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. Some of the affected games include Bioshock Remastered, Bioshock 2 Remastered, Bioshock Infinite, The Quarry, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the tactical action RPG that Firaxis initially launched for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in December 2022 before bringing it to previous-gen consoles in 2023. The 2K Launcher Beta, a completely separate launcher, has also been removed from Sid Meier’s Civilization V, 2K noted.
The games mentioned by 2K include:
- Bioshock Remastered
- Bioshock 2 Remastered
- Bioshock Infinite
- The Quarry
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- Mafia Trilogy Definitive Edition
- Civilization VI
- Civilization V
- XCOM 2
- XCOM: Chimera Squad
As of November 18, 2024, the 2K Launcher has been removed from every game that used it on Epic and Steam. On November 25, a follow-up update was sent out via Steam to make sure the 2K Launcher was fully removed. You may notice the 2KLauncher folder was replaced with a text file called 2kLauncherRemoved.txt. This file isn’t needed, and you can safely delete it!
We’ve done the heavy lifting, but to take it all the way home there might be one step left for you. First thing is to try closing and reopening Steam – that means completely closing and not just using the X to minimize the platform. Rebooting your PC is a good way to be sure it happened. For Epic, just make sure you’ve downloaded the most recent update for the game.