Tropico 7 Demo won’t launch

[maum]

The Kalypso launcher opens normally, but nothing happens when I click “Launch Game.” The game itself does not start, and no error message appears.

System: Windows 11, NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16 GB VRAM), AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, 32 GB system RAM.

I checked Windows Security’s Protection History and Virus & threat protection, but found no related blocked actions. I also verified the integrity of the game files through Steam, and no issues were found.

Because my C: drive has limited free space, I installed the demo on a different drive, at:

X:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Tropico 7 Demo

Both the Kalypso launcher and Tropico7.exe are in this same folder. Could the installation location be related to the issue?

[[sH[!]Ne]]

Hi please check if one of these steps does help you:

3. If Smart App Control is blocking the game please try the following potential workaround:
Add an Exclusion in Windows Security

• Open Windows Security from the Start Menu.
  
• Go to Virus & threat protection -> Manage settings (under Virus & threat protection settings).
  
• Scroll down to Exclusions and click Add or remove exclusions.
  
• Click Add an exclusion -> Folder, then select the Tropico 7 Demo installation folder inside your steamapps/common directory.

4. If Controlled Folder Access is blocking the game:
If the game is prevented from saving progress, writing settings files, or launching properly due to Windows ransomware protection, add it as an allowed app:

• Open Windows Security from the Start Menu.
  
• Go to Virus & threat protection
  
• Ransomware protection (click Manage ransomware protection).
  
• Check if Controlled folder access is turned on, then click "Allow an app through Controlled folder access".
  
• Click "Add an allowed app" and then:
  
• a) select Recently blocked apps (if the game was blocked recently) and select Tropico7.exe
  
• b) or select Browse all apps and navigate to your installation directory (e.g., inside C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tropico 7 Demo) and select the primary game executable (Tropico7.exe).
  
  Note: You can also add the game's save folder (C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\My Games\Tropico 7 Demo) under Protected folders.

from https://steamcommunity.com/app/1853440/discussions/3/564797030489345820/

[maum]

I had already searched for and tried both of the methods you suggested, but it still doesn't work.