Players using Steam face a problem where after validating Steam files and the file doesn’t get reacquired at the end of the process. This is a very common problem with a lot of fixes available. There is no specific “one” fix for this solution as the software and hardware configuration of the user may vary.

Using the “Verify integrity of game cache…” function in Steam will fix any corrupted files.

1. Launch Steam client.
2. From the Library section, right-click on Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and select Properties from the menu.
3. Select the “Local files” tab and click the “Verify integrity of game cache…” button.

1. Run a CHKDSK Scan. The Steam failed to validate and will be reacquired error can be due to bad drive sectors.
2. Turn Off Windows Defender Firewall. The Windows Defender Firewall can and does conflict with Steam for some users.
3. Clean Boot Windows.
4. Reinstall Steam and Scan the Registry.

The most common causes of this error include the following reasons: In case BSOD or power outage interrupted the Steam game downloading process, it might have corrupted your download files, and hence you are getting the corrupt update files error.

Any Steam client feature that requires a connection will be unavailable while offline. box on the login window is checked. Verify that all game files are completely updated. Launch the game(s) you would like to play offline to verify that there are no further update or installation requirements.

Typically, Steam fails to validate game files when a game has installed mods. Mods may come into conflict with the Steam client and trigger the verification error. Secondly, Steam may fail to validate the game cache if it previously updated some files incorrectly. Any changes made to a file will cause a change in the file’s hash.

Steam will detect that the configuration file is deleted and will attempt to replace it with a fresh copy present in Steam’s servers. First of all, navigate to your Steam directory. Open the folder userdata. All the Steam IDs will be listed which are registered to this computer. Select yours and click it.

Another remedy is to open the game you are playing directly from its installation folder. We can try bypassing the Steam client. All the games that you install are independent applications present with their executable present in the local files. We can try running them from there.