Game not launching using it's .exe file (workaround)

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Posting this in case it helps someone else.

It’s an old issue, been around since the Unity switch so I assume it’s a known one and it isn’t going away any time soon :slight_smile:

I use a launcher for anything and everything on PC. alt+space, enter a few letters and a game/program will pop up

Gems of War is the only game that refuses to launch this way - I have to launch it through Steam or a separate desktop shortcut, which is annoying. If I launch the executable the game will start, do a loading screen, then close, pass over to Steam and then it’s either nothing (if first launch after reboot) or “another instance is already running”.

The internet shortcut style Steam creates isn’t helpful either for it’s not a .lnk nor an executable:

steam://rungameid/329110

The workaround I found is to launch it as a command line argument to Steam:

steam.exe -applaunch 329110
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Thanks for posting this! That’s weird, does it happen for other games run through Steam as well (not just other games in general)? The shortcut to the desktop or an .exe causes a weird double lanuch as opposed to launching the game through Steam.

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This is the only Steam game I have that won’t launch, everything else works with direct .exe launch, no special shortcuts needed.

It used to be the first launch would fizzle out in the same way but then second try would go through. That’s long gone too.