This guide will show you how to disable the new 2K Launcher for Bioshock Infinite using only the launch options provided by Steam. This allows you bypass the launcher and run the game normally through Steam without having to run the executeable directly from the file folder each time.

There are two versions of this guide: a quick version for advanced users and a complete step-by-step for newer users.

Hopefully this helps a few of you get around the ridiculous new launcher 2K has implemented!

1. Locate BioShock Infinite in your game library and right-click it, then select "Properties..."
   
   
   
   
2. In the "General" tab in the Properties window, locate the "Launch Options" dialogue.
   
   
   
   
3. Add "PATH_TO_EXE" -run %command& to the launch options, where PATH_TO_EXE is the full path to the BioShock Infinite executeable.
   
   For example, my launch option looks like this:
   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BioShock Infinite\Binaries\Win32\BioShockInfinite.exe" -run %command%

You should now be able to play BioShock Infinite without the 2K Launcher.

For the the less tech-savvy, here is a complete step-by-step to run BioShock Infinite without the 2K launcher.

1. Locate BioShock Infinite in your game library and right-click it, then select "Properties..."
   
   
   
   
2. In the "Local Files" tab in the Properties window, locate the "Browse..." button and click it.
   
   
   
   
3. A window will pop up showing you where BioShock Infinite has been installed.
   
   
   
   
4. Double-click the "Binaries" folder, then the "Win32" folder. You should see the executeable for BioShock Infinite.
   
   
   
   
5. Click the address bar and your installation path will be highlighted. Copy this path with Ctrl+C.
   
   
   
   
6. Locate BioShock Infinite in your game library again. Right-click it, then select "Properties..."
   
   
   
   
7. In the "General" tab in the Properties window, locate the "Launch Options" dialogue.
   
   
   
   
8. Type a quotation mark into the "Launch Options" dialogue and then paste the path you copied from Step 5 with Ctrl + V. Next, type \BioShockInfinite.exe, followed by another quotation mark. After this, type a space, then type the following:
   -run %command%.
   
   For example, my launch option looks like this:
   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BioShock Infinite\Binaries\Win32\BioShockInfinite.exe" -run %command%

You should now be able to play BioShock Infinite without the 2K Launcher.