How to fix the Skate crash error

How do you fix the Skate crash error? It's been a long day. You just got home after a hard day of work, and you try to boot up Skate only to find that it's causing your PC to lock up. After doing some research, we've deduced that this error has nothing to do with your drivers or your computer components; it looks like the problem is with the game itself.

We're still a ways out from the full Skate release date, but with the early access version available, it appears the devs still need to work on ironing out all the bugs. This Skate crash error can cause your PC to display a black or gray screen, leaving you unable to alt-tab back to your desktop, forcing you to restart your PC. If this sounds like the error you're having with the skateboard game, we've got the solution to your difficulties.

When you boot up Skate via Steam, the Epic Games Store, or the EA app, your game may appear to boot up before displaying a black or gray screen that you can't remove without turning off your computer.

From what we've discovered, this bug can occur regardless of what type of hardware you're using. Case in point, we're using an RTX 5090 and AMD 9800X3D, so this error has nothing to do with system specs; as long as you meet the Skate system requirements, you should be able to run the game.

Here are the steps to fix the Skate crash error:

• After you open up Skate using your chosen launcher, quickly switch to a different application as it's booting up (this can be something like Steam or a web browser).
• With the new application in focus, wait for the game to fully load up in the background.
• If you did this correctly, Skate should launch in the background.
• Once it has fully launched, click the game window to start playing.

And there you have it, a quick way to get around the Skate crash fix. This fix has been occurring since the alpha playtests, so there's a good chance the devs are working on a way to solve this. In the meantime, don't forget to check out our Skate server status guide to see if the multiplayer game is letting people in.