Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (KCD2) launched with critical acclaim from players and critics alike. On top of that, the game sold over one million copies within the first 24 hours of its launch, making it profitable. The game scales and runs well on a variety of PC setups, which shows that Warhorse Studios put in the time to optimize it for all platforms. Despite that, PC users are experiencing errors and issues with the game like the WHGame.dll error. Here I have compiled some fixes that will resolve the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 WHGame.dll error on your Windows PC.

KCD2 Fixes for WHGame.dll Error That Work

PC users report that Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is crashing at startup with the following error message:

Failed to load the Game DLL ‘WHGame.dll’

This isn’t the only error that PC users are experiencing at launch, as some report that the game is crashing at launch with the Out of System Memory error. The following fixes will help resolve the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 WHGame.dll error:

Fix #1 – Copy and Paste the Missing DLL File

The missing dll file that is causing the Failed to load the Game dll ‘WHGame.dll’ error when launching Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, is already in the game files. To fix the error, just copy the files and paste them into the right folder. Here is how you can do it:

  • Right-click Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 in your Steam library > Manage > Browse local files.
  • A new window will open, containing the game files.
  • Open the “Bin” folder and then go to the “Win64Shared” folder.
  • Copy all the files you find here, and go back to the “Bin” folder.
  • Open the “Win64MasterMasterSteamPGO” and paste all files here.
  • Play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and the “Failed to load the Game dll” error is now fixed.

Fix #2 – Install or Repair Missing Visual C++ Components

PC users report that installing or repairing the Visual C++ Redistributables fixes the WHGame.dll error. Visual C++ is a must-install to play games on PC, and the reason Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is crashing with the game is missing or corrupt Visual C++ components. As stated, you can fix the error by installing or repairing these files, and here is how you can do it:

Method 1

Steam downloads the necessary prerequisite software with the game, and the installer for Visual C++ Redistributables is already on your PC. Follow the step below to find the installer, and run it to fix the error.

  • Go to the Steam Library and type “Steamworks” in the search bar.
  • Look for “Steamworks Common Redistributables” and right-click it > Manage > click Browse local files.
  • It will open a new window. Go to _CommonRedist\vcredist in this window, and you will find folders with names having years starting from 2010.
  • Open each folder one by one and run the VC_redis for both x86 and x64 versions.
  • Install or repair Visual C++ Redistributables and restart your PC.
  • Launch KCD2 and the “Failed to load Game DLL” error is now fixed.
Type “Steamworks” in the Steam search bar. Right-click “Steamworks Common Redistributables” > Manage > Browse Local Files.
Install or repair the Visual C++ Redistributable.

Method 2

Chances are that Steamworks does not have all the Visual C++ installers. In that case, you can download them from the official website, and run them to fix the error. Make sure to download both x86 and x64 installers and run them.

How to download the Visual C++ Redistributable installers or setup?

Fix #3 – Scan and Repair System Files

If for some reason the above fix didn’t work, then the reason for the Failed to load the Game DLL ‘WHGame.dll’ error is missing or corrupt system files. You can fix the error by running the built-in Windows scan and repair commands like SFC and DISM scans. Here is how you run these scans:

  • Open Command Prompt (CMD) as an administrator.
  • Type SFC/scannow and press Enter.
  • Let the scan complete.
  • Once it is complete, type DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, press Enter, and let CMD run the scan.
How to run the DISM scan to repair corrupt or missing system files?
Type DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth and press enter.

After SFC and DISM scans, type the following command and press Enter. It is a single command, so copy all of it.

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

Once it is done, restart your PC. Play Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, and the WHGame.dll error is now fixed.

That is all for our fixes for the “Failed to load the Game DLL ‘WHGame.dll'” error. If you are experiencing errors and crashes in games, also see our fixes hub for commonly occurring errors for PC and handhelds.