Square Enix has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from its HD-2D RPG, Octopath Traveler 0. Octopath Traveler 0 was released in December 2025. This means it took SE about 5 months to remove it.
Octopath Traveler 0 is a prequel to Octopath Traveler. The game has the exact same HD-2D visual style as its predecessor, and it comes with two new features.
The first one is the character creation system. For the first time, you will get to become the hero. The second is the town-building mechanics. Players will rebuild their hometown to their vision and invite their allies and those they meet on their travels to move in.
The Break and Boost systems also return. Players can enjoy thrilling and strategic command-based battles using an 8-character party. They can also form their very own party from over 30 different travellers.
The removal of Denuvo should not come as a big surprise. After all, Square Enix has removed it from a lot of its games. For instance, it has removed it from DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake. In December 2025, they also removed it from Just Cause 3. SE has also removed it from The Diofield Chronicle, VALKYRIE ELYSIUM, TRIANGLE STRATEGY, LIVE A LIVE, and Forspoken. Moreover, both Octopath Traveler and its sequel no longer use it. And that’s not all. In May 2024, SE removed it from Star Ocean The Second Story R. Finally, in March 2025, the publisher removed it from Final Fantasy 16.
Capcom is another publisher that has removed Denuvo from a lot of its games. In November 2025, they removed it from Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny. Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, and Resident Evil Village are also Denuvo-free as we speak. Similarly, Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 3 Remake no longer use it. In July 2025, the Japanese team also removed it from Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Plus, Capcom has recently removed it from Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Other companies have also removed Denuvo from several of their games. In March 2023, KRAFTON removed Denuvo from The Callisto Protocol. NEOWIZ has also removed it from its Souls-like game, Lies of P. In October 2024, Gearbox removed it from Homeworld 3, too.
And that’s not all. Bethesda’s Wolfenstein Youngblood, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Doom Eternal no longer have it. Then we have Bandai Namco, which has removed it from Tekken 7 and NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER. Plus, Warner Bros has removed it from Gotham Knights, Back 4 Blood, and Mortal Kombat 11.
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