2K 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 ...

Borderlands and Civilization publisher 2K Games has quietly done something very cool and good: The company has removed the need to use its 2K PC launcher from all of its games, and sunset the software ...

After a recent update, Civilization VI on Steam will no longer require the 2K Games launcher to play. And its upcoming sequel, Civ 7, also won’t force players to use a third-party launcher on Steam.

TL;DR: 2K Games has removed its launcher from all games on Epic and Steam, allowing direct play without additional software. This change affects titles like Bioshock and Civilization, with no impact ...