The only possible hint I can gather is that there is an issue with one of the files as a couple of times when I tried to validate the files it kept redownloading that specific file (steam_appid) which is a text file, but could be associated with steam_api.dll. I pretty much ran through everything that you guys mentioned numerous times and even uninstalling/reinstalling steam itself with no success. This is the first game I have ever had an issue with on steam and haven't had any errors pop up telling me what the issue could be. I am running an older system but still meeting/beating the required specs and running Windows 10. And I am having the same issue as vagus_02. Originally posted by Graedric:So I decided to get the game about 2 days ago and installed it. Thanks for the reply man, enyoy your game =) Gonna try download and install tha file you just mention now. unfortunately, nothing worked for me so far and SE just keep giving obviously solutions. Thanks again for your suggestion and I hope you are able to get the game running soon! Glad to hear you solve this issue, i try everthing already, even move to my SSD where's windows is installed and unistall and install the game a couple of times. Oh, and I have a dedicated SSD Steam install on F:/ instead of being on C:/ (sometimes Steam and C:/ don't play well with each other). Did you already try a total delete and reinstall already? That'd probably be my next step. I wish I could say why that solution doesn't work in your case, but other than you being on Windows 10, I'm not sure what it could be. Originally posted by Malum:Hey Vagus, I just wanted to stop by and say 'Thank You!' as your suggestion worked, the missing file name in my case was 'api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll' and I downloaded it from Microsoft directly with their self-installer option.

Web searches are turning up scant little information, looks like a refund is in my future. And now I've tried a trick about enabling/disabling DPI scaling from the execuible file, and that didn't change anything either. Over the hundreds of games I've played through Steam, this is the first time I've ever encountered one so stubbornly refusing to start up.Īnyone know of a way fix to this, or do I need to go ahead and get a refund? My PC specs (in case of a compatibility issue are) are: There are no error messages, and this behavior does not occur with any other game in my library.

Checking to see if the game is running in the background via task manager (its not) Temporarily disabling my anti-virus software

Making sure by OS and display drivers are up to date Starting the game directly from my Steam library Starting the game via The desktop shortcut I've tried the following with no change in behavior: I'll get a brief popup message saying that steam is booting up the game, and then nothing happens. Bought the game yesterday and installed it.

Chrono trigger pc torrent