Cohen 1939 Bugs and Fixes: Stuck, Crashes, Doors
Cohen 1939 launched on September 29, 2026 with a handful of bugs that players hit early. Below is each one, how often it is reported, and the workaround players found. The developer had not posted any patch notes on Steam as of October 1, 2026; this page is checked against Steam news every few days.
Stuck in the umbrella tutorial
Symptom: the tutorial asks you to subdue three drunks with an umbrella. The umbrella breaks after two, and punching the third does nothing; he keeps getting up. The objective still says to use the umbrella.
Fix: knock him down and execute him with Space. That is the fix reported on the Steam forum; others in the thread had the same problem. Reported in English and Chinese threads.
A story door will not open
Symptom: near the end of a mission the objective door stays shut and the mission fails or you are stuck. A Chinese review reports it happening more than once close to the end of the campaign.
Fix: restart from the last checkpoint. If that does not clear it, quit to the menu and reload the level.
Freezing in the first minutes
Symptom: the game locks up shortly after starting.
Fix: one English reviewer fixed it by restarting the PC, after which the game ran well. Also make sure the download finished; players report large download and install sizes.
Memory at 100% during the opening cutscene
Symptom: memory use climbs to 100% during the first cutscene, even on PCs that run much heavier games. Another player reports the rain-and-lightning intro stuttering.
Workaround: close background apps before launching. No fix has been confirmed yet. Minimum spec is 8 GB RAM, see PC requirements.
The bat disappears in the train fight (3.3)
Symptom: in the Chapter 3 train fight against the conductor, the baseball bat can get knocked out of the play area. You need it to clear obstacles.
Fix: restart from the checkpoint.
Enemies appear next to you
Symptom: enemies spawn close by, inside the screen, with no warning. Some players also report being shot through tiny gaps at wall corners.
Workaround: none; clear rooms from doorways, where fewer angles can reach you.
Controller prompts show keyboard keys
Symptom: on a gamepad, some tutorials only show keyboard and mouse prompts. In the old demo, Xbox controllers were not recognised at all.
Status: the full game works with an Xbox controller, according to a player who tried both. Steam lists Partial Controller Support. More on platforms and Steam Deck.
The raven loses track or bugs out
Symptom: Elisa’s raven sometimes behaves oddly or loses its target. Reported by a player recording the demo, who also found a level exit that would not work while one enemy was stuck out of sight.
Workaround: release the raven again; if an exit will not work, check for a leftover enemy before restarting.
Map disappears between areas
A Chinese reviewer mentions the map vanishing during scene transitions and calls it a minor issue next to the others.
Reporting a bug
The game’s Steam discussion board is the public place to report bugs. 2P Games also runs a Discord server linked from the store page. Include the chapter and level number (for example 3.3) when you report.
Noted. One more name off the list.