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Hunger Error Codes and Fixes

Every Hunger error code, crash and launch problem we have documented, from the message you see to the fix that worked for other players. Each entry says what you see, whose problem it is, and what players have tried, with how well each fix is backed up. Seeing something that is not here? Post it on the server status page. If we have an entry for the code or message you quote, we will point you to it.

Updated 20 October 2026 · Hunger Closed Beta

entering-chateauServer sideConfirmedStuck on "Entering Chateau"This was a bug in the Closed Beta, not your PC. Good Fun Corporation fixed it in Hotfix #1 on 20 October, so update the Hunger Playtest and restart Steam.login-attempt-failedCause not confirmedReportedLogin attempt failed: "Bad request"The cause is not confirmed and the studio has not commented. Players say to launch Hunger Playtest rather than Hunger, and to sync your PC clock; neither works for everyone.expedition-matchmakingServer sideConfirmedMatchmaking fails or finds empty serversBoth problems were bugs in the Closed Beta, fixed in Hotfix #1 on 20 October. Update the Hunger Playtest; long searches after that are usually server load.no-playtest-accessServer sideConfirmedNo beta invite, or Playtest missingInvites are issued in batches while the studio checks stability, so many players wait. You are in when Steam emails you and Hunger Playtest appears in your library.linux-easy-anti-cheatYou can fix itReportedLinux / Proton: anti-cheat blocks matchesPlayers report that the Closed Beta's Easy Anti-Cheat blocks Linux, so Proton players stop at the anti-cheat check. Nobody has found a way past it; only Windows works.

Is it your PC or the Hunger servers?

Work that out before trying fixes. If the servers are the problem, verifying files or reinstalling will not help, and the only useful thing to know is whether it is happening right now. The live status page shows how many players are reporting problems at the moment.

Problems you can fix on your PC

Something on your side is in the way, and the page says what to change.

Linux / Proton: anti-cheat blocks matches · Reported

Server-side problems

Nothing on your PC fixes these. Check the status page to see whether it is happening right now.

Stuck on "Entering Chateau" · Confirmed
Matchmaking fails or finds empty servers · Confirmed
No beta invite, or Playtest missing · Confirmed

Cause not confirmed yet

The reports do not say yet whether it is your setup or the servers. Each page lists what players tried and how well it worked.

How these are graded

Every entry and every step carries a label. Confirmed means the developer or an official channel said so, or enough players independently agree that there is no real doubt. Reported means a credible source says so, such as a thread other players back up, but nothing official. Unconfirmed means one player said it and nobody has backed it up yet. A list of ten fixes with equal confidence wastes your evening, so we say which is which.

Hunger is in a Closed Beta and is patched during it, so a fix that worked on one update may not on the next. Each page says which update the reports come from, when it was last checked, and links the thread or post it comes from.