Nope, I can't say I've ever bought anything that I couldn't eventually get to work through Steam. Even Space Empires V, which required me to do some scary things in the Windows console, eventually worked.
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saints row 2, I eventually found out how to update my pc and it ran ok, but everything ran in fast-forward, which made driving a damned nightmare.
Quake 1, its expansions, Quake 2, its expansions, and Hexen 2 are the residents of my Steam graveyard. None of them work under 64-bit Windows 7. They all just crash on startup.
Also, while it probably works, I haven't yet played Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, due to worries over the DRM limitations. Then again, I didn't really set out to buy it, anyway. I just got it as part of a pack which I bought for other games in it.
Also, while it probably works, I haven't yet played Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, due to worries over the DRM limitations. Then again, I didn't really set out to buy it, anyway. I just got it as part of a pack which I bought for other games in it.
All of mine work because I do loads of research before buying anything, even if my hardware is "unsupported" there are always some nice fellows with a fix for it on a forum somewhere.
Yeah, a bug in Myst is keeping me from progressing. Strangely enough I was able to get it up and running without a hitch.hamsterkilla said:
I also got a runtime error with Thief 3 that wouldn't go away. I tried reinstalling and loads of mods and unofficial fixes, but it just wouldn't work. Steam actually gave me my $20 back, which I was able to use to buy 5 games during the fall sale. One of them, Penumbra, didn't work either. No great loss, as it was only about two dollars.
I have two that do not work. Rage refuses to play properly, graphics either break up or turn blue or the frame rate drops to unplayable levels. Metro 2033 doesn't load at all, it just crashes on start up and gives an error message.
I have not contacted customer services about Metro 2033 though, I didn't "buy" it outright because it came in with a bundle deal so I am not really bothered about it. If I bought the game because I wanted it I would have tried to fix it though.
I have not contacted customer services about Metro 2033 though, I didn't "buy" it outright because it came in with a bundle deal so I am not really bothered about it. If I bought the game because I wanted it I would have tried to fix it though.
Well TF2 and Gmod will launch on my Laptop but then th-ey w-on't st-op lag-gi-ng. And they used to play fine. That's mostly the problem with my steam games on my laptop. They lag like crazy. Good thing I got a new PC for my birthday last year which I can play them on.
Risen It just won't work It'll download the stuff then say I don't have this downloaded and not work
*Whistles innocently in the corner, playing Winter Assault* Don't mind me, I got some more Chaos to ... murderise.Palademon said:
I've never had any problems with any of the WH4K series, but then again, I got discs and didn't go through Steam for them.
Of the various Steam games, the ones I've installed work... I have a dozen or so waiting until I upgrade my hard disk and then I can get around to installing them.
I have it in My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\, and that and the various other tweaks to the different .ini files worked as advertised for me. Unfortunately the game is still less fun than Civ4, aside from the combat being better, so I uninstalled it a while ago. If I wanted a TBS where the only fun option was to kill things, I'd go play 90% of the other ones out there. I got a Civ game for all the non-murdering gameplay mechanics that give it some variety. Way to miss the point, guys.thejackyl said:
I haven't changed a single thing in my rig in over four years, apart from the occasional driver update. Prototype absolutely refuses to load, even if it worked swimmingly six months ago.
Jade Empire. Game works... but it can't save, which means I can't get past the intro. Pisses me off because I really love this game.
I just found my copy of Command and Conquer: The First Decade, and I was running it on a commputer running XP a few years back, but after upgrading to 7, nothing except Generals and Zero Hour work. It's impossible to describe the rage I felt when I tried to boot up RA2. It's not all bad though; Generals and Zero Hour were the best out of the bunch.
A lot of people have that problem, but there's an easy fix : )Chairman Miaow said:
Go to the steamworks/common/metro2033/install folder after the game has been installed. There should be a Physx installer. Use this to de-install the Physx. Then reset your PC and install the Physx again. The game should run now (might need another reboot of the PC).
More indepth info here:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1196119
I have only 2 games I can't even run, Magicka, as baffling it is, and Orcs Must Die, which would run oh so nicely if it wasn't for that stupid single core CPU problem. All I can see ingame is my character's weapon, well, actually that's all I see of everyone, and even if I hit an enemy the game will just crash.
There's been some problem with Super Meat Boy too for a short time, telling me I missed a directx dll or something, but it magically fixed itself before me going to search for the problem.
And then there's Faerie Solitaire. Whenever I start it up and reach the menu, the PC just restarts. No error message, nothing. It's weird because it used to run just fine.
And then again, my whole steam library is a graveyard at the moment as my PC killed its 3rd hard drive last week. Sucks.
There's been some problem with Super Meat Boy too for a short time, telling me I missed a directx dll or something, but it magically fixed itself before me going to search for the problem.
And then there's Faerie Solitaire. Whenever I start it up and reach the menu, the PC just restarts. No error message, nothing. It's weird because it used to run just fine.
And then again, my whole steam library is a graveyard at the moment as my PC killed its 3rd hard drive last week. Sucks.
I have a copy of Darksiders sitting there.... It was given to me by a friend if I drove him around town for a fortnight (or so) while his car was being fixed....
I spent about a week downloading the thing (low DL limits FTL)
And when I FINALLY came around to booting it up...
Black screen...
can hear the menu music, but, no image....
So annoying, apparently it's hacky/slashy fun.... -.-
I spent about a week downloading the thing (low DL limits FTL)
And when I FINALLY came around to booting it up...
Black screen...
can hear the menu music, but, no image....
So annoying, apparently it's hacky/slashy fun.... -.-
I repurchased Rome Total War on Steam so I could participate in an online tournament with my Steam clan... only for the game to act really weird. I don't know how well the game actually works, as I quit as soon as it finished loading after ten minutes. Quit, tried again, same long load. Not worth fussing over, so I just leave it alone.
Blood Bowl Legendary Edition also counts, as while it works for a time, it always crashes after an hour or so. I can't even watch a bloody CPU vs CPU match all the way through!
EDIT: Forgot about "From Dust"... game is laggy to the point of unplayable, to say nothing about the excessively sensitive mouse regardless of setting adjustments.
Blood Bowl Legendary Edition also counts, as while it works for a time, it always crashes after an hour or so. I can't even watch a bloody CPU vs CPU match all the way through!
EDIT: Forgot about "From Dust"... game is laggy to the point of unplayable, to say nothing about the excessively sensitive mouse regardless of setting adjustments.
Go into your Steam games folder, find oblivion, open it and delete EVERYTHING inside of it and this will fix your problem, just make sure you verify its files. This will re-install it freshly.SacremPyrobolum said:
Mainly all of those take up a lot of memory and require tons of hardware power. I reccomend using this site here, it will check your video card files automatically and tells you if you can run X game or not.Solo-Wing said:
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/
I use it, and have not gotten a virus.
None, really, none. I usually don't buy games that I know have problems or that I can't run on my current specs.
Well every damn game on there until just recently since I just got a new laptop. But even when all my games worked just fine, and still for that matter, Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl never once worked for me. Every time I tried I got an error message in Russian.