2K removes its unpopular launcher from Steam and Epic, just months after freeing Civ 6 from its grasp

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And yes, that includes special beta launchers like the one you got for Civilization 5.

Rebooting your PC is a good way to be sure it happened.

For Epic, just verify you’ve downloaded the most recent update for the game."