. The game’s connection to its world was severed; without it, the game simply reported, " Steam must be running to play Restoring the Realm
: To prevent the file from being deleted again, add the Mortal Kombat X game folder as an exception or exclusion in your antivirus settings. Verify Game Files (Steam users only) : Right-click Mortal Kombat X in your Steam Library . Select Properties > Installed Files . steam-api64r.dll missing mortal kombat x
: Open your antivirus software (like Windows Defender ) and look for Quarantined Items or Protection History . If you find steam-api64r.dll , select it and choose Restore . the game simply reported