Capcom has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper technology from Resident Evil 4 Remake on PC, nearly three years after the game first launched. The change was introduced via a recent update, and the game’s Steam page no longer lists Denuvo as part of its protection system.
Resident Evil 4 Remake was originally released on March 24, 2023, for PC and consoles. The removal of Denuvo comes close to the three-year mark since launch. Capcom has not published a statement detailing the reason behind the decision. However, the move is consistent with the company’s past actions regarding older releases.
In recent years, Capcom has removed Denuvo from several titles after their initial sales period. In November 2025, the company dropped the DRM from Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny. Other Capcom games that no longer use Denuvo include Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, and Resident Evil Village. The publisher has also removed it from Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 3 Remake. In July 2025, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess received a similar update.
Several other publishers have taken comparable steps. Square Enix removed Denuvo from Just Cause 3 in December 2025 and from titles such as The Diofield Chronicle, VALKYRIE ELYSIUM, TRIANGLE STRATEGY, LIVE A LIVE, and Forspoken. Bethesda, Warner Bros, Bandai Namco, KRAFTON, NEOWIZ, and Gearbox have also removed the technology from selected PC releases over time.
Denuvo is commonly used to limit unauthorized distribution during a game’s launch window. The removal of the technology from Resident Evil 4 Remake adds the title to a growing list of games that no longer include the anti-tamper solution.
