To anyone whose UE5 game is seemingly stable while exploring but consistently "fatal error" crashes after opening the scene editor try navigating to:
"...\Wild_Life_-_2022.12.22_Shipping_Full_Build_1\2022.12.22_Shipping_Full_Build_1\Windows\Engine\Extras\Redist\en-us\"
In that directory run the UEPrereqSetup_x64.exe and see if that remedies the issue.
"...\Wild_Life_-_2022.12.22_Shipping_Full_Build_1\2022.12.22_Shipping_Full_Build_1\Windows\Engine\Extras\Redist\en-us\"
In that directory run the UEPrereqSetup_x64.exe and see if that remedies the issue.