: Right-click sdhdship.exe in the game folder and select Run as administrator to bypass potential permission blocks.
Sometimes Steam's launcher hides the real error message. Running the executable directly can reveal exactly which DLL is missing:
: Alex checked the antivirus logs. Sometimes, overzealous security software mistakes sdhdship.exe for a threat and "quarantines" it, effectively snatching the game's heart. Alex added an exclusion for the game folder to ensure the executable could run unhindered.
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If verification didn't help, the next step is to fix the most likely system-level culprit.