The DRM Free Initiative

This group is for fans & enthusiasts of DRM Free media

DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is essentially corporate regulation of digital media and what customers do with this media. Typically these regulations limit the number of installations/downloads/activations one can do on a device (or devices) within a certain time, constantly check for an internet connection (Always Online), and a variety of other frequently bothersome limitations that negatively impact customers.

It is for this reason that DRM Free/Digital Rights activism exists, to push against these corporate regulations that are hostile to customers, and to the public at large. Not only that, but folks fight for the removal of DRM because this corporate regulation impedes preservation of digital media, as often to do so risks legal battles with corporations.

For more information on the negative impacts of DRM, feel free to check the following link:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's brief article on DRM.[www.eff.org]

Members of this group are eligible to create and edit group events, announcements, choose player of the week, invite guests to their private chatroom, review games and add comments on, or create new threads for discussion. We hope you'll enjoy your time with this group! Also, please spread the word about DRM Free media and feel free to invite people to join the group.
~Thank you!

We do not, in any way, shape, or form, endorse GOG, Itch.io, Humble Bundle, or any sites that offer DRM Free products; nor do we support or encourage harassment of those with less anti-DRM views. We are simply an informative group.

Notice to Developers!
This group curates games on an informational basis only, which is to say we do not write up extended reviews evaluating your game in any way. Members of the group may do so on their own time and through their own accounts, but please do not feel inclined to send FCKDRM copies of your game expecting any sort of curator review recommending or not recommending your work.

At most, feel free to give us notice that your game does not include any DRM whatsoever, and we will curate your game accordingly as to where it is available without DRM (including if it is on Steam itself). Thanks for your interest, and may your work go well!

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RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Square Enix Removed Denuvo From Three Titles

14 April, 2023 - Gmr Leon | 0 Comments

Sorry for a couple announcements in a row, but there's been some good news regarding third-party DRM being removed lately. Square Enix has recently removed Denuvo from the following three titles:

The DioField Chronicle[steamdb.info] as of last month.
Valkyrie Elysium[steamdb.info] as of around two weeks ago.
Triangle Strategy[steamdb.info] as of a week and two days ago.

Now someone just needs to remind them they made Left Alive and are bizarrely still paying for Denuvo on it and we could add a fourth to the list, lol

Hope these last couple announcements find you well!

Resident Evil Village (RE8) has Denuvo Removed!

14 April, 2023 - Gmr Leon | 5 Comments

Good news this past week, as Capcom has removed Denuvo[steamdb.info] from Resident Evil Village!

However, this is coupled with the bad news that Capcom's recent release of the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Volumes 1 & 2 inexplicably have Denuvo included. It's possible, and maybe even likely, this will be removed at a later date in a similar fashion, but we will have to keep an eye on this until then.

In the meantime, if you would like a DRM free alternative to the Mega Man Battle Network games, I'd highly recommend the indie title One Step From Eden, which is conveniently half-off as part of GOG's current indie spring sale.

You might also consider EndCycle VS, though I can't vouch for whether it is DRM free or not (i.e. it may use Steamworks at a minimum).

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Kryptic 7 Nov @ 3:49pm

GOG is good but so is Zoom-Platform. https://www.zoom-platform.com/

_galaxy 21 May, 2023 @ 7:13pm

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/127633/

coates_0 9 Apr, 2022 @ 2:39pm

Has anyone on the group checked on the updated [list] (https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam) of drm-free games on Steam? One of the newer entries is Jedi Fallen Order (I'm not kidding).