Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 players have been experiencing various issues since launch, including their controller not working or getting stuck on the server join screen. Additionally, for some players, the opening cutscene of Space Marine 2 freezes after just a few seconds (although the audio continues playing).
Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 crashes on cinematic/crash on cutscenes pc fix
This can be frustrating and the developers have released a hotfix that, among other things, fixes a "rare potential crash during the first cutscene." However, many players are still reporting similar issues.
To fix the crashes while watching the opening cutscene, you can verify the file integrity on Steam, install the game on an SSD, disable the Steam overlay, limit the FPS or lower the settings.
These are the recommended system requirements shared by the developers:
