Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is an action-adventure video game with a Lego theme. It was developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in April 2022. It is the sequel to Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and allows players to play through all nine Star Wars saga films. However, some players may be experiencing audio issues such as crackling sounds or no sound at all. If you are facing this problem, don’t worry, there is a troubleshooting guide available to help you fix it. It is important to note that the developers are aware of this issue and will release a patch update to fix it. However, it may take some time before the update is publicly available. In the meantime, there are some workarounds available to help you resolve the issue.
Fix: Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Audio Not Working or Crackling Sound Issue
Affected players did report on Reddit that while playing on the console, the headset turned on but they barely hear anything else. It seems like everything gets muffled and mixed with lower volume. It basically ruins the gameplay experience and nothing else. Whereas some players have also mentioned that there is no issue with the headphones except for speakers.
1. Repair Game Files
First of all, you should try repairing the game files in the Steam client to check whether the problem has been fixed or not. Sometimes having some issues with the corrupted or missing game files can be there. To do so:
- Open up Steam > Go to Library.
- Right-click on the Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga game.
- Click on Properties > Go to the Local Files tab.
- Select Verify Integrity of Game Files…
- This process will start verifying and it may take some time to be completed.
- Once done, close the Steam client, and restart your computer to apply changes.
2. Disable Nahimic Audio Driver
Nahimic is an Audio Driver that your PC manufacturer selected to give you an optimized audio experience on laptops, motherboards, and more. It is a trusted driver designed to optimize and tune the audio performance on your computer.
- You’ll have to go to Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) then head over to Startup.
- Now, disable the Nahimic audio driver from the list.
- Finally, restart the computer to check whether the problem has been fixed or not.