You’ll never have to use 2K Launcher for Steam games again

2K Games Has Officially Ditched Its PC Launcher
Additionally, on November 25 the publisher pushed out an update on Steam that fully removed the 2K Games launcher, replacing the folder that contained all of its files and data on your PC with a single text file named “2kLauncherRemoved.txt.” The publisher says you can safely delete that file, too.
The 2K Launcher Is No More — You Can Now Launch 2K’s PC Games Directly in Steam
K Games has pulled its launcher from all its PC games as part of a “complete sunset” of the software, which means PC gamers can now launch all 2K games directly in Steam.The 2K Launcher was forced upon players of the company’s PC games,
The dreaded 2K Launcher on PC is finally dead for good and that sparks joy
Among all the unnecessary PC game launchers forced on us over the years, 2K Games’ version easily ranked among the very worst – when it was not clunky or broken all by itself, it always found ways to prevent you from enjoying your favorite games the way you wanted to.
2K Removes Its launcher From All PC Games - News
"As of November 18, 2024, the 2K Launcher has been removed from every game that used it on Epic and Steam," said 2K. "Additionally, we also removed the “2K Launcher Beta”, a completely separate launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V.
2K ends support for the 2K Launcher on Steam and Epic Games
Secondary launchers for a game can be rather irritating. Clicking play via Steam or Epic and then having to click play again is a champagne problem, if we're being honest, but it's one that 2K has gone ahead and removed for us, making our PC-playing lives that much easier.
You’ll never have to use the 2K Launcher for Steam games again
2K announced the change on a support page last month ... Launchers can often take up extra PC bandwidth, which poses a problem for players with limited processing power to begin with.
2K has removed its launcher from all PC games
BioShock, Mafia and Civilization publisher 2K has officially shut down its PC games launcher and removed the platform from all of its games. Announced in a blog post on Tuesday, 2K said the launcher has now been removed from every game that used it on Steam and Epic Games Store.
2K Games Can Now Launch on Steam and Epic Without the 2K Launcher
As of November 25, the 2K launcher is no longer required in any 2K published games on either Steam of Epic Games Store.
Take-Two Has Taken Away The 2K Launcher, To The Benefit Of All Their Games
“As of November 18, 2024, the 2K Launcher has been removed from every game that used it on Epic and Steam. Additionally, we also removed the “2K Launcher Beta”, a completely separate launcher, from Sid Meier’s Civilization V.
BioShock, XCOM, Civ 6 freed from 2K Launcher
BioShock and Mafia publisher 2K has killed off its PC launcher, and uncoupled its top titles from the software.
BioShock, Civilization, Mafia, And More No Longer Require 2K's Launcher
BioShock and Civilization publisher 2K has announced it is shutting down its launcher, as the publisher's entire lineup no longer requires its use.
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We just beat a PC gaming villain: 2K removes its pointless, game-breaking launcher from its entire catalogue
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2K removes its unpopular launcher from Steam and Epic, just months after freeing Civ 6 from its grasp
2K explains on its support page that on November 18, the 2K launcher was removed from every game that used it on Steam and ...