About %2 of people get SteamAPI_Init() failed

[ural89]

We released a game 3 weeks ago and from game analytics reports, I get about %2 of people are getting [Steamworks.NET] SteamAPI_Init() failed. Refer to Valve's documentation or the comment above this line for more information.

I could talk to a player having this issue and they report they are running game from steam and steam recognizes the game and shows it is running. I also ask them to start with/without as administrator. Yet still game fails to run.

I use steam manager code from steamworks.net example. And I do not get any other error from SteamManager.cs.

I myself cannot replicate the issue.

Unity version: 2022.3.62f2
Steamworks.net version: 2025.163.0

[edunad]

I'm having the same issue, specially on chinese users / computers

[Akarinnnnn]

It's possibly the problem is steam_api[64].dll internally. Try ask Valve for help. Others can't help because investigation by them requires reverse enginerring.

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