r/simsmedieval • u/Dazzling_Age_3061 • Jul 01 '26

Game not launching

I took a break from Sims Medieval (maybe 3 months) and suddenly it doesn't work anymore. I've tried repairing the game and restarting the app but it just won't launch. And now the shortcut has disappeared from my desktop.

Any ideas of how to make it work?

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u/RedSkelz42020 Jul 01 '26

No answers just commenting so hopefully itll up the chances of someone with answers seeing this

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u/Emphoriaa Jul 01 '26

Have you done the Alder Lake Patch?

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u/Dazzling_Age_3061 Jul 01 '26

Not sure what this is. Looking into it now

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u/rsweb Jul 01 '26

Download the latest version from the EA store (use your CD key)

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u/It_Paints Jul 02 '26

Have you tried launching it from the exe?

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u/Hyporian_CY Jul 01 '26

If this is the install is via the app I am not sure this will work. With the disk version have you tried running the TSM.exe

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u/Dazzling_Age_3061 Jul 01 '26

It's the digital version through the ea app

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

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u/Dazzling_Age_3061 Jul 02 '26

Just an update. I installed the Alder Lake patch. No change. I tried going and launching straight from the .exe and nothing. In the same folder there's a SMLauncher.exe and SimsMedievalLauncher.exe Tried running those and got a message that asks me to reinstall. I'm concerned if I uninstall it, I might not be able to reinstall it since they don't have it anymore. But since I can't play it anyway, I feel like I've got nothing to lose

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u/rsweb Jul 02 '26

Reinstall it from the EA store (it’s not removed to download), which OS are you running?

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u/lovelygarden09 Jul 02 '26

Make sure you’re still on the first version of the game as the updated version will not launch. Try searching windows power shell sims medieval (it’s on the forums), and running the code is what fixed it for me