In another landmark achievement in the world of video game piracy, the first title released in 2026 has been fully cracked by pirates. Resident Evil Requiem, a title that launched just 41 days ago, has had its Denuvo anti-tamper DRM completely removed by voices38, a notable figure in the piracy community.
Requiem had been previously unshackled via the Hypervisor method, a new alternative to Denuvo-locked games that has been making waves in the larger piracy community. That method has shrunk the total number of unplayable games by pirates considerably, though they are not considered "true" cracks due to their numerous workarounds and requirements.
Players have finally gotten to the bottom of Resident Evil Requiem's Final Puzzle.
The crack of Requiem happened a little under one month after Doom: The Dark Ages, a 2025 Denuvo-locked title, became the first game from that year to be totally cracked, also by voices38. These achievements have put Denuvo on the backfoot, as it attempts to keep its hold on titles through its anti-tamper DRM software.
Taking to Reddit, voice38 noted that Requiem, a title with the latest Denuvo software, had just two "new" features compared to what was...
