Open "SmartSteamEmu.ini" in game folder and change Offline = 0 to Offline = 1. It's help for me. And don't try change language in settings, beacuse game closes.
I have tested and it work without problem for me edit: the game crash when I exit if you start with launcher.exe you need to allow it to connect with your firewall
edit: the game crash when I exit
if you start with launcher.exe you need to allow it to connect with your firewall