Arena Breakout: Infinite error 13-196765-2: hardware/software warning
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September 23, 2026
A dialog reading that "some software or hardware that is not compatible with the game" was detected appears with the code "13-196765-2," coming and going seemingly at random rather than on every launch.
Also appears as: error 13-196765-2, some software or hardware that is not compatible with the game, error code 13-196765-2
This is reported once, in a single Steam Discussions post, by a player whose game "keeps giving me a error code 13-196765-2 telling me my hardware or software isn't compatible with the game," with no reply from Morefun or another player confirming the cause. The wording matches how anti-cheat systems typically flag a conflicting driver, overlay or monitoring tool rather than a hardware fault outright, but that's an inference from the message text, not a confirmed explanation — treat this one as genuinely open until more reports or an official response corroborate it.
What to try
- 01Close background overlays and monitoring tools (RGB software, FPS counters, recording/streaming overlays) before launching, since these are the most common trigger for anti-cheat compatibility warnings in other games using similar systems — unconfirmed for this specific code.Unconfirmed
- 02Update GPU and chipset drivers to their current versions, then retry.Unconfirmed
- 03If it keeps recurring, report it in Steam Discussions with your exact background software list — there's no corroborated report to compare against yet, so more detail is what would turn this into an actual fix.Unconfirmed
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What people are saying
Notes from players who've hit this one — no time limit, an answer from months ago is still an answer. Say where you are and what you see on screen.
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- Nothing reported here yet.