Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Failed To Initialize Steam Online

Update: If you have RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS), close it too. That caused the error for some. [0:00] Host: “Getting the ‘Failed to initialize Steam’ error in Shadow of the Tomb Raider? Don’t reinstall the game yet.”

“This happens when the game can’t talk to the Steam client. Here’s the fastest fix.”

“Step 1: Close Steam completely”

Delete appcache + Run Steam as admin.

You see a pop-up error: “Failed to initialize Steam. Are you running Steam?” even though Steam is open. shadow of the tomb raider failed to initialize steam

The game needs permission to talk to Steam. Right-click Steam.exe → Properties → Compatibility → Check Run this program as an administrator → Apply. Restart Steam and launch the game.

“That’s it. Like and subscribe for more game fixes.” Update: If you have RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS),

“If not, also disable Steam Input in the game’s controller properties. And close MSI Afterburner if you have it.”