Can't run the game. No .exe to start it.

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I just download ESF and the ESF beta and i can' play either one. I'v searched and searched but i can't find the executable to start the game. I see an "uninstall" .exe but there isn't one to start the game. I even told the installer to place a shortcut on my steam games screen and it's still not there.

Can someone please help?

Edit- Sorry i meant to put this in help and support. can i mod please move it? thanks.
 
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Thats because you have to launch it from Steam.
 
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It's not showing up in steam though. that's the problem. I also can't find the .exe in any of the folders.
 
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Reinstall the game?
 
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or better yet close steam and then relaunch it should then show up
 
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There isn't supposed to be a .exe. Have you tried restarting Steam after installing?
 
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Make sure you've run HL once from steam. Then install. It should automatically take care of everything. Then open steam. If you're on a 64 bit version of windows, make sure it installs to the right directory, IE C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\XXXXXXXXX\Half-Life
 
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STEAM doesnt update the games list untill you restart it. So you probably just have to close steam completely, and then start it up again.
 

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