My fix for game not launching via steam

workaround for steam launcher

I am unable to use the Steam created icon to launch sins of a solar empire 2 in Windows 11. It typically loads the stardock launcher. Steam states the game is running but 20-30 minutes can pass and nothing will happen.

I can, however, launch them from the direct links in the folder.

If anyone else has this problem here is the fix. Go to the following:

program files (x86) / Steam / Steamapps / common / Sins2 and look for either:

sins2.exe
Or

Stardocklauncher.exe

The .exe may be hidden depending on how you have your folder view setup. But the Icon will look like the sins2 logo, or the Stardock logo.

Hope that helps someone like me who got stuck.

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Hey, thanks for sharing the life hack!

Does it say on steam, near play button, that it's installing some microsoft redistributables?

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My game just hung there. I did follow EVERY step from the Stardock help page, including updating the Microsoft redistributals, C++ or something like that.

Some of their help links were a bit out of date but you get the hang of it if you follow their steps.

I just right clicked and chose "Create Shortcut" on the .exe file. Since it was Windows 11, you will have to right click and choose "More Options" before that is visible.

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