Denuvo Anti-Tamper, or Denuvo, is an anti-tamper technology and digital rights management (DRM) scheme developed by the Austrian company Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH, a company formed through the management buyout (MBO) of Sony DADC DigitalWorks.
Contents
1History
2Controversy
3List of games using Denuvo
4List of games formerly using Denuvo
5Notes
6References
History
The first Denuvo-protected game was released in September 2014. Early reports suggested that Denuvo Anti-Tamper "continuously encrypts and decrypts itself so that it is impossible to crack."[1] Denuvo Software Solutions has stated that the technology "does not continuously encrypt and decrypt any data on storage media. To do so would be of no benefit in terms of security or performance." The company has not revealed how Denuvo Anti-Tamper works.[2] Games protected by Denuvo require an online re-activation for every hardware change every 24 hours and Denuvo limits activations to four hardware upgrades per 24 hours.[3][4] Denuvo's marketing director Thomas Goebl stated that some console-only releases get PC releases due to this technology.[5]
In December 2014, the Chinese warez group 3DM claimed to have defeated Denuvo and later that month released a software crack for the video game Dragon Age, which uses the Denuvo anti-tamper technology to protect Electronic Arts' Origin Online Access DRM.[6] The group claimed that the technology involves a "64-bit encryption machine" that requires cryptographic keys unique to the specific hardware of each installed system.[7] However, the 3DM crack arrived almost a month after the game's release in November 2014, an unusually long time for PC games[6] which were normally cracked on the same day as release. Asked about the development, Denuvo acknowledged that "every protected game eventually gets cracked"[6] and Ars Technica noted that most sales for major games happened within 30 days of release, and so publishers may consider Denuvo a success if it meant a game took significantly longer to be cracked.[8] 3DM continued to release cracks for Denuvo-protected games throughout 2015.
3DM reportedly nearly gave up attempting to crack Just Cause 3, which is protected with Denuvo, in January 2016 due to difficulties with an upgraded version of the anti-tamper mechanism.[9] They also warned that due to the current trends in encryption technology, the cracking of video games may become impossible within two years.[9][5] 3DM announced they would stop all research on Denuvo Anti-Tamper, stop cracking all single-player games from February 2016 for one whole year, start relying on other crackers and see if the sales have increased in China in one year's time.[10]
In August 2016, it was reported that the Denuvo protection found in Doom had been bypassed by a cracker named Voksi.[11] Bypasses for many other Denuvo-protected games were released the following days.[12] Although the exploit used for these bypasses was patched 3 days after the first bypass was released, news followed that Rise of the Tomb Raider, Inside and Doom[13] had been fully cracked by the scene group CONSPIR4CY (CPY)[14] by successfully emulating the enhanced "v3" anti-tamper implementation and patching the remaining in-game triggers. Playdead later removed Denuvo from their game Inside in their later patches.[15] id Software removed Denuvo from their 2016 release Doom via a patch in December later that year.[16] Crytek later removed Denuvo from their VR game The Climb.[17] CPY continues to crack Denuvo in other games.
A few months later, Resident Evil 7 was cracked only five days after its release, making it the fastest-cracked game with the latest Denuvo implementation at the time.[18] In May 2017, Russia n cracker BALDMAN cracked two games protected by the then-latest "v4" version of Denuvo: Nier and Sniper. On 4 June, MKDEV cracked Constructor HD,[19] (although the release was unstable and later properly cracked by CPY.[20]) On 6 June, BALDMAN cracked Tekken 7, just four days after release, despite shipping with the then-latest "v4++" implementation of Denuvo.[21] In June 2017, anonymous scene group STEAMPUNKS released Dishonored 2 with an offline Denuvo license generator. They later released Adr1ft and Planet Coaster with similar generators. The keygens released by STEAMPUNKS are allegedly packed by VMProtect,[22] which is reportedly also used by Denuvo itself in some iterations. STEAMPUNKS released working license generators for most uncracked games with the v3 implementation of Denuvo. For a short period, Denuvo protection on new games was being cracked within hours of release,[23] however this stopped with the release of Assassin's Creed Origins, which was notable for wrapping an updated Denuvo protection within VMProtect. In February 2018, CPY cracked Assassin's Creed Origins, after almost 3 months of the game's release.[24]Final Fantasy XV's Denuvo protection was bypassed by 3DM using the demo .exe file three days before release[25] and several people reported finishing the game using said crack before the game was officially released on PC.[26]
In June 2018 non-Scene cracker named Voksi cracked Football Manager 18 which had implemented Denuvo V4 Protection[27] (The first release did not properly work on some older CPU user and Voksi fixed it with updated variant version for those CPU users). Beginning in July, Voksi cracked Puyo Puyo Tetris in four days.[28]
Later on, Voksi cracked two Denuvo games in a row Dragon Ball Fighter Z and Shining Resonance Refrain in two days (but the first release of Shining Resonance Refrain did not work properly and crashed frequently. Voksi fixed it with the help of BALDMAN[29])
Controversy
Some consumers have alleged that Denuvo Anti-Tamper shortens the lifetime of solid-state drives (SSDs) by writing an excessive amount of data to the drive.[1][30][31][32] Denuvo Software Solutions claims that "Denuvo Anti-Tamper does not constantly read or write any data to storage media,"[2] calling it a "wrong rumor," since it doesn't perform read or write operations.[33] Games with Denuvo Anti-Tamper state in EULA that "certain files of the anti-tamper technology may remain even after the product is uninstalled from your computer."[34][35]
An issue with Denuvo arose in 2018 in the game Tekken 7, where Katsuhiro Harada, the director of the game, confirmed that it was indeed Denuvo which was causing drastic frame-rate drops in a recent update to the game, causing an outcry among the gaming community.[36] Another issue with Denuvo appeared in July 2018 in the game Sonic Mania Plus. The developer Sega released a new update for Sonic Mania that features a new version of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. According to legitimate users, this new change has caused massive framerate drops due to excessive hard drive writing.[37]
List of games using Denuvo
There are currently Expression error: Unexpected < operator. games that use Denuvo.
Name
Publisher
Developer
Release Date
Source
Cracked
FIFA 15
Electronic Arts
EA Canada
2014-09-23
[38]
Yes[39]
Lords of the Fallen
CI Games
Deck 13
2014-10-28
[40]
Yes[41]
Dragon Age
Electronic Arts
BioWare
2014-11-18
[42]
Yes[43]
Battlefield: Hardline
Electronic Arts
Visceral Games
2015-03-17
[44]
Yes[45]
Batman
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Rocksteady Studios
2015-06-23
[46]
Yes[47][48]
Metal Gear Solid V
Konami
Kojima Productions
2015-09-01
[49]
Yes[50][51]
FIFA 16
Electronic Arts
EA Canada
2015-09-22
[52]
No
Star Wars Battlefront
Electronic Arts
EA DICE
2015-11-17
[53]
No
Just Cause 3
Square Enix
Avalanche Studios
2015-12-01
[54]
Yes[55]
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Square Enix
Crystal Dynamics
2016-01-28
[56]
Yes[57][58]
Unravel
Electronic Arts
Coldwood Interactive
2016-02-09
[59]
Yes[60]
Plants vs. Zombies
Electronic Arts
PopCap Games
2016-02-25
[61]
No
Far Cry Primal
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
2016-03-01
[62]
Yes[63]
Need for Speed
Electronic Arts
Ghost Games
2016-03-15
[64]
No
Eve: Gunjack
CCP Games
CCP Games
2016-03-28
[65]
No
Total War
SEGA
Creative Assembly
2016-05-24
[66]
Yes[67]
Edge of Nowhere
Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games
2016-06-06
[68]
No
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Electronic Arts
EA Digital Illusions CE
2016-06-07
[69]
Yes[70][71]
F1 2016
Codemasters
Codemasters
2016-08-19
[72]
Yes[73]
Deus Ex
Square Enix
Eidos Montréal
2016-08-23
[74]
Yes[75]
Fernbus Simulator
Aerosoft
TML-Studios
2016-08-25
[76]
Yes[77]
Champions of Anteria
Ubisoft
Blue Byte
2016-08-30
[78]
Yes[79]
God Eater Resurrection
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Shift
2016-08-30
[80]
Yes[81]
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Shift
2016-08-30
[82]
Yes[83]
Damaged Core
High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software
2016-08-30
[84]
No
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
Konami
PES Productions
2016-09-13
[85]
Yes[86]
FIFA 17
Electronic Arts
EA Canada
2016-09-27
[87]
Yes[88]
Rocksmith 2014 Remastered
Ubisoft
Ubisoft San Francisco
2016-10-05
[89]
No
WRC 6
Bigben Interactive
Kylotonn
2016-10-14
[90]
Yes[91]
Battlefield 1
Electronic Arts
EA Digital Illusions CE
2016-10-21
[92]
Yes[93]
Just Dance 2017
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Paris
2016-10-25
[94]
No
Rock Band VR
Harmonix Music System
Harmonix Music System
2016-10-30
[95]
No
Golfzon Driving Range
Golfzon
Golfzon
2016-11-01
[96]
No
Football Manager 2017
Sega
Sports Interactive
2016-11-04
[97]
Yes[98][99]
Dragon Front
High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software
2016-11-06
[100]
No
Yesterday Origins
Microïds
Pendulo Studios
2016-11-10
[101]
Yes[102]
Handball 17
Bigben Interactive
Eko Software
2016-11-11
[103]
No
Dishonored 2
Bethesda Softworks
Arkane Studios
2016-11-11
[104]
Yes[105]
Planet Coaster
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments
2016-11-17
[106]
Yes[107]
Watch Dogs 2
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
2016-11-29
[108]
Yes[109]
Dead Rising 4
Capcom
Capcom Vancouver
2016-12-06
[110]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][111][112]
Eagle Flight
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
2016-12-20
[113]
No
Resident Evil 7
Capcom
Capcom
2017-01-24
[114]
Yes[115]
Tales of Berseria
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bandai Namco Studios
2017-01-27
[116]
Yes[117]
Conan Exiles
Funcom
Funcom
2017-01-31
[118]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][119]
Robinson
Crytek
Crytek
2017-02-07
[120]
No
For Honor
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
2017-02-14
[121]
No
Sniper Elite 4
Rebellion Developments
Rebellion Developments
2017-02-14
[122]
Yes[123]
Halo Wars 2
Microsoft Studios
Creative Assembly
2017-02-21
[124]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][125]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Paris
2017-03-07
[108]
Yes[126][127]
Train Sim World
Dovetail Games
Dovetail Games
2018-07-24
[128]
Yes[129]
NieR: Automata
Square Enix
PlatinumGames
2017-03-17
[130]
Yes[131][132]
Dragon Quest Heroes II
Square Enix
Omega Force
2017-04-25
[133]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][134][135]
Warhammer 40,000
Sega
Relic Entertainment
2017-04-27
[136]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][137][138]
Prey
Bethesda Softworks
Arkane Studios
2017-05-05
[139]
Yes[140][141]
Battlezone
Rebellion Developments
Rebellion Developments
2017-05-11
[142]
Yes[143]
Constructor
System 3
System 3
2017-05-26
[144]
Yes[19][20]
Tekken 7
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bandai Namco Studios
2017-06-02
[145]
Yes[21][146]
Hunting Simulator
Bigben Interactive
Neopica
2017-06-09
[147]
Yes[148]
Lone Echo
Ready at Dawn
Ready at Dawn
2017-07-20
[149]
Yes[150]
White Day
Sonnori Corp
Sonnori Corp
2017-08-22
[151][152]
Yes[153][154]
F1 2017
Codemasters
Codemasters
2017-08-25
[155]
Yes[156]
Sonic Mania
Sega
Headcannon, PagodaWest Games
2017-08-29
[157][158]
Yes[159]
Monopoly Plus
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Pune
2017-09-07
[160]
Yes[161]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Konami
PES Productions
2017-09-12
[162]
Yes[163]
Dishonored
Bethesda Softworks
Arkane Studios
2017-09-15
[164]
Yes[165]
WRC 7
Bigben Interactive
Kylotonn
2017-09-15
[166]
Yes[167]
Total War
Sega
Creative Assembly
2017-09-27
[168]
Yes[169]
FIFA 18
Electronic Arts
EA Canada
2017-09-29
[170]
Yes[171]
Middle-earth
WB Games
Monolith Productions
2017-10-10
[172]
Yes[173]
South Park
Ubisoft
South Park Digital Studios
2017-10-17
[174]
Yes[175]
Assassin's Creed Origins
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
2017-10-27
[176]
Yes[177]
Sonic Forces
Sega
Sonic Team
2017-11-07
[178]
Yes[179]
Transroad: USA
astragon Entertainment
Deck13
2017-11-09
[180]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][181]
Football Manager 2018
Sega
Sports Interactive
2017-11-10
[182]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][183]
Need for Speed Payback
Electronic Arts
Ghost Games
2017-11-10
[184]
Yes[185]
Injustice 2
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
NetherRealm Studios
2017-11-14
[186]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][187]
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Electronic Arts
EA DICE
2017-11-17
[188]
No
Star Ocean
Square Enix
tri-Ace
2017-11-28
[189]
Yes[190]
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Arc System Works
2018-01-26
[191]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][192]
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Square Enix
Square Enix
2018-02-02
[193]
Yes[194]
Fe
Electronic Arts
Zoink
2018-02-16
[195]
No
Sword Art Online
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Dimps
2018-02-23
[196]
Yes[197]
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Sega
Sonic Team
2018-02-27
[198]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][199]
Final Fantasy XV
Square Enix
Square Enix
2018-03-07
[200]
Yes[201]
A Way Out
Electronic Arts
Hazelight Studios
2018-03-23
[202]
No
Far Cry 5
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
2018-03-27
[203]
Yes[204]
Total War Saga
SEGA
Creative Assembly
2018-05-03
[205]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][206]
Unravel Two
Electronic Arts
Coldwood Interactive
2018-06-09
Yes[207]
Jurassic World Evolution
Frontier Developments
Frontier Developments
2018-06-12
[208]
Yes[209]
Bus Simulator 18
astragon Entertainment GmbH
stillalive studios
2018-06-14
[210]
No
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
Square Enix
DONTNOD Entertainment
2018-06-26
[211]
No[212]
Shining Resonance Refrain
Sega
Sega
2018-07-10
[213]
Yes[lower-alpha 1][214]
Yakuza 0
Sega
Sega
2018-08-01
[215]
No
Monster Hunter
Capcom
Capcom
2018-08-09
[216]
No
Madden 19
Electronic Arts
EA Sports
2018-08-10
[217]
Yes[218]
Burnout Paradise Remastered
Electronic Arts
Criterion Games
2018-08-21
[219]
No
F1 2018
Codemasters
Codemasters
2018-08-24
[220]
Yes[221]
Strange Brigade
Rebellion
Rebellion
2018-08-28
[222]
No
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Konami
PES Productions
2018-08-30
[223]
No
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Soleil Ltd.
2018-08-31
[224]
Yes[225]
Dragon Quest XI
Square Enix
Square Enix
2018-09-04
[226]
Yes[227]
Zone of the Enders
Konami Digital Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment
2018-09-04
[228]
No
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Square Enix
Eidos Montréal
2018-09-14
[229]
No
New Gundam Breaker
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Crafts & Meister Co., Ltd.
2018-09-24
[230]
No
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Sega
Sega
2018-09-25
[231]
No
Life is Strange 2
Square Enix
DONTNOD Entertainment
2018-09-27
[232]
No
FIFA 19
Electronic Arts
EA Canada
2018-09-28
[233]
No
Mega Man 11
Capcom
Capcom
2018-10-03
[234]
No
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Quebec
2018-10-05
[235]
No
Soul Calibur VI
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Bandai Namco Studios
2018-10-19
[236]
Yes
The Quiet Man
Square Enix
Human Head Studios
2018-11-01
[237]
Not released
Football Manager 2019
Sega
Sports Interactive
2018-11-02
[238]
Not released
Yakuza Kiwami
Sega
Sega
TBA
[239]
Not released
Resident Evil 2
Capcom
Capcom
2019-01-25
[240]
Not released
Anno 1800
Ubisoft
Blue Byte
2019-02-26
[241]
Not released
Total War
SEGA
Creative Assembly
2019-03-07
[242]
Not released
List of games formerly using Denuvo
There are Expression error: Unexpected < operator. games that removed Denuvo after being implemented.
Name
Publisher
Developer
Release Date
Source
Removal Date
Denuvo cracked before removal
Additional Notes
The Climb
Crytek
Crytek
2016-04-28
[243]
2016-12-10[244]
No
Doom
Bethesda Softworks
id Software
2016-05-13
[245]
2016-12-08[16]
Yes[246][247]
Inside
Playdead
Playdead
2016-07-07
[248]
2016-11-23[15]
Yes[249][250]
Homefront
Deep Silver
Dambuster Studios
2016-05-17
[251]
2017-03-06[252]
No
Titanfall 2
EA Games
Respawn Entertainment
2016-10-28
[253]
2017-03-31[254]
No
2Dark
Bigben Interactive
Gloomywood
2017-03-10
[255]
2017-04-19[256]
Yes[257]
Syberia 3
Microïds
Microïds
2017-04-20
[258]
2017-04-27[259]
Yes[260]
Rime
Grey Box
Tequila Works
2017-05-26
[261]
2017-06-02[262]
Yes[263][264]
Hitman
Square Enix
IO Interactive
2016-03-11
[265]
2017-06-20[266]
Yes[267]
Mass Effect
Electronic Arts
BioWare
2017-03-21
[268]
2017-07-07[269]
Yes[270]
Adrift
505 Games
Three One Zero
2016-03-29
[271]
2017-09-14[272]
Yes[273]
Life Is Strange
Square Enix
Deck Nine
2017-08-31
[274]
2017-10-19[275]
Yes[276]
Agents of Mayhem
Deep Silver
Volition
2017-08-15
[277]
2017-11-09[278]
Yes[277]
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Gearbox Publishing
People Can Fly
2017-04-07
[279]
2017-12-05[280]
Yes[281]
Sniper
CI Games
CI Games
2017-04-25
[282]
2018-01-25[283]
Yes[284][285]
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Bigben Interactive
Frogwares
2016-06-10
[286]
2018-02-02[287]
Yes[288]
GOG version only. Denuvo is still present in the Steam version.
Moto Racer 4
Microids
Artefacts Studios
2016-11-03
[289]
2018-02-20[290]
Yes[291]
Abzû
505 Games
Giant Squid Studios
2016-08-02
[292]
2018-03-09[293]
Yes[294]
GOG version only. Denuvo is still present in the Steam version.
Mad Max
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Avalanche Studios
2015-09-01
[295]
2018-05-01[296]
Yes[297]
Origin version only. Denuvo is still present in the Steam version.
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