As part of a growing trend among publishers, 2K Games has removed its launcher from “every game that used it” on Steam and Epic.
2K announced the change on a support page last month, and the launcher was removed on November 18. An update was pushed out on Monday to ensure it’s gone, so if you want to hop into a 2K game on Steam or Epic, you’ll no longer have to deal with the extra step of going through a launcher.
Recommended Videos There are a couple of exceptions. Players will still have the option to launch XCOM 2 from a launcher on account of mod support.
According to a support page, there will be four ways to get into the game, including two versions of the mod launcher. If players want to hop into Mafia: Definitive Edition Trilogy, they’ll have to disable the launcher first.
This change also won’t apply to any of the Grand Theft Auto games, as Rockstar has its own launcher. Civilization VI had its launcher removed on Steam earlier this year, but now the change applies to Epic players. Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming Check your inbox!