[Error] Failed to Login - 053

16 votes

I get this error at random points. THe games stops responding for a few seconds. then the error. I'm passed back to the 'Play' screen, and I get a Connecting message next to the Play button (which is disabled), sometimes with [retrying...#].

I have to exit the game to be able to connect again.

Under consideration Error Suggested by: Mark (07 Dec, '21) • Upvoted: 24 Mar, '23 • Comments: 11

Comments: 11

06 Dec, '21
Paul Spencer Merged
Game keeps crashing to loading menu, saying Steam is offline when its not.
08 Dec, '21
Elissa - Producer Admin
"Steam is Offline - 0053" (suggested by Paul Spencer on 2021-12-06), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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21 Dec, '21
Bjorn
I get this very very often at times but sometimes it doesn't come back for an hour or more. It says steam is offline and I should run it as admin (which I now always do). I check my connection - windows says its connected. The main menu in Icarus is stuck on "connecting". If I then shut down Icarus an restart it from Steam, it works again. Maybe this is not a bug and more of a trouble shooting thing? Would love to get a tip on how to make sure Steam stays connected when my internet connection seems stable. Or maybe the icarus check if Steam is connected can be a bit more robust?
Also may be worth noting I play Fortnite quite a bit and never ever lose connection there. Also I'm playing with wired internet.
22 Dec, '21
SaMoSFr
Same here: getting this connection error which boots me back to the main screen, and it fails to reconnect, forcing me to exit the game all together before restarting it. It can happen every 10-15min or leave me be for a bit longer.
The advice about running the game as Admin doesnt work: if I enable this on the exec file, it simply refuses to connect to servers when I launch the game again.
Becoming quite the nuisance.....
15 Mar, '22
Karlie
This error is driving me nuts. Ever since the latest patch. As soon as I select a character, I without fail get the error 053 message (my internet is fine and steam isn't offline). And if by some miracle I get past this point it will happen when trying to load an existing prospect or load a new one. I have also seen error code 033 thrown in now and then for some variety. I have re-installed the game, and also tried running it as admin. This game is actually unplayable for me now. I really hope a fix comes out for this soon!
29 Mar, '22
Sarel Kruger
Seriously this is now longer amusing. This bug has been known about since December and still no fix? You ask for support and encouragement for the work you do and all I get is a game that keeps crashing. Your reaction? Under consideration? I paid for this game and deserve to be able to play it, you keep bragging about new this and new that but the thing still works like shit. You will get praise and encouragement from me when you show you deserve it.
29 Mar, '22
Elissa - Producer Admin
Hey @Sarel!
- "Under consideration" is our default status on these tickets. It doesn't mean we're not working on it, just that we haven't had time to update the status correctly.
- Have you tried verifying your files, or do you just get crashes often? This error is a Steam Offline error I believe, so you could try checking your Steam status and changing that to online, and seeing if it works.
- If your game is crashing and you send the crash logs with a message, that is super helpful for us! We see every crash that comes through and are slowly making our way through them with fixes, so hopefully we'll fix your issues soon!

Thanks, and sorry this is happening to you!
01 Aug, '22
Lux
I keep getting kicked from my session every 10 minutes or so, it kicks me with;
Error 053
"Steam is offline. Only offline play will be avaliable. Ensure you have launched the game through steam and you are connected to the internet. If this still fails ensure you are not running the game in 'Run As Administrator' compatibility mode."

This has been happening for a few weeks now and is making the game unplayable sadly.
The game will sometimes try to reconnect and be successful but 5 minutes later it will go again until it's drops out completely. I then have to relaunch the game to connect again before starting the cycle again.

Steam never goes offline during gameplay, it's as if icarus randomly stops talking to steam for some reason.

Every other game in my stream library has no problem playing, my internet is running fine and my pc is up to date. I'm obviously not running the game in compatibility mode either.

I've tried verifying integrity of the game files and also flushing my dns
01 Sep, '22
A D Moss Merged
Game keeps crashing and logging out saying its steam sever issues
01 Sep, '22
Elissa - Producer Admin
"FAILUER TO LOAD 053" (suggested by A D Moss on 2022-09-01), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
28 Oct, '22
MadButterzz
When i first bought this, it had been fine, then after a pc reset due too some windows 11 issues i had to reset my pc. I can load up and get a few minutes of online play till it kicks me out with the login error 053, claiming steam is offline when it is not. And can't find any solution anywhere.