The game freezes on loading. You can also hear the game process (characters, interaction with the world, menu switching on and off), but the loading screen is on.
We addressed a rare loading issue in v0.9.7 that you may be affected by.
You can try opting into the playtest version to see if your issue is resolved:
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/frontier-playtester-faq/112441