Greg Levy FWIW - Anno 117, the video/PC game, just launched today (US, anyway). I'm a huge fan of Anno 1800, even though it's the ... Black Myth: Wukong
As the video game industry progresses through 2025, the conversation surrounding digital rights management (DRM) remains one of the most polarizing topics among developers and consumers. Denuvo, developed by Irdeto, has long stood as the industry standard for anti-tamper technology. While its stated goal is to protect early sales windows for publishers, it has historically faced criticism from players regarding performance impacts and hardware preservation.
began successfully circumventing modern Denuvo versions by intercepting instructions at the hardware level. Official Removal
⚠️ Some games from late 2024 lost Denuvo in early 2025 (e.g., Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – removed January 2025 patch).
This is a tricky request because a (in the academic or technical white paper sense) on a list of games using Denuvo in 2025 would be obsolete before publication. Lists change daily as new games launch, old games get cracked, or publishers remove Denuvo.
Denuvo has been cracked in all single-player games it previously protected