MAKE SURE YOU FULFILL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250 / Intel Pentium Dual-Core G645
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon HD 5670 / Nvidia GeForce GT 440 / Intel HD 5200
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 3 GB available space
Additional Notes: 30 FPS on average in 1280x720 with the lowest settings.
VERIFYING THE INSTALLATION OF GAME FILES
1. Right click on Shady Part of Me under LIBRARY > Properties.
2. Click the LOCAL FILES tab and click on the VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES button.
CHECK THAT THE GAME IS NOT BLOCKED BY WINDOWS SECURITY
1. Right click on the Windows Start button > Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on Windows Security.
4. Click on Virus & threat protection.
5. Click on Manage Ransomware protection under Ransomware protection.
6. Click on Block history.
7. Click on the last Protected folder access blocked from Protection history.
8. If the game application spom.exe has been blocked, click on Actions then on Allow on device.
9. Close Windows Security and run Shady Part of Me.
REPAIR MICROSOFT DIRECTX
1. Navigate to Steam > steamapps > common > Steamworks Shared > _CommonRedist > DirectX > Jun2010.
2. Run the DXSETUP.exe application.
If Microsoft DirectX is corrupted and cannot be repaired with DirectX End-User Runtimes application:
Please use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system
CLOSING BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS
Third-party applications running in the background may interfere with Shady Part of Me.
Please disable temporarily these applications and search which application is interfering with the game.