The Procedure Entry Point Steaminternal-createinterface Could Not Be Located In The Dynamic Library

If the game still cannot find the file, you can manually copy a working version from your main Steam directory.

Before digging into system files, ensure Steam itself is healthy. If the game still cannot find the file,

Getting hit with a "Procedure Entry Point Not Found" error while trying to launch a game like The Last of Us Part I is incredibly frustrating. or deleted a critical steam_api64.dll file

Often, the error occurs because Steam’s background processes ( Steam.exe , SteamService.exe ) are stuck. mistaking it for malware.

A corrupt download cache can cause mismatched library calls.

To understand this error, you need to know two things:

Your antivirus software may have flagged, quarantined, or deleted a critical steam_api64.dll file, mistaking it for malware.