CivCity Rome not starting

[pajoki2000]

I bought civcity rome on steam and every time I try to open it i get a message saying "failed to find steam" and then closes the game. Has anyone had this problem and any idea how to fix this?

[grahamcj79]

im having same issue

[togetrobb]

same here.

[DJPUMBA]

i had this problem when i tried to launch it outside steam, through the launcher in the installation folder (steamapps/common/civcity), but when i launch through steam such warning doesn't pop up
not sure if that would help though

[Razza]

I restarted my computer then it worked.

[Guzzo]

A solution that usualy resolves the "Failed to find Steam" error, is to copy "Steam.dll" from your Steam folder and paste it in your game directory (Steamapps>common>CivCity Rome), but that hasn't worked for me. I'm running Windows 10 and have the same issue. It worked on my older Windows 7 machine though.

[RacePenn]

I am also having this issue.

[ryan.koenig]

You may need to change the screen resolution in the startup window that appears when launching the game. That fixes the issue for me at least. Good luck!

[RacePenn]

Thanks

[[CoH] Joker]

Originally posted by ryan.koenig:

You may need to change the screen resolution in the startup window that appears when launching the game. That fixes the issue for me at least. Good luck!

I don't get a startup window. The popup IS the starting window.

[lunarlicorice]

Try to exit your steam account and relaunch it, it always helps me

[Guzzo]

Okay I've figured out why the game will not run on some newer computers. If your monitor does not support 60 hz/fps refreshrate you can try changing it by rightclicking on your desktop>display settings>advanced display settings>Display adaptor properties>monitor.
If you cannot change your refreshrate to 60 fps in that dropdown menu I solved it by using this: https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU
Restart your computer after youve followed the guide for CRU and then the game should work. Good luck!

[The Incredible Machine]

Weird. I played for a few hours last night. Today I got the "failed to find steam" thing, copied in the .dll, which fixed the error message. It now appears to boot up, but I can't keep the window open. It just closes itself ...

[The Incredible Machine]

It's totally a resolution issue. Everything on my desktop keeps getting smaller and smaller ...

[psychoticbob]

CONFIRMED! Exiting and restarting Steam fixed this issue for me. Fun game. Almost as much fun as Caesar II & III.

[The Incredible Machine]

I fixed it by changing resolution. But now I have the bug where all the millers lie down and don't do anything.