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code:shoe is a client-side error most commonly reported around game startup and mid-match disconnects on PC. Respawn has never documented it, but community troubleshooting consistently points at the local install — Easy Anti-Cheat failing to start or verify, corrupted game files, or software on the machine interfering with the client — rather than at the network.
On Steam: Properties → Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files. On the EA app: use Repair. A half-applied patch is the single most common cause, and verification fixes it in minutes without a reinstall.
In the game's install folder, open EasyAntiCheat and run EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe → Repair Service. A broken EAC install produces client errors that look nothing like anti-cheat at first glance.
Discord overlay, GeForce Experience/ShadowPlay, RGB suites, and capture software all inject into the game process. Close them, launch clean, and re-enable one at a time if the error stops.
Cheap to try and regularly the answer after a game patch: install the current driver, do a full reboot, and launch again.
If verification and the EAC repair don't clear it, a clean reinstall of Apex (and letting EAC set itself up fresh on first launch) removes whatever local state is broken.
It's an undocumented client error most commonly tied to the local install — Easy Anti-Cheat problems, corrupted files, or interfering software. It's rarely a network issue: start with file verification and an EAC repair, not your router.
No. An actioned account gets an explicit ban message, not code:shoe. The code is associated with the anti-cheat service failing to run properly, which is a local software problem, not an enforcement action.
Respawn doesn't publish an official meaning for most of these codes. These guides are written from community troubleshooting and the patterns we see across tracked accounts. Your progress through the steps is saved on this device.