Problem on startup ----Steam is not running--- Error

[pac0master]

Hey i brought Universe Sandbox  few month ago  on Steam and now

I cant  play it  

I always get this message

Steam is not running. You must start Steam in order to play this game.

:O  i reset Steam 3 time   Uninstall the game and re download it 2 Time  i don't know what to do

Is there any way to fix it ?? -- i just got the version from this website  to play

Thanks for helping me

[vh]

If you have the standalone version, you do not need steam to play. If you u have the steam version, steam should automatically start up when you click on the icon. I don't know whats wrong with your steam launcher, but it sounds like you are getting the two versions confused?

[pac0master]

Hmm Nah  i  Was trying the Steam Version  and its not working at all      so i just Got the Demo  but i cant realy play


Hmm For unknown reason the steam version is working back

[Dan Dixon]

Yeah... I've gotten quite a few reports from people who have problems running it the first time or two. No idea what the issue is.

We're working on a full rewrite for v3 (a free update for everyone that's ever purchased v1 or v2) and I expect many of these strange start up issues to go away.