To achieve better performance and potentially higher FPS in StarRupture, please consider the following tips:

Try setting the game settings to medium or low.

• This will reduce the strain on the GPU while still maintaining good visual quality.

Verify your hard drive space and RAM usage.

• Not enough free space or memory may cause StarRupture to have stability difficulties.

Verify the integrity of the game files

• In your Steam Library, right-click on StarRupture> Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity of Game Files.

Make sure your Operating System is up to date

• For more information, please head here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/get-the-latest-windows-update-7d20e88c-0568-483a-37bc-c3885390d212

Update Hardware Drivers.

Make sure graphic drivers are properly updated to the newest Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) version.

• For Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx
• For AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/dh-016
• For Intel: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html

Run Steam and/or StarRupture with administrator rights

In order to do that:

• Locate the executable file (default path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\StarRupture - the path may vary depending on where you have installed the game);
• Right-click on the “StarRuptureGameSteam” file and select Properties.
• Click the Compatibility tab.
• Check the Run this program as an administrator box.
• Click Apply.
• Running Steam with administrator rights is also advised (the default path of the .exe file is: C:\Program Files(x86)\Steam. You should look for a “steam” file marked as an application).

Disable applications running in the background

In order to do that:

• Open Task Manager.
• Navigate to the Startup tab (if you cannot see this tab, you may need to click the More details button first - it’s located in the bottom right corner of the window).
• Turn off all the applications that are not necessary for your system to run.
• Restart your PC.

Perform a clean boot

• To do that, please head here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd

Antivirus/Firewall

• Make sure to add StarRupture and Steam as exceptions to your antivirus software, including Windows Defender, and do not only to turn off the antivirus. You can try to add them to your Firewall as well.

Run StarRupture in Compatibility mode with an earlier version of Windows

• Run StarRupture in Compatibility mode with Windows 7 or 8. To do that, please go to Steam > Right-click StarRupture and enter Properties > Installed files > On the 'size of the installation' tab, click "Browse". Once you are taken to the installation folder, find StarRuptureGameSteam.exe and right-click> Properties > Compatibility tab > Run this program in Compatibility mode with Windows 7 or 8.

Virus

• Make sure the system is not infected by a virus. Run a Full Virus Scan.

Run the System File Checker tool

• Scanning your system files will show if there are any missing or corrupted files. Please find the tool here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833

Turn off and delete any mods that you are or have been using.

If none of the above will help, please report the issue to us. If there is any information or an error code displayed, please make sure to include it in the description.

Please ensure that you have followed every step of the troubleshooting guide before contacting the support team.