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.
You’ll never have to use the 2K Launcher for Steam games again
K Games has removed the 2K Launcher from its games on Steam and Epic.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
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,
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.
2K Launcher is finally no more - that's at least one publisher making things better for gamers
K Games have officially nuked the 2K Launcher from orbit, finally removing it from their games across both Steam and Epic.
2K Games removes launcher from all Steam and Epic Games Store titles | News-in-brief
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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.
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.
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.
"Complete Sunset": 2K Launcher Has Been Removed from All Games on Steam and the Epic Games Store
The 2K Launcher has been removed from every game that had used it on the Epic Games Store and Steam, according to a support page for the launcher that 2K updated this week.
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.
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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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Rest in peace, 2K Launcher
Good news for PC gamers - the 2K Launcher is no more, making it a little less frustrating to play 2K games on Steam and Epic.