Here in this article, I am going to share the details for the error code 05020000 with For Honor.
The error reads “An error occurred. Cannot start the game. It seems some files are broken. Please verify your installation directory.”
As per the users’ complaints, the game crashes in the middle of every match and shows this error.
A few users also have shared that for them the game doesn’t start at all, and crashes immediately.
As per our research, this error is related to missing or corrupt game files, or you need to update your Windows OS or drivers.

Fixes For For Honor Error code 05020000
Fix 1: Validate Game Files
If you haven’t done this yet, our first suggestion for you will be to restart your PC and then try validating the game files.
Corrupt or missing game files are one of the main reasons for this error, so before doing anything you should try to validate the game files. Below I have shared the steps to validate game files on Steam and Ubisoft Connect.
Here is how to validate game files,
For Steam
- Close the Steam.
- Restart your device.
- Launch Steam.
- Tap on the library from the top of the screen.
- Go to your Game and Right-click on it, or tap on the Gear icon.
- Select Properties.
- Select the Installed Files tab.
- Select Verify integrity of game files.
For Ubisoft Connect
- Close Ubisoft Connect.
- Restart your PC.
- Launch Ubisoft Connect.
- Go to the Library tab.
- Select the Game that you want to verify.
- Select the Three dots button just next to the Play.
- Select Verify files.
- Now Wait till the file verification process finishes.
Fix 2: Check Update For Game, Windows OS, And Drivers
If you tried validating the game files but the error persists then I suggest you to check the update for the game, Windows OS, and Drivers.
Simply check the updates for the game, Windows OS, and Drivers one by one, and if you find any pending updates then make sure to install them, and then check if error persists.
Fix 3: Try Lowering Your Graphic Settings
In case you checked and everything is up to date with their latest version, then try lowering the game graphics settings and then restart your PC. At last, check if the error persists.
Lowing your game graphic settings is not a 100% working troubleshoot, but it helped many players decrease the amount of crashes for the game.
Fix 4: Contact Game Support
During our research, this is all I could find, if you are done with the above troubleshoots but the error is still coming then we advise you to reach out to Ubisoft support to report the issue.