steam-api64.dll depends on the Visual C++ runtime environment. If those are outdated or missing, the DLL won’t load.
If this works, you can re-enable the overlay later, but you’ve identified a conflict with another program (like Discord overlay or MSI Afterburner).
Sometimes the issue isn’t the game—it’s the Steam client’s own redistributable packages. Reinstalling Steam can fix broken dependencies.
steam-api64.dll depends on the Visual C++ runtime environment. If those are outdated or missing, the DLL won’t load.
If this works, you can re-enable the overlay later, but you’ve identified a conflict with another program (like Discord overlay or MSI Afterburner).
Sometimes the issue isn’t the game—it’s the Steam client’s own redistributable packages. Reinstalling Steam can fix broken dependencies.