Could not init steam

[ikrananka]

There was an update this month that fixed the "Could not init Steam" error ...
But like I said with the DRM-free stuff, I think the Steam client still needs to be running for it to start, but you don't have to launch it via the Steam client. At least I suspect this, but I'm not certain. I could be wrong.

Well, I downloaded the game yesterday and tried running it with the Steam client shutdown and I got the "Could not init Steam" error. Didn't try it with the Steam client running so don't know if that would have worked but I don;t want to have to run it that way anyway - so for now the game is uninstalled again.

This is exactly why I buy all of my games on GOG. I hate this DRM crap and will not support it. The only reason I have Amnesia on Steam is because I received it as a gift. But if I can't play it without the Steam client then I'm not playing it at all. I'd rather pick it up on GOG in a sale.