Unable to launch Watch Dogs 2

[mellow jasper]

Hello, I bought Watch Dogs 2 yesterday with a key that I successfully activated. But after installing the game, every time I try to launch it, an image from the game briefly appears, then disappears a few minutes later, and Ubisoft Connect opens instead.

I’ve already tried several online tutorials, like deleting a .bin file (which I later put back), running the game as administrator, reinstalling the game, reinstalling Ubisoft Connect, and verifying all game files — but nothing works. I don’t understand why the game won’t launch, especially since Assassin’s Creed Unity works fine.

If anyone can help, I’d really appreciate it. (I installed the game via Ubisoft Connect.)
I have an RTX 3060 Ti and an i7-14700KF.
I also updated all my drivers as well as the BIOS.

[tight finch]

me too i installed but not running brother

[pseudo seal]

it's probably related to EAC, which someone else on here posted a similar issue as yours. here's what i suggested for them: if you're on Windows 11, it received an update couple days ago specifically for EAC: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/june-11-2025-kb5063060-os-build-26100-4351-out-of-band-b1746442-8c6c-425d-ac5a-3a8f51e372f3 if that doesn't help, ensure your windows and drivers are up-to-date. maybe running SFC scan and DISM fix through the batch file on here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7HOS6UiOBXAWtNFBJ0w70f14izRQcBYD9puuSw6Ghs/edit?tab=t.0 also maybe EAC needs a repair: https://www.easy.ac/en-US/support/articles/eac-windows-service best of luck

[unkempt heart]

Same