Stardew Valley update 1.6.4 crashing: How to fix, possible reasons and more

The new Stardew Valley update brought a lot of exciting new content to the beloved farming simulator. However, along with the new content, crashes are also being encountered by certain players on the Stardew Valley 1.6.4 update. These crashes can happen due to outdated SMAPI, corrupted files, or outdated mods.

If you are facing game crashes, then this article could help you fix your Stardew Valley update 1.6.4 crashing issues by offering four possible solutions.

NOTE: The solutions to Stardew Valley update 1.6.4 crashing mentioned in this article need not necessarily work for everyone. However, it is worth trying until the developers release an official patch.

If you use mods in Stardew Valley, you might have an outdated SMAPI version installed on your PC. This older version may be incompatible with the current Stardew Valley update, leading to crashes. Therefore, updating SMAPI can potentially fix these crashes.

Here's how to update SMAPI:

As mentioned earlier, incompatible mods for Stardew Valley 1.6.4 can cause the game to crash. If updating SMAPI doesn’t work, try running the game without any mods.

Here's how to remove mods:

If Stardew Valley runs without crashing after removing the mods, you can be certain a mod conflict was causing the issue. If that is the case, you'll need to wait for the mod author to provide an update before you can use the mod again.

If the above solutions don’t work, you can try verifying the integrity of your game files. This process checks for any missing or corrupted files and replaces them if issues are found.

Here's how to verify file integrity on Steam:

If the verification process fixes any corrupted files, launch Stardew Valley again and see if the issues are fixed.

The last resort can