Square Enix has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined was released on PC in February 2026. This means that it took six months to remove it.
In Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, the characters designed by famous manga artist Akira Toriyama have been transformed into a cute 3D art style. The environments and dungeons are also rebuilt with a unique diorama-style look, making the world of Dragon Quest feel like a beautiful, hand-crafted model come to life.
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined stays true to the original story but makes it easier to follow with a smoother, more streamlined adventure. Besides the main story, players can enjoy fun side quests, extra stories, and minigames. You’ll unlock and explore new worlds by finding fragments and completing tablets. Each world is full of exciting places, like busy towns, tough dungeons, and fun quests, giving you plenty to do and explore.
The turn-based battle system in Dragon Quest VII Reimagined has been updated to feel more fun and exciting. The new vocation system lets you do cool things. Moonlighting will let you use two vocations (jobs) at the same time. Let Loose is a special move you can use when a character gets pumped up. Plus, Monster Master is a new vocation that gives you the power to summon strong monsters to fight your enemies. These changes will make battles more dynamic and thrilling than ever.
Square Enix is one of the publishers that has removed Denuvo from a lot of its PC releases. For instance, the publisher has removed it from DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake. In December 2025, they also removed it from Just Cause 3. Not only that, but they have 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.
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. Finally, Warner Bros has removed it from Gotham Knights, Back 4 Blood, and Mortal Kombat 11.
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