Lies of P officially removes DENUVO following accidental leak

A few days ago, Lies of P was updated on Steam, with the team at NEOWIZ accidentally uploading a DRM-free version of the game. In the wake of this, the studio has finally opted to remove the infamous DENUVO from Lies of P in an official manner.

Despite receiving high praise from fans of the Soulsborne genre, the launch of Lies of P last year was met with some controversy when the team at NEOWIZ added DENUVO’s anti-tamper DRM to the game mere days ahead of its official launch.

Following this, a few days ago the team inadvertently uploaded a DRM-free copy of Lies of P to Steam, allowing the public to easily crack the game.

In the wake of this, it seems as though NEOWIZ have opted to remove the DRM in an official capacity, with a new update to SteamDB stating that they have “Removed 3rd-Party DRM – Denuvo Anti-tamper” – a welcome surprise for all those who already own the game (and for those who have held off on it so far).

For the uninitiated, Denuvo’s DRM has sparked a great deal of controversy in recent years as while allegedly being designed to help curb piracy in the PC space, this implementation of DRM is seen by many to be antithetical to the core of the PC platform. Additionally, many games which have utilised Denuvo have suffered from performance issues as a direct result of its inclusion.

It is therefore a good day any time DENUVO is removed from a game – though it would have been preferable if it was never added in the first place.

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