Destiny 2 - game freezes on loading screen, how to fix

Destiny 2 keeps getting stuck at the loading screen. As the title says, if your Destiny 2 is freezing on the loading screen, you can fix your problem by trying the following possible solution methods.

How to fix Destiny 2 getting stuck at the loading screen?

Here are the methods to solve the freezing problem:

GPU drivers

There may be an issue with the graphics driver. You should update your graphics card drivers.

Use the links below to check if you're running the latest graphics drivers on your PC:

Nvidia: https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx
AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-software

Update - July 2022: The latest NVIDIA driver seems to be causing the game/PC to freeze. To fix this problem, uninstall your current GPU driver via DDU and roll back the driver. Then install the previous driver, version 516.40. Also, here is a guide on how to uninstall the graphics driver with DDU.

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Verifying game cache files

Secondly, you should verify the integrity of Destiny 2 files.

• Go to the Steam library
• Right-click on the Destiny 2
• Select Properties.
• Go to the LOCAL FILES tab.
• Press the VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES button.

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DLL files

Copy all DLL files inside the x64 folder and paste them into the Destiny 2 main folder, which also includes destiny2.exe. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Go to the Steam library
• Right-click on Destiny 2
• Hover your mouse cursor over "Manage"
• Click on Browse local files
• Open the bin folder, then open the x64 folder
• Copy all DLL files in the x64 folder. There should be four DLL files.
• Go back to Destiny 2 main folder.
• Paste the copied files into that folder.
• Run and play the game now.

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If none of the above helped, please let us know your PC specifications. You can leave a comment below.

In the meantime, you can find other suggestions that can help you solve the freezing problem in the guide at the following link: How to Fix Crashing while Playing Destiny 2