GTA V Unable to launch game, please verify game data

“Unable to launch game, please verify your game data” often happens when you play Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA V, or GTA Online in Windows 10/11. If you are bothered by this error, how can you fix it? Read this post and you can find some useful solutions mentioned by MiniTool Solution.

• Unable to Launch Game Windows 11/10
• Fixes for Unable to Launch Game from Epic Games/Rockstar Games/Steam
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Unable to Launch Game Windows 11/10

When trying to play Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA V, or GTA Online in Windows 11/10, you may get an error saying “unable to launch game, please verify your game data”. This issue always happens on Steam, Epic Games launcher, or Rockstar Games launcher.

This error can be triggered by various factors, for example, game files associated with the particular game are damaged, broken, or missing, there are no admin rights to run the game launcher, Windows system is outdated, applications conflict with your system, the GPU driver is corrupt or outdated, etc.

How to fix the annoying error so that you can play GTA V, or GTA Online, or Red Dead Redemption 2 without any issue? Take it easy and you can easily fix it after trying the solutions below.

Related article: [9 Methods] Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Crash on Startup

Fixes for Unable to Launch Game from Epic Games/Rockstar Games/Steam

Verify Integrity of Game Files

The first thing you can do to fix the error – unable to launch game verify your data is to make sure the game files are intact. Follow the instructions below to verify the integrity of game files.

Note: Based on different game launchers, the way to verify game files varies.

Epic Games Launcher

1. Launch this launcher and go to Library.
2. Navigate to the game, click on three dots and choose Verify. The time of this process is different based on the size of your game.

Rockstar Games Launcher

1. Run this launcher and go to Settings.
2. Go to My installed games on the left, choose the game you want to verify, and click Verify Integrity from the Verify game file integrity section.

Steam

1. Go to Library in Steam.
2. Right-click on the game and choose Properties.
3. Under the Local Files tab, click the Verify Integrity of Game Files button.

Run Launcher as Administrator

If you get the error of unable to launch game, the possible reason is the lack of admin privileges. You can open the game launcher with admin rights to fix the issue.

Step 1: Right-click on the launcher and choose Properties.

Step 2: Under the Compatibility tab, tick the checkbox of Run this program as an administrator.

Step 3: Click Apply and OK.

Install Windows Updates

Sometimes Windows updates bring bug fixes and new features to fix your issues. If you are bothered by the error message “unable to launch game, please verify your game data”, you can also try to install Windows updates.

Step 1: Go to Windows Settings by pressing Win + I.

Step 2: Go to Update & Security > Windows Update in Windows 10. In Windows 11, go to Windows Update.

Step 3: Check for updates. If the system can detect some available updates, download and install them on your PC.

Update GPU Driver

Keeping the graphics card driver up-to-date is helpful to fix the error or unable to launch game on Steam, Epic Games, or Rockstar Games launcher. How to upgrade the GPU driver in Windows 10/11? The ways are multiple and you can find some in this related article - How to Update Graphics Card Drivers (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel).

Close Background Applications

The background app may conflict with Rockstar Games Launcher, leading to the error message “unable to launch game, please verify your game data”. If you get the error when you are using this launcher, close the background apps.

Step 1: Launch Task Manager via the Win + X menu.

Step 2: Under the Processes tab, right-click on the app that you don’t often use and choose End task.

Delete the Rockstar Games Folder

If none of these fixes above can fix the issue of unable to launch game verify game data, you can try to delete the Social Club folder. Usually, this folder is located on C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games and C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games.

Final Words

Do you get the error “unable to launch game, please verify your game data”? How can you fix this issue in Windows 10/11? Try these solutions mentioned above and you can easily get rid of the trouble.

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