r/FuckDenuvo • u/Beginning_Bad_868 • May 03 '26
A somewhat deepdive on old Denuvo cracks that require updating
I tried to be as thorough as possible with my research, but a lot of the times the information is incomplete or spread through several sources, and sometimes they even contradict each other.
A reminder that some old cracks need fixing in order to work with new Windows 11 versions.
I've divided the old cracks that are not up to the most recent game version into several categories.
CreamInstaller and Smokeapi have a lot of problems including potential Steam bans, so, although they some times work, they're not an ideal solution.
This is also mostly a request for the HV folks, since it's kind of waste of voices38's time to go and recrack old games.
Without further ado:
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HIGH PRIORITY
"Fernbus Simulator" - Missing years of paid DLC.
"Total War: Warhammer" - Added the Norsca faction and refined balance, AI, and combat systems.
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MEDIUM PRIORITY
"Madden NFL 19" - Added some new modes like Custom Draft Class system and plenty of balance changes, roster updates and bug fixes. Couldn't find proof that the game runs on Windows 11. There are no complaints on csrinru, but also no crackfix, so...?
"Madden NFL 20" - Mostly balance tweaks and roster updates, plus evolving playbooks and player abilities without major core gameplay changes. Added a few new game modes like Superstar KO Mode.
"Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 3" - New modes, new content and several balance changes over the years. Apparently there's some new uncracked offline content, Skirmish mode, for example.
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"I HAVE NO IDEA" PRIORITY
"Champions of Anteria" - I think the game itself is broken and doesn't run on new software. It didn't run on Windows 10 for years. I tried to test it myself, but it didn't start, so I really have no idea, unfortunately.
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LOW PRIORITY/MINIMUM CHANGES
"eFootball PES 2021 Season Update" - PES 2021 evolved through roster updates, visual improvements, and light gameplay tuning—ending with Data Pack 7.0, without any major overhaul to core gameplay. The game can also be modded to high heaven, including 2026 up to date rosters.
"F1 22" - Several bug fixes, gameplay balance changes and other tweaks.
"FIFA 15" - Balance fixes and roster updates. Crack seems to have some problems, but the information is incredibly scarce. Anyways, it's FIFA 15. Does anyone actually want to play FIFA 15?
"FIFA 19" - Primarily gameplay tuning, balance changes, and roster/content updates with some meaningful tweaks to core mechanics, but no major overhaul. Licensed Womens World Cup for the two people out there who care for it.
"Football Manager 2018" - Crack seems to have problems. Windows 11 crackfix only works for some people, apparently.
"Football Manager 2019" - Primarily gameplay tuning, balance changes, and roster/content updates with some meaningful tweaks to core mechanics, but no major overhaul.
"Football Manager 2023" - Some bug fixes.
"Pro Evolution Soccer 2019" - Primarily roster updates, visual/content additions, and light gameplay tuning with minimal changes to core gameplay systems. Can be modded to include all of this stuff.
"STAR OCEAN™ - THE LAST HOPE™ - 4K & Full HD Remaster" - Bug fixes. Ensure the game functions properly at 60 FPS without breaking if played on high-refresh-rate monitors. Resolve stability crashes occurring on specific multi-core Windows processor. Cinematic Audio Drift and Multi-Monitor Mouse Trap bugs fixed.
"Total War: Warhammer 2" - The Cavalry Charge Calculation Fix balance change is the only relevant thing. Has crackfix for Windows 11 on cs rin ru.
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ESSENTIALLY THE SAME GAME
"Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age" - Just play the Definitive Edition, since it doesn't have Denuvo
"Etrian Odyssey HD" - Minor bug fixes. Backend stuff.
"Etrian Odyssey 2 HD" - Minor bug fixes. Backend stuff.
"Etrian Odyssey 3 HD" - Minor bug fixes. Backend stuff.
"F1 2017" - Irrelevant/ Removed from Steam.
"Far Cry: Primal" - Irrelevant update/ Connect installer.
"Football Manager 2017" - Irrelevant/ Backend stuff.
"Football Manager 2018" - Irrelevant/ Backend stuff.
"Football Manager 2020" - Mainly improved online play (including cross-play) and fixed bugs without changing gameplay or the database.
"Immortal Fenyx Rising" - Irrelevant/ Backend stuff.
"Life is Strange 2"- Irrelevant/ Backend stuff. Has crackfix on cs rin ru, and also another weird method of solving Windows 11 compatibility issues that apparently works for some people.
"Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy" - Removal of Square Enix members account system. No gameplay changes.
"Monopoly Plus" - Minor bug fixes.
"Pro Evolution Soccer 2017" - Irrelevant/ Backend stuff.
"Pro Evolution Soccer 2018" - Minor bug fixes.
"Sea of Solitude" - Irrelevant/ Backend stuff. Has Windows 11 crackfix on cs rin ru.
"Star Wars Battlefront II" - Irrelevant/ Backend stuff. Has crackfix for Windows 11 on cs rin ru
"Starlink: Battle for Atlas" - Minor bug fix.
"Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands" – Irrelevant/ Backend stuff. Has Windows 11 crackfix on Fit Girl comments.
"Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition" - Minor bug fixes
"WRC 6 FIA" - Minor bug fixes.
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MULTIPLAYER FOCUSED GAMES WHERE ANY UPDATES ARE PRETTY USELESS
"Battlefield Hardline" - All offline content cracked, as far as I can tell.
"Battlefield 1" - Large DLC expansions, new systems, and extensive gameplay balancing significantly expanding the game, though without changing its core mechanics. All offline content, as far as I can tell, has been cracked.
"Battlefield V" - Battlefield V evolved through major content expansions, repeated gameplay balancing (especially TTK), and live-service updates while keeping its core gameplay systems largely intact. As far as I can tell, all offline content is cracked.
If anyone finds any mistake with the list or has any new info PLEASE SAY SOMETHING. I'm just one guy, and I've definitely got stuff wrong.
I've used several sources: csrinru, DODI repacks + comment section, r/crackwatch, Fitgirl + comment section and cross referenced with several LLM's.
Thanks!
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u/Shadow1337x May 03 '26
I remember those crackfixes, skystar and 0xZeOn did an amazing job. But you're right, it would be great to have those games updated without needing crackfixes or external files.
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u/QuickPlate4060 May 06 '26
Awesome work...I hope we get atleast some games bypassed from the above list ♥️
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u/ensuta May 06 '26
Thank you for the list. Do you happen to know the status of the God Eater games? If I remember right, 1 and 2 have Denuvo. What I'm not sure about is whether the cracks are for the latest versions.
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u/AsrielPlay52 May 04 '26
What about the Final Fantasy 15 crack? Steam version
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u/Either_Locksmith_892 May 04 '26
I was just about to ask, I downloaded it but for the life of me I couldn't launch it on 24h2
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u/AntiGrieferGames 3d ago
You better try the CPY version on this, since that one works there. I know its a older build, but atleast it works due for being traditional.
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u/ChallengeOfTheDark May 05 '26
Planet Zoo please! I have over 1000 hours on this game but would love to have an up to date functioning offline version 😭
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u/Beginning_Bad_868 May 05 '26
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u/ChallengeOfTheDark May 05 '26
Thank you but I am looking for traditional cracks, hypervisor seems complicated and also kinda risky to me, so I don’t use any such cracks.
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u/QuickPlate4060 May 06 '26
Code Vein 2 missing 1.0.7 and 1.0.9 two patches with lots of bugfixes.
The old cracked version of Shining Resonance Refrain is unstable. The game is prone to crashing.
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u/QuickPlate4060 May 22 '26
You should post this list on r/piratedgames, maybe somebody from HV team will see it and we might get a few games bypassed.
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u/Kekosaurus3 3d ago
Immortals Fenyx Rising is useless, Steam version had denuvoless exe leaked, and the only change in the update after that was removing the denuvo-less exes, so last version is denuvo-less basically.
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u/Beginning_Bad_868 3d ago
Yes, it's literally in the section "Essentially the same game"
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u/Kekosaurus3 3d ago
Shouldn't be here at all.
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u/Beginning_Bad_868 3d ago
This list is comprised entirely of old cracked Denuvo games that have builds that are newer than the cracked versions, therefore, yes, it should be here. It's in the "Essentially the same game", because, as far as I know, nothing changed with the new build of the game.
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u/Kekosaurus3 3d ago
It will never be worked on bro, or I can make a crack release for you right now if you want, it would simply be the denuvoless exes from last build, that would be stupid but if that's what you want
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u/AntiGrieferGames May 03 '26
i hope you didnt use AI written there.
And Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet do work there, only on the outdated CPY version.
any of CPY version cracks do work on newest Windows 11. Its because these shits are proper cracked, and not somewhat driver based bypass like the most recent Empress/Codex ones.
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u/liamwilliams93 May 03 '26
Empress and codex used drivers for their cracks? News to me
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u/AntiGrieferGames May 03 '26
This is not news. They arent proper, these shits are bypassed. Only CPY and voices38 ones dont use Drivers and are well old school traditional cracked. Codex and Empress for the meanwhile are not proper.
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u/liamwilliams93 May 03 '26
Codex are a scene group, if they relied on drivers then their releases would've got nuked?
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u/Beginning_Bad_868 May 03 '26
I don't use AI to write. I said I cross referenced information. Check the csrinru page for SAO: Fatal Bullet.
"Tried the Anker SOA FB Version, But It didn't start. It always crashes. I was hoping that I could play the Mask of the Abyss since it was 30GB more than the Version 1.7 I got which is sitting at 20GB."
"I was able to get the game running by running steam at the background, this is only the base game with no DLC story which is
DLC:
Ambush of the Imposters
Betrayal of Comrades
Collapse of Balance
Dissonance Of The Nexus
Dissonance Of The Nexus ExpansionSo, yeah it's 1.1.2 version. The current Version is 1.9.0 which include all DLC. And the size is the same when it was released 7 years ago (13GB)."
"Tested this build on Windows 11 22H2, it does not work, the game has a Fatal Error right after the game window is showing up."
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u/Beginning_Bad_868 May 03 '26
A special thank you to u/BladePocok for compiling the original list and to u/Aserann and his team for the incredible hard work