game” error. So always make sure to always close the game properly from the main menu to avoid corrupting your save file.
In addition to this, as of now, there’s no official patch from EA, but the community has found a few workarounds Some users on steam reported success from this issue and shared potential fixes—
Restart
First, consider restarting your PC if you are unable to load into the game. This may help in clearing background processes that might be hindering the loading of the game. Launch the game after restart to check whether the issue persists.
Verify Game Files
Corrupted or missing game files can often cause loading issues. To fix this, go to Steam, open the game’s properties, click on the Installed Files tab, and then the Verify integrity of game files option. This will scan and repair any broken files automatically. Once done, launch the game to check whether the issue persists.
Reinstalling the Game
If none of the common fixes worked, a full reinstall of the game might be the last option left. This method has solved this issue for most players; just make sure to back up your save files to avoid progression lost.
Still facing issues?
If, after trying every possible fix, you are still stuck in the loading issue, it’s time to report the problem directly to EA Support. Rest assured, this kind of issue has appeared in previous F1 series games as well and was successfully fixed with later patches—so there’s hope that EA will address it soon.
At the moment, we recommend trying these fixes to get past the infinite loading screen issue in F1 25. If you find this guide informative, be sure to visit DigiStatement regularly for the latest gaming guides.
