“Step 3: Run Steam as Administrator” Host: “Now right-click Steam.exe, choose ‘Run as administrator’. This gives the game permission to connect.”
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.” shadow of the tomb raider failed to initialize steam
“Step 1: Close Steam completely”
“Step 2: Delete the ‘appcache’ folder” Host: “Go to your Steam install folder – usually Program Files x86 – Steam. Find the folder named appcache and delete it.” “Step 3: Run Steam as Administrator” Host: “Now
Title: Fix: Shadow of the Tomb Raider “Failed to Initialize Steam” Error [0:00] Host: “Getting the ‘Failed to initialize Steam’
You see a pop-up error: “Failed to initialize Steam. Are you running Steam?” even though Steam is open.
“Launch Shadow of the Tomb Raider from your Steam library. The error should be gone.”