For a visual walkthrough of the Steam client troubleshooting steps:
👊 If you are using a cracked version (we don't judge), ensure your steam emulator files are placed in the correct game directory, but for legitimate owners, Step 1 usually does the trick! For a visual walkthrough of the Steam client
– If you own the game legitimately but previously used a crack for mods or DLC, restore the original Steam DLLs. Verify files (step 2) will do this automatically. but for legitimate owners
A Comprehensive Analysis and Solution to the "Steam Must Be Running to Play This Game" Error in DMC Devil May Cry on Steam For a visual walkthrough of the Steam client