Game does not start, crashes before opening

[ユーリ (Yūri)]

Game Version​

[e.g. 2026.4.18.4206]

Operating System​

Windows 11

Hardware​

- GPU / Driver Version: GeForce RTX 4060
- CPU: i7-1300H 2.6 GHz
- RAM: 32 GB

Install Location​

C:\Program Files\Kitten Space Agency

What's Happening?​

i run the program, and then nothing happens; it crashes before a window opens.

Reproduction Rate​

every launch

Already Tried​

i installed dotnet 9, reinstalled the game multiple times,

Logs​

13:34:13.895 INFO loaded settings from C:\Users\user\Documents\My Games\Kitten Space Agency\settings.toml
13:34:14.374 ERROR Unhandled exception Brutal.FmodApi.FmodResultException: ErrOutputInit: Error initializing output device.
at Brutal.FmodApi.ResultExtensions.Check(Result result)
at Brutal.FmodApi.Fmod.Init(FmodSystem system, Int32 maxChannels, InitFlags flags, IntPtr extraDriverData)
at KSA.GameAudinApplicationStart()
at KSA.Program..ctor(IReadOnlyList`1 inArgs)
at KSA.Program.Main(String[] inArgs).
13:34:14.376 WARN Crash dump skipped: dotnet-dump is not installed. Install it with 'dotnet tool install -g dotnet-dump' to capture crash dumps.

 

[Kiwi Shark]

Hello!

First of all I would recommend trying to launch the most recent version of that game. The one you've listed is 4 months old now.
Also the game runs on .NET 10 but on Windows you do not need to install it separately anymore. It is bundled in the game.