PC gamers encounter a lot of issues while playing games, but the most annoying issue is the one in which you are not even able to start or launch a particular game. Lost Ark is the recently released MMORPG from Tripod Studio and Smilegate RPG that is also troubling its players with similar issues. If you are also struggling to launch or start the Lost Ark game, then continue reading this article till the end as we have listed down several workarounds that will help you resolve this issue.
Fix: Lost Ark not launching, starting, loading, and working
The most common cause of this issue is that a particular game file is corrupt or missing from your PC. So, to make sure that your PC has all the files that are required to run the game successfully, you must verify the game files from Steam. For that, Open steam > Go to Library>Right-click on Lost Ark > Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity of Game Files.
After verifying the files, you must also add the “-fullscreen” command to the Launch Options under the General Tab. This will help you launch the game in fullscreen mode.
If you are still not able to launch the game, try disabling the full-screen optimization setting from its launch file. For that, head to the game installation folder of Lost Ark, right-click on the Lost Ark application, and select Properties. Here, under the Compatibility tab, you must select/enable the Disable Fullscreen Optimizations option.
If you are still facing the same issue, then try shutting down the applications like Discord which shows an overlay while playing games.
