There is a way I found that sort of works, if you go to their main website where you can download the non-Steam version of Super Crate Box, you put that.exe and the.dll that come included with the download, and put it in the folder where the Steam version of Super Crate Box is installed. Take the SuperCrateBox.exe that was already there and just rename it so when Steam launches the game, it launches the one you downloaded. Just set compatibility mode to Windows 7 just to be safe, and delete the.sav's (or back them up) and you should be able to play much longer, although it might still crash with multiple enemies killed with the flamethrower.I just found that it some what helps prevent some crashes. So far, the only crashes I've seen are:1) Sometimes shooting a Giant Green Guy with a Shotgun blast to the face.2) Flamethrower to many (and I mean LOTS) of enemies at a time, you can do short bursts still.3) Using the Laser Rifle and kill over 5 enemies with one blast.That's all I've found so far, and it works well enough for Windows 8. I managed to get around 67 crates so far on regular.Hope this, 'sorta' helps.
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