Make sure that V-Sync is enabled. Playing without V-Sync can cause problems in this game, and some people have reported that turning V-Sync on fixed a game crash. Some things can override the V-Sync setting in the game. You can have Steam display the frame rate while playing the game, to make sure that it matches the rate set in the game options.

Some people have also reported that using some software to limit their frame rate fixed problems in this game.