Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 6:44
Multiple games don't launch after it says preparing to launch
A few of my games (darksiders 2, skyrim, and viscera clean up to be exact) wont launch after it says preparing to launch, i looked at the steam console it just says game process stopped with no error code. I've tried every possible solution i have found online and nothings fixed it, and all of the threads i look at are abandoned with none of them ending with a fixed problem.

computer specs in case someone needs them
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
16g of memory
1tb SSD
I7 processor

any and all help would be appreciated
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Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 6:55 
I had this issue once:

Look in Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + ESC) and first check to see if Steam is running any instances and if so End those Processes and Restart Steam.

If this is false, then proceed to Task Manager < Startup tab and check is Steam is in there and if so, make sure it has its Valve icon attached because if not, then the Startup app has broken registry keys - the icon will be blank instead of the proper Valve logo.

Also, run Steam as Administrator seems to be the more proper way to start the app/client.

If you are using an external storage solution (data drive) this could most likely be the issue as some users forget to assign those static drive letters and keep them on floating drive assignments which in turn will cause issues when launching games.

And then I have a huge list of things for another issue on another thread and if you want I can send it here but not until you say okay because it is for a different/specific issue, but could hold water.
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:02
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:03 
引用自 Cosa Nostra
I had this issue once:

Look in Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + ESC) and first check to see if Steam is running any instances and if so End those Processes and Restart Steam.

If this is false, then proceed to Task Manager < Startup tab and check is Steam is in there and if so, make sure it has its Valve icon attached because if not, then the Startup app has broken registry keys - the icon will be blank instead of the proper Valve logo.

And then I have a huge list of things for another issue on another thread and if you want I can send it here but not until you say okay because it is for a different/specific issue, but could hold water.
first solution didn't work and it does have the valve logo, go ahead and send it, ill try literally everything short of a factory reset to fix this
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:04 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
引用自 Cosa Nostra
I had this issue once:

Look in Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + ESC) and first check to see if Steam is running any instances and if so End those Processes and Restart Steam.

If this is false, then proceed to Task Manager < Startup tab and check is Steam is in there and if so, make sure it has its Valve icon attached because if not, then the Startup app has broken registry keys - the icon will be blank instead of the proper Valve logo.

And then I have a huge list of things for another issue on another thread and if you want I can send it here but not until you say okay because it is for a different/specific issue, but could hold water.
first solution didn't work and it does have the valve logo, go ahead and send it, ill try literally everything short of a factory reset to fix this
Before you do that, reread my post above as I just edited and included more specific solutions.

Apart from running the Steam Client Setup Installation over the current Steam Client installation WITHOUT uninstalling Steam itself. Be aware that this solution will default all Steam Client settings but will leave all games intact.
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:08
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:07 
i tried running it as admin and got the same result, and i don't think the external drive should be an issue since I'm only using what's on my pc
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:08 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
i tried running it as admin and got the same result, and i don't think the external drive should be an issue since I'm only using what's on my pc
Furthermore, you can go into the Steam Client settings < Storage tab and repair individual libraries.

Sometimes the paths can become broken...


The external drive solution is applicable when using external drives and also if you are using USB sticks or any other external hardware.

This will put your Steam Library on a floating drive letter which Steam might not see properly.

Therefore, the remedy is to assign the external drive to a letter to solve the issue as Steam will only look on that drive letter and not on the other floats.

It is not applicable if Steam does see the floating drive in which the library was first installed on (Floating Drive D takes initial precedence)
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:13
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:11 
repairing didn't do anything unfortunately
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:16 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
repairing didn't do anything unfortunately
If you have a huge library of games, like myself, you could have an achievement log backup which causes all types of issues, such as high RAM usage by Steam Client and Webhelpers and the infamous Steam Client Library Restart Loop.

Match the external drive letter to what Steam Client says it should be and if it is true, then it shouldn't be that, but if false, that is the issue.

Maybe you should also run SFC (System File Checker) Scan Tool.
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 7:19
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 8:23 
the drive thing checks out, how would i check for the achievement log back up?
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 8:26 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
the drive thing checks out, how would i check for the achievement log back up?
One fairly certain way to check is to look in Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + ESC) and see if all Steam processes while running do not add up to over 1GB of RAM usage.

Proper Client RAM usage should be around 600MB - 900MB.
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 8:26
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 8:38 
its at about 600MB so that should be fine
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 8:43 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
its at about 600MB so that should be fine
This is interesting.

Have you run the SFC scan tool to check for system corruptions that can lead to software app launch failure?

Sometimes seemingly a simple remedy is to try to restart the PC but I am sure you tried this already.
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 8:45
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 9:00 
Ran the sfc and everything came back normal, and i have, ive lost track of how many times ive tried that lol
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 9:18 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
Ran the sfc and everything came back normal, and i have, ive lost track of how many times ive tried that lol
Well this is a head scratcher...

Have you added any new software?
Gamma Crucis 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 9:24 
the only thing that comes to mind is that i updated my drivers yesterday and that's when the problem started so I'm not sure if the drivers messed something up
Phénomènes Mystiques 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 9:27 
引用自 Gamma Crucis
the only thing that comes to mind is that i updated my drivers yesterday and that's when the problem started so I'm not sure if the drivers messed something up
GPU driver I take it.

If so, you may want to rollback the driver.

It is key and only key to update the GPU when and only when it begins to cause issues.

If the GPU was not having issues prior to the update, you should never update the driver until issues appear.

I think it is not driver related, but could be.

Have you attempted to run the Steam Client Setup Installation over the current Steam Client version without uninstalling Steam?

This will "clean install" the most updated Steam Client replacing all files without affecting game libraries.

As stated before, all Steam Client settings will return to default positions.


There is also a troubleshooting method I personally used if you have more than one drive, preferably 2 or more to thus reinstall another Client, download a small game you know would crash on the original Steam Client and to test that Client to see if it launches said game.

Mind you, using this method of troubleshooting you will NOT want Steam on the same drive, nor the library(ies) that you use.

If you only have two drives, you can still attempt this method by manually creating a Steam Library Folder preferably something not named the same or similar - name it "Steam - Test" or something but you CANNOT have two Clients on the same drive, only libraries in this test.

This method helped me to reset my original Steam Client back to the default store from main library which was causing a Restarting Loop on Steam startup.

Then to remove the second Client, simply delete all its files as it will have no uninstaller to wit and using any Steam Uninstaller will remove both Clients.

If you do this test and it is clear (runs the game) you would need to switch over some folders but we will get to that later, if applicable throughout.

Personally, I would rather run the Setup Installation .exe over the current Steam version as this seems to fix most Client issues.
最後修改者:Phénomènes Mystiques; 2024 年 3 月 27 日 上午 9:39
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