R.E.P.O. How to Fix Infinite Loading Bug

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If your game is stuck loading forever, congratulations—you’ve discovered R.E.P.O.’s secret horror mechanic: never actually getting to play the game. If you're trapped in an eternal purgatory of loading screens, here’s a list of fixes that might help before you uninstall in frustration.

Step 1: Restart Everything (The Classic Fix)

Yes, it sounds too simple, but restarting fixes 90% of issues in gaming (and life).

1. Restart Steam. Completely close it—not just minimize—then reopen it.

2. Restart your PC. If your computer has been on for three days straight, maybe it needs a break too.

3. Restart your internet router. If your connection is struggling, this might help stabilize things.

Try launching the game again before moving on to the more painful steps.

Step 2: Run the Game as an Administrator

Windows likes to mess with permissions, so let's tell it that R.E.P.O. is the boss now.

1. Open Steam > Library.

2. Right-click R.E.P.O. and select Manage > Browse Local Files.

3. Find REPO.exe, right-click it, and choose Properties.

4. Under the Compatibility tab, check Run this program as an administrator.

5. Click Apply, then OK and try launching the game again.

If R.E.P.O. still refuses to load, move on.

Step 3: Change Your Graphics Settings

Read More: R.E.P.O. Best Graphic Settings

Sometimes, your GPU is trying too hard, and the game just gives up.

1. Switch to Windowed Mode – Open Graphics Settings and select Windowed instead of Fullscreen.

2. Lower Graphics Settings – Shadows, Bloom, and Motion Blur might be destroying your FPS before the game even loads.

3. Turn Off V-Sync – Sometimes, this helps prevent crashes or infinite loading issues.

If you’re not even getting to the settings menu, try launching the game with “-dx11” in Steam’s Launch Options (see Step 4).

Step 4: Modify Launch Options in Steam

If the game won’t load, let’s force it to behave.

1. Open Steam > Library.

2. Right-click R.E.P.O., select Properties.

3. Under Launch Options, type:

   • “-dx11” → Forces the game to run in DirectX 11.

   • If that doesn’t work, try “-dx12” for DirectX 12 instead.

Close the menu and relaunch the game.

Step 5: Verify Game Files

If your game is missing files or has something corrupted, this will fix it.

1. Open Steam > Library.

2. Right-click R.E.P.O., choose Properties.

3. Under the Installed Files tab, click Verify integrity of game files.

4. Wait for Steam to check and replace anything broken.

After it’s done, try launching R.E.P.O. again.

Step 6: Check Internet Connection & Firewall Settings

If your friends can load in but you can’t, your connection might be the issue.

• Use a wired connection instead of Wi-Fi for better stability.

• Make sure Steam isn’t being blocked by your firewall.

• Disable Background Downloads – If something else is eating your bandwidth, the game might time out before loading properly.

Step 7: Avoid the First-Time Loading Bug

Some players have reported that the game’s first-time load can take forever but works fine after that.

• Wait a few minutes longer before giving up. It sounds dumb, but some people had success just waiting it out.

• Try playing every level once. Some have reported that after playing all levels, the issue disappears.

Step 8: Reinstall the Game (Last Resort)

If nothing else works, nuke it from orbit.

1. Uninstall R.E.P.O. from Steam.

2. Delete any remaining files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\REPO.

3. Reinstall the game.

This is the final step before deciding R.E.P.O. is just a haunted program that doesn’t want you to play.

Final Thoughts

If none of these fixes work, R.E.P.O. might just have a bad day—or the devs need to patch something. In the meantime, keep trying different solutions, or just let your friends host the game and hope for the best.

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