Won't launch

[LETSGOALREADY]

help game won't launch

[Kidhasaces]

Did you ever get it to launch? I have issues with it since I got it. It launches fine but then the pages are blank where the writing would be

[mattack]

I can confirm myself that using Windows 11 with all security off the game does not launch for me. In windows security it notes when it blocks something usually but nothing is noted. I dont have other issues with steam games running on this machine it seems that specifically this game fails to launch. Also tried launch in compatibility mode, launching with admin rights (even though the account is an admin account). The button in steam is the only indicator of any changes....it looks like its launching and then goes back to the previous green button to play. Not sure if you are having the same issue.

[mattack]

Id also note ... not sure who would buy the newest version of the game without any developer support about the 3rd version no longer working. Maybe the new one works? Maybe it doesn't? Just seems to be silence on this version now.

[mattack]

So for me here was the numerous fixes .... which ... I guess were pretty obvious but hey ... thats after the fact.
0. I had already gone through System Security and added an exception for the .exe of democracy3 .... may have helped ... but I dont know.
1. Its a game using Java. So if youre on a PC make sure you install the Java Run Time Environment. I think 1.8 or something is what I grabbed. Then in System Properties (likeloy need to click Advanced System Properties ... I added an Environment Variable ... "Java_Home" with "C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8" which is where I installed Java. If you install it somewhere else ... then you'll want to use that address. Still in System Variables I edited the Path entry and added a line at the end "%JAVA_HOME%\bin" at this point the game loaded but I now only had squares where text should be....no images.
I then ... within steam ... removed all Mods. This had been a fresh install but my previous mods from years back were still downloading as well. After removing those ... it opened fine. Course now the game is not playable cause it HAS to start with 0 GDP and tons of debt ... with no options but to cut Pensions and the military while dodging assassins and waiting for political points to raise taxes to nose bleed levels. SO ... I slowly readded Mods and in steam you can fumble around and click to load the Mods in the best order. ( Probably should be a default thing but what ever ) .
Then I have mods and can play again.