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Fix: Returnal Black Screen Issue On PC

February 19, 2023
Ramazan Karaca

Are you getting a black screen issue in Returnal?

Returnal was released for Windows on February 15, 2023.

However, Returnal players cannot access the game after running the game on the PC, encountering a “Black Screen“.

In this guide, we will provide information on how to fix Returnal black screen issue.

What is the Returnal With Black Screen?

One of the possible reasons for encountering the Returnal Black Screen issue is because the VP9 Video Extensions is not installed.

An outdated graphics driver causes many problems.

In addition, the fact that the DirectX library is not installed on the computer can cause us to encounter various errors like this.

Due to many problems like this, we will give you some suggestions on how to fix the problem by mentioning a few suggestions.

How To Fix Returnal Black Screen?

Under this topic, we have made suggestions on how to fix the Returnal Black Screen issue.

Fix 1: Install VP9 Video Extensions

Reddit users state that after installing VP9 Video Extensions, they never encountered such an error again.

You can follow the step below to install the extension.

  • Open Microsoft Store.
  • Search by typing “VP9 Video Extensions” on the search screen.
  • Then click the “Get” button and perform the installation process.
Returnal Black Screen

After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check.

Fix 2: Update Graphics Driver

The fact that the graphics driver is not up-to-date causes the version to be unsupported for the newly released game and many errors are encountered in the game.

Therefore, we will need to check if the graphics driver is up to date.

You can follow the step below to check if the graphics driver is up to date.

If You Are Using AMD Graphics Card;

  • Access the AMD Radeon Software site by clicking the link I left on the side. Click to access AMD Radeon Software site.
  • Select the “Graphics” option in the link, select the video card model, and click the “Submit” button.
  • Then download the driver and perform the installation process.
  • Restart your computer after the installation is complete.
  • Right click on the desktop and select “AMD Radeon Software“.
  • Check if your graphics card driver is up to date in the application that opens.
  • If a new update is available, download and install it.

If You Are Using NVIDIA Graphics Card;

  • Access the Geforce Experience site by clicking the link I left on the side. Click to access Geforce Experience site.
  • Click the “Download Now” button in the link and download the application and perform the installation process.
  • After the installation is complete, run the application and register and log in.
  • Click on “Drivers” at the top.
  • Then click “Check for Updates” to check if your driver is up to date.
  • If a new update is available, the current update version will appear.
  • After downloading the current update version, perform the installation process and restart the computer.

After following the steps, run the game and check.

Fix 3: Turn off Graphics Card Overclocking

This recommendation applies to users who have already overclocked their graphics card.

If you have overclocked your graphics card with the help of MSI Afterburner, we recommend disabling it.

Follow the step below to disable graphics card overclocking.

  • Run MSI Afterburner.
  • Then set “Core Clock” and “Memory Clock” to “0“.
  • Save by clicking the confirm button below.
Turn off Graphics Card Overclocking

After the process is complete, run the game and check.

Fix 4: Install .Net Framework

Since many games developed make use of the .Net Framework library, we need to provide control.

The lack of .Net Framework on the device can cause us to encounter various problems like this.

To install .Net Framework, you can download and install it by clicking the link listed below.

Click on the 3 links we left above and perform the download process.

After the download is complete, run the setup files and perform the installation process.

If it is already installed on your device, you can repair it by clicking the “Repair” button.

After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check.

Fix 5: Verify Game File Integrity

Loss or corruption in game files can cause us to encounter various errors like this.

Verifying game file integrity will help fix various in-game errors.

You can follow the step below for us to verify the game files.

File Verification for Steam;

  • Run the Steam application.
  • Access the library menu.
  • Right click on the Returnal game and access the “Properties” menu.
  • Click on “Local Files” on the left.
  • Click the “Verify integrity of game files” button and verify.

Wait until the verification process is complete. After the process is complete, run the game and check.

File Verification for Epic Games;

  • Run the Epic Games Launcher application.
  • Access the library menu.
  • Click on the three dots at the bottom of the game.
  • Then click “Manage” to access the management tool.
  • Start the verification process by clicking the “Verify” button in the window that opens.

After the verification process is complete, run the game and check.

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