Fix Far Far West Won't Launch or Fatal Error on PC

If your game is crashing to the desktop or throwing a fatal error the second you hit play, your hardware or save data is fighting the game engine. These errors are incredibly frustrating, but they usually come down to a conflict with new Intel chips or a corrupted configuration file.

Why this happens

The game often struggles with Intel AI Boost NPU drivers or tries to initialize a DX12 render path that your specific hardware configuration rejects.

Steps

1. 01
   Disable the NPU: Right-click the Start button, select Device Manager, expand Neural Processors, right-click Intel AI Boost, and select Disable device.
2. 02
   Force DirectX 11: Open Steam, right-click Far Far West, select Properties, and in the General tab, enter -dx11 in the Launch Options field.
3. 03
   Clear corrupted save files: Press Win+R, type %localappdata%, press Enter, and navigate to the FarFarWest/Saved/SaveGames folder.
4. 04
   Inside the SaveGames folder, delete the corrupted main save and rename your most recent backup to match the original file name.