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Find the Needle: Keep Getting "Launch from Steam" Error, Other Games Work Fine (Workarounds)

Short answer

Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Validate the game files through Steam, or uninstall and reinstall the game.

The problem

I'm getting this message: "Find the Needle must be launched from Steam. Open Steam, log into the account that owns the game, and click 'Start Game' in your library." Is this a bug with the game? Every other game launches normally for me.

橘子噜士, original post

What players suggest

try valiidating the game files or uninstalling and reinstalling it Something is stopping it from detecing steam a quick google is showing people with this error for other games too Are u running from linux or steamdeck?

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