Steam Error: `Application load error 5:0000065434`

[kegsmr]

This error occurs on certain Steam installations of SimCity 4 when launching the game. Exact cause unknown.

Workarounds:

• Place a copy of Steam.exe in the SimCity 4 installation directory.
• Reinstall SimCity 4 to the same drive where Steam is installed. (credit: maoam)

[asier-ochoa]

This happens to me when I attempt to launch the steam version directly from the exe without the Steam executable. One option to fix this is for the game to be launched using steam's browser protocol for steam users, especifically steam://run/<id>//<args>/.

[kegsmr]

This happens to me when I attempt to launch the steam version directly from the exe without the Steam executable. One option to fix this is for the game to be launched using steam's browser protocol for steam users, especifically steam://run/<id>//<args>/.

That's a great idea. I'll have to look into that.