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I'm assume (wrongly?) that installing this dependency is managed by Steam before the first run, not up to them.

One can opt in to the common redistributables (which usually makes sense if the thing you're looking for is covered) or decide to package custom steps into InstallScript files https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/installscripts. In either approach, Steam will automatically manage the runtime dependency installation for the user before the "Play" button appears.

Thanks for the info. Looks like they're using /silent right there in the example

"Steam customers love a quick and silent install. Add silent or quiet parameters to all run process commands and only add what you absolutely need for the game."

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