I've run into a similar issue (xCode 12.5.1, iOS 14): I've built the tiny app below, to reproduce this: a Game class that can increment a counter, and a GameView that calls this functionality. Nothing else. The ContentView 'owns' the Game class and passes it to the GameView in its NavigationLink. This works flawlessly, unless: There are exactly two links in the ContentView (which I saw others mention) At least one of them is bound to a @State var with tag/selection (even if it doesn't use it :/ ) In that case clicking the "Increment Count" button will pop the view. Removing the tag/selection from the second link, or adding the EmptyView will both fix it: struct ContentView: View {       @StateObject var game = Game()       @State var action: Int? = 0       var body: some View {     NavigationView {       VStack {         NavigationLink(destination: GameView(game: game)) {           Text("Link 1")         }         NavigationLink(destination: Text("Useless View"), tag: 1, selection: self.$action) {           Text("Useless Link")         }                   //NavigationLink(destination: EmptyView()) {         //  EmptyView()         //}       }     }   } } struct GameView: View {   @ObservedObject var game: Game       var body: some View {     VStack{       Text("Count: \(game.count)")       Button("Increment Count") {         game.incrementCount()       }     }   } } class Game: ObservableObject {   @Published var count: Int = 0   func incrementCount() {     count += 1   } }