EAC client cannot be initialized when launching Dead by Daylight

Bug: EAC client cannot be initialized when launching Dead by Daylight

This issue is a duplicate of #578 EAC Client Initialization Failure Leading to Game Crash.

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EAC client cannot be initialized when launching Dead by Daylight

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	Anonymous on June 11, '26
Reported for:	9.6.2 Auto
Actual Result:	Not set
Expected Result:	Not set
Severity:	Not set
Reproducibility:	Not set
Platform:	Not set
Additional Notes & Comments:	Not set

Steps to Reproduce

Launch the game

Explanation

Unable to launch the game, when attempting to launching the game via steam it eventually fails to launch with message "EAC client cannot be initialized"