Software-level glitches often cause the game to "lose" the connection immediately after joining a lobby.
For Steam users, forward the following ports if you continue to experience timeouts: : 8766, 27010, 27015-27016, 27036 : 8766, 27010, 27015-27016, 27031-27036 Platform-Specific Checks Console (PlayStation/Xbox) sniper elite 3 connection to the game failed top
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Based on player feedback and support requests, here are the top fixes for the "connection to the game failed" error in Sniper Elite 3: Software-level glitches often cause the game to "lose"
If the game crashes at startup or fails to join lobbies, try deleting or renaming the Steam API files ( steam_api.dll and steam_api64.dll ) and then verifying your game cache through Steam. 27036 : 8766