How to fix “UnityPlayer.dll is missing or not found on Windows PC”

If you are seeing the UnityPlayer.dll is missing or not found error while playing a game on a Windows PC, this article can help you fix the problem. UnityPlayer.dll Dynamic Link Library is responsible for creating 3D materials for games and animated characters. It is developed by Payload Studios. DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library. This is a file that contains the code and data needed for one or more programs to work properly. When a DLL file is corrupted or you deleted it by mistake, programs or games that use that DLL file don’t work properly and you will get a “DLL missing or not found” error message. Some users are unable to play games that use UnityPlayer.dll because it is either missing or not found by the game.

Code execution cannot continue because UnityPlayer.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may solve this problem.

UnityPlayer.dll is missing or not found on Windows PC

Apart from games, you may also get this error message in other programs that use the UnityPlayer.dll file if this file is missing from your system. If UnityPlayer.dll is missing or not detected by a program on your system, try the following fixes to resolve the issue.

• Uninstall and reinstall the game or program
• Move all files to the game installation folder
• Copy the UnityPlayer.dll file from another computer.

Let’s take a look at all these fixes in detail.

1]Uninstall and reinstall the game or program

One of the reasons for the missing DLL files error is incorrect installation. If you interrupted the installation process of a game or program, or if the power went off unexpectedly while installing a game or program, some files may have been corrupted. In this case, reinstalling the game or program solves the problem. Windows also suggests reinstalling the problematic program (read the error message).

Uninstall the game or program through Windows 11/10 settings, then download the game again. Now run the setup file to install the game again. Make sure the installation process is not interrupted this time.

2]Move all files to the game installation folder

By default, all programs and games are installed on our C drive. Installing a larger game on the driver will obviously take up more disk space. This can create performance issues. To free up space on the C drive, some users move the game files from the installation folder to another location (to a different hard drive partition). It causes problems in this game. If you have done this, the game is showing the “UnityPlayer.dll is missing or not found” error because of this. To solve this problem, move all files to the game’s installation folder.

If you did not move the game files from the game installation folder to another location and the game shows you an error message, check if the game executable file is located in the game installation folder. Otherwise, the executable is placed in a different location. Now click “Search Windows” and enter the name of your game. Right-click it and select “Open File Location”. There you will find the executable. Now copy this exe file and paste it into your game folder. After that, right-click on the executable located in the game’s installation folder and create a desktop shortcut for it. Now launch the game from this desktop shortcut.

3]Copy the UnityPlayer.dll file from another computer.

If the problem persists, copy the UnityPlayer.dll file from another working computer to your computer. You will only find the UnityPlayer.dll file on a computer that has a program or game installed that requires the UnityPlayer.dll file to be installed. To do this, you can contact your friends who play the same game with which you are having a problem.

By default, DLL files are located in the following location on a Windows PC:

   C:WindowsSystem32