1. Open File Explorer(Folder Icon), navigate to the drive that has your OS installed which for me is the C drive and then open the folder labeled Windows.

2. At the top right of File Explorer, search for msvcr110.dll and then press enter.

3. When the msvcr110.dll file shows up, copy it and then paste it onto your desktop.


4. At the top right of File Explorer, search for msvcp110.dll and then press enter.

5. When the msvcp110.dll file shows up, copy it and then paste it onto your desktop.


6. Open Steam, go to your game library, locate Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, right click it and choose Properties.

7. With the properties open, click Local Files and then click Browse.

8. File Explorer will open and display the MGS_TPP folder. Select both msvcr110.dll and msvcp110.dll from your desktop and then place them in the MGS_TPP folder.

9. Close File Explorer.

10. Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 by going to the link provided below. You will need to download the correct 32bit/64bit version for your computer.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

11. After you have downloaded Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012, try playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and it should work.

These are the steps I took that got the game running for me. If it worked for you, please let me know by leaving a comment on this guide and a star rating. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment on the guide as well and I will help the best I can.