Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Failed To Initialize Steam May 2026

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.

“Step 3: Run Steam as Administrator” Host: “Now right-click Steam.exe, choose ‘Run as administrator’. This gives the game permission to connect.” shadow of the tomb raider failed to initialize steam

Delete appcache + Run Steam as admin.

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.” The game needs permission to talk to Steam