Many players can’t play Infinity Nikki because of a black screen bug in that game. For instance, one Infinity Nikki player said this in a Steam forum post, “My screen is black when I press play. I know servers are in maintenance, but shouldn’t I get a login screen?” Players can’t play Infinity Nikki when the game gets stuck on a black screen when starting. This is how you can fix the Infinity Nikki black screen bug on a Windows PC.
Run Infinity Nikki in Compatibility Mode
One of the most widely confirmed ways to fix the Infinity Nikki black screen bug is to run the game in compatibility mode. Thus, it seems that Infinity Nikki can sometimes have Windows 11 compatibility issues. This is how you can run the Infinity Nikki game in compatibility mode:
- Open the Infinity Nikki installation folder in File Explorer, for which the default Steam path is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Infinity Nikki.
- Right-click the Infinity Nikki launcher.exe file to select Properties and the Compatibility tab.
- Next, click Run this program in compatibility mode to select that setting.
The Run this program in compatibility mode for option
- Select Windows 8 or 7 in the platform drop-down menu.
- To save compatibility options, click on Apply and OK.
Run Infinity Nikki With Administrator Rights
Some players say they’ve fixed the Infinity Nikki black screen bug by running the game with admin rights. If you apply this potential fix, the game will have full system rights. These are the steps for running Infinity Nikki with admin rights:
- Open the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Infinity Nikki\InfinityNikki game folder.
- Right-click the InfinityNikki.exe file and select its Properties context menu.
- Select the Run this program as an administrator box within the window’s Compatibility tab.
- Press Apply to save the setting as configured, and click OK to exit.
Erase the PaperBin & PSOVersion Files
A corrupted shader cache is a potential cause of the Infinity Nikki black screen bug. Erasing the PaperBin and PSOVersion files will clear the shader cache for Infinity Nikki. You can erase those files like this:
- First, open the Infinity Nikki installation folder in File Explorer.
- Navigate to the InfinityNikki\X6Game\ subfolder, which can also be in alternative InfinityNikkiGlobal and InfinityNikkiEpicLauncher directories.
- Select the PSOVersion and PaperBin files by holding the Ctrl key.
- Right-click and select ‘Delete‘ to erase the selected files.
The PSOVersion and PaperBin files
Repair the Infinity Nikki Game
The Infinity Nikki black screen bug can arise because of corrupted game files. To remedy that potential cause, select the Repair option within the Infinity Nikki game launcher by clicking the up arrow beside the Start Game button. Alternatively, select the Verify option for the game in Steam, as covered on this support page.
The Repair option in Infinity Nikki
Reinstall Anti-Cheat Expert
ACE (Anti-Cheat Expert) is the anti-cheat software for Infinity Niki. If ACE is corrupted, reinstalling that anticheat software might fix the Infinity Nikki black screen bug. This is how you can reinstall ACE:
- Open the C:\Program Files\InfinityNikkiGlobalLauncher\InfinityNikkiGlobal\X6Game\Binaries\Win64\AntiCheatExpert folder in File Explorer.
- Right-click the ACE-Setup64.exe file to select Run as administrator.
The Run as administrator option
- Click Yes to uninstall.
- Then, start the Infinity Nikki game, which automatically reinstalls ACE.
Reinstall Infinity Nikki
Reinstall the game if the Infinity Nikki black screen bug continues. Applying this potential fix ensures all the required game assets are available. You can reinstall Infinity Nikki via Steam and Epic like this:
Steam
- Run Steam to select Library within that software.
- Click the Infinity Nikki game with the mouse’s right button to select Uninstall.
The Uninstall option in Steam
- To reinstall, click on the Infinity Nikki game within the Library to select it.
- Press the Install button for the game.
- Click Install again to confirm.
Epic Games
- First, uninstall Infinity Nikki as instructed on this Epic Games support page.
The Uninstall option in Epic Games
- Click on the thumbnail image for the uninstalled Infinity Nikki game.
- Select Install to reinstall your game.
The troubleshooting methods outlined here are some of the best ways to fix the Infinity Nikki black screen bug. So, there’s quite a good chance that applying those potential fixes will resolve that black screen bug. You can also ask the Infinity Nikki support service for more potential fixes with the in**************@*********es.com email address.
