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2023:

05/09: Denuvo removed from DOOM Eternal: SteamDB; Steam
13/08: Fe cracked (DENUVO protection was completely removed, game code restored. Origin + Denuvo)
16/07: Dead Island 2 cracked (Denuvo v18 + EOS)
14/05: Resident Evil 4 cracked (Denuvo v18 + Denuvo SecureDLC v2 + Capcom Anti-Tamper + VMProtect + Steam)
14/04: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Complete Edition cracked (Denuvo v15 + VMProtect + uPlay r2 + Custom).
10/04: Denuvo removed from Resident Evil Village: SteamDB
04/03: Drone Swarm cracked (Steam + Denuvo)
23/02: Hogwarts Legacy cracked (Denuvo v17 + Steam)
02/02: Denuvo removed from Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker: SteamDB
31/01: Denuvo removed from Dying Light 2 and The Quarry: SteamDB 1 SteamDB 2

2022:

05/08: Dying Light 2 Stay Human cracked (Denuvo v15 + Steam + Epic)
07/07: Denuvo removed (accidentally?) from F1 22 with 1.05 patch.
05/07: Denuvo removed from Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin: SteamDB
01/07: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy cracked (Denuvo v14 + Steam)
17/06: Evil Genius 2: World Domination cracked (Denuvo v12.5 + Steam)
03/06: Far Cry 6 cracked (Denuvo V13 + uPlay r2 + VMProtect v3.5.1)
28/04: Denuvo removed from Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars: SteamDB
09/04: DEATHLOOP cracked (Denuvo V12 + Steam + Bethesda Anti-Tamper Crap)
22/03: Denuvo removed from Mortal Kombat 11: SteamDB (Check the new size of the binaries)
08/03: Denuvo removed from Wolfenstein: Youngblood: SteamDB
25/02: Denuvo removed from Bravely Default II: SteamDB
21/02: Denuvo removed from King's Bounty II: SteamDB
06/01: Watch Dogs: Legion cracked (Denuvo v10 + VMProtect v3.5.1 + uPlay R2 + BattlEye + File Integrity Protection + Custom)

2021:

10/12: Denuvo removed from Legend of Mana: SteamDB
29/11: Denuvo removed from Rise of the Tomb Raider: SteamDB
11/11: Denuvo removed from SoulCalibur VI: SteamDB
08/11: Denuvo removed from STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order: SteamDB
04/11: Denuvo removed from Injustice 2: SteamDB
26/10: Denuvo removed from Tekken 7: SteamDB
20/10: Denuvo removed from NieR Replicant: SteamDB
18/10: Intel Alder Lake CPUs might struggle to play games with DRM like Denuvo. More info here, here and here.
18/10: Denuvo removed from Shadow of the Tomb Raider but Epic Online Services were added instead so the game is now "always online": info
01/09: Denuvo removed from Marvel's Avengers: SteamDB
14/07: Resident Evil Village PC DRM: Cracked Code Really Does Run Better - Confirmed: Youtube - Digital Foundry
10/07: Resident Evil Village cracked (Capcom Anti-Tamper V3 + Denuvo V11)
21/06: Denuvo removed from NieR:Automata: SteamDB
03/06: Denuvo removed from Monster Hunter: World: SteamDB
30/05: Yakuza: Like a Dragon cracked (Denuvo v10 + Steam + Custom)
27/05: Denuvo removed from DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: SteamDB. NOTE: Denuvo was removed from the Definitive Edition and still not from the original release
24/03: Assassin's Creed Valhalla cracked (Denuvo v10.5 "MEGA Bloated Edition" + VMProtect + uPlay R2)
22/02: Immortals Fenyx Rising cracked (Denuvo v10 + VMProtect + uPlay R2)
21/01: Denuvo removed from Borderlands 3: Depot 397542 maxsize: 529598632 (505.06 MiB) › 114048680 (108.77 MiB) (-396.30 MiB). SteamDB
05/01: Anno 1800 cracked (Denuvo V9 + VMProtect 3.5 + uPlay R1)

2020:

17/12: Denuvo removed from Death Stranding: SteamDB
12/12: Zombie Army 4: Dead War cracked.
08/12: Denuvo removed from ABZÛ: thread; SteamDB: Modified file – AbzuGame/Binaries/Win64/AbzuGame-Win64-Shipping.exe (-52.93 MiB)
03/12: Denuvo removed from Batman™: Arkham Knight according to this thread and two skins added.
20/10: Crysis Remastered cracked.
18/10: Marvel's Avengers cracked.
16/10: Mortal Kombat 11 cracked.
14/10: Death Stranding, Mafia: Definitive Edition, A Total War Saga: Troy and eFootball PES 2021 cracked.
01/10: Denuvo removed from Resident Evil 3: SteamDB
26/07: Denuvo removed from Trials of Mana in latest update.
20/07: Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (DLC) cracked.
16/07: Denuvo removed from Prey (2017).
18/06: Beyond Two Souls, Heavy Rain and Detroit Become Human released on Steam without Denuvo.
16/06: Denuvo removed from Conan Exiles. SteamDB
08/06: Trials of Mana cracked.
07/06: The Quiet Man cracked.
06/06: Team Sonic Racing cracked.
27/05: Denuvo removed from Metro Exodus. Announcement. Proof: Depot 412022 maxsize: 380697304 (363.06 MiB) › 76944296 (73.38 MiB) (-289.68 MiB).
Prey released on GoG without Denuvo but Steam version is still infected.
24/04: Denuvo removed from Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age.
02/04: Denuvo removed from Moons of Madness.
01/04: Assassins Creed Odyssey: The Fate of Atlantis DLC cracked.
21/03: Doom Eternal cracked. They only needed to crack Bethesda launcher because it didn't have Denuvo, so only Steam version is infected.
06/02: Denuvo officially removed from Devil May Cry 5. Previously, there was another way to use a non infected .exe (see 08/03/2019 for more details).

2019:

18/12: Denuvo removed from Resident Evil 2 / Biohazard RE:2.
04/12: Assassin's Creed® Origins - The Curse Of The Pharaohs (DLC): Denuvo DRM and VMProtect have been removed completely from the main executable. More info here. Denuvo vs no Denuvo Benchmark.
24/11: Heavy Rain cracked.
18/11: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order cracked.
08/11: Denuvo removed from Octopath Traveler.
30/10: Borderlands 3 cracked.
30/09: Code Vein cracked.
15/09: Sea of Solitude cracked.
08/09: Octopath Traveler cracked.
28/08: Madden NFL 20 cracked.
16/08: Wolfenstein: Youngblood cracked.
10/07: Total War: THREE KINGDOMS cracked.
27/06: New Gundam Breaker, ZONE OF THE ENDERS: The 2nd Runner - M∀RS and Star Wars: Battlefront 2 cracked.
16/05: Denuvo removed from Rage 2. SteamDB
08/03: Denuvo removed from Sonic Mania with beta Patch Release (RC 1.06.0503). Devil May Cry 5 has a non denuvo .exe for testing purposes. You can follow the instructions here to test it.
26/02: Denuvo removed from Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden: https://steamdb.info/app/760060/history/?changeid=U:10811882
22/02: Far Cry New Dawn cracked.
20/02: Metro Exodus cracked.
15/02: Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown cracked. Yakuza 0 beta patch removed Denuvo.
01/02: Resident Evil 2 cracked.
30/01: Denuvo removed from Hitman 2: https://steamdb.info/app/863550/history/?changeid=U:9998491
28/01: Denuvo removed from Resident Evil 7 Biohazard: https://steamdb.info/app/418370/history/?changeid=U:9973659
25/01: Valkyria Chronicles 4 cracked.
16/01: Life Is Strange 2 - Episode 1: Roads cracked.
14/01: Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden cracked.
11/01: Strange Brigade cracked.

2018:

15/12: Denuvo is officially removed from Dishonored 2: https://steamdb.info/app/403640/history/?changeid=U:9651159 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider: https://steamdb.info/app/614570/history/?changeid=U:9651161
12/12: Battlefield V cracked.
11/12: Yakuza 0 cracked.
05/12: Just Cause 4 cracked (1 day after release date).
02/12: Monster Hunter: World cracked.
30/11: FIFA 19 cracked.
26/11: Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 cracked.
25/11: Hitman 2 (apparently) final proper crack :P
20/11: Far Cry 5 Dead Living Zombies cracked (Far Cry 5 cracked with all DLCs).
18/11: Final Fantasy XV proper (not demo) crack.
17/11: Shadow of the Tomb Raider cracked.
15/11: Hitman 2 real proper crack released but it still has problems with AMD (Ryzen) CPUs.
12/11: A Way Out cracked; Hitman 2 properly cracked (not really fixed)
10/11: Assassin's Creed: Odyssey cracked; Hitman 2 partially cracked.
06/11: Football Manager 2019 and Mega Man 11 cracked
23/10: SoulCalibur VI cracked 5 days after release date.
04/10: Madden NFL 19 cracked
02/10: Denuvo removed from TransRoad: USA (confirmed by developer)
29/09: Puyo Puyo Tetris cracked.
25/09: Jurassic World Evolution cracked.
17/09: DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age cracked.
14/09: F1 2018 cracked
11/09: Unravel Two cracked.
06/09: Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker cracked
03/09: Train Sim World cracked
20/07: Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia cracked
12/07: Shining Resonance Refrain cracked
03/07: Injustice 2 cracked
15/05: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite: Denuvo removed in 2018/05/15 patch
15/04: Far Cry 5 cracked (uPlay + VMP + EAC + Denuvo x64)
14/04: Denuvo causes framerate/performance issues in Tekken 7 according to Katsuhiro Harada, fix coming soon. Link
11/04: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet cracked.
09/03: ABZÛ is now available on GOG. Steam version still uses Denuvo (same as Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter).
09/03: Need For Speed Payback cracked (Origin + Denuvo x64).
06/03: Final Fantasy XV cracked on release date with a modified demo .exe xD
18/02: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age cracked.
03/02: Assassin's Creed: Origins cracked (Denuvo x64 4.9 + Uplay + VMProtect)
02/02: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is now on GOG without Denuvo. Steam version is still infected.
27/01: STAR OCEAN™ - THE LAST HOPE -™ 4K & Full HD Remaster cracked (Denuvo 4.8 x64 + Steam)
25/01: CI Games Silently Removes Denuvo 4.0 from Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 source
23/01: Denuvo Has Been Sold to Global Anti-Piracy Outfit Irdeto (source)
21/01: Sonic Forces cracked (Denuvo 4.8)

2017:

20/12: Denuvo server issues prevented players from playing Batman: Arkham Knight, Mad Max & Shadow of War. link
11/11: TransRoad: USA partially cracked but playable. In any case it's garbage.
19/10: Square Enix removes Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Life is Strange: Before the Storm
18/10: South Park: The Fractured But Whole cracked 1 day after release.
11/10: Middle-earth: Shadow of War cracked 2 days after release.
30/09: FIFA 18 cracked.
28/09: Total War: WARHAMMER II cracked on release date.
25/09: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite cracked.
24/09: WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship cracked.
23/09: Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider cracked.
22/09: Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 cracked. Denuvo uses 80% CPU in the menu with a i7 6700k but Konami, as always, will not remove it :(
12/09: F1 2017 cracked.
05/09: Sonic Mania cracked.
01/09: Life is Strange: Before the Storm cracked.
25/08: Agents of Mayhem cracked.
23/08: White Day: A Labyrinth Named School cracked.
16/08: Hunting Simulator cracked.
24/07: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands cracked.
12/07: FIFA 17 bypassed.
07/07: Mass Effect: Andromeda Patch 1.09 removes Denuvo (No official word, but it was confirmed in the underground).
04/07: Unravel bypassed.
27/06: Football Manager 2017 bypassed.
26/06: F1 2016 bypassed.
26/06: Train Sim World: CSX Heavy Haul cracked.
25/06: Dragon Quest Heroes II cracked.
25/06: NieR: Automata cracked (again, see 07/05) by another group.
22/06: Sniper Elite 4 bypassed
20/06: Denuvo removed from HITMAN in June update
19/06: Moto Racer 4 bypassed
18/06: Dead Rising 4 cracked
17/06: Total War: Warhammer bypassed.
16/06: Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition cracked
15/06: WRC 6 FIA World Rally Championship bypassed
14/06: Constructor cracked
13/06: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III cracked
12/06: ABZU bypassed
10/06: Planet Coaster bypassed
09/06: ADR1FT bypassed
06/06: Tekken 7 cracked. (4 days after release date).
05/06: Dishonored 2 bypassed.
02/06: RiME publisher removes Denuvo. Also, some users are reporting less CPU usage and faster loading times thanks to it.
01/06: RiME cracked
24/05: Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration cracked.
15/05: Prey 2017 cracked
07/05: NieR: Automata and Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 cracked by a new group.
04/05: Mass Effect: Andromeda UPDATE 1.005 (denuvo v4) cracked.
27/04: Denuvo removed from Syberia 3 in patch 1.1. They named it as "improved performance" xD
23/04: Syberia 3 cracked 3 days after release date.
19/04: Denuvo removed from 2Dark.
13/04: 2Dark cracked
04/04: Mass Effect: Andromeda cracked
15/03: Hitman cracked
07/03: Denuvo removed from Homefront: The Revolution
28/02: Just Cause 3 and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter cracked, Mad Max re-released with all DLCs
17/02: Tales of Berseria cracked
05/02: Battlefield 1 cracked
29/01: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard cracked 5 days after release date. Record?
22/01: God Eater 2: Rage Burst cracked
18/01: Watch Dogs 2 cracked
08/01: Far Cry Primal cracked

2016:

25/12: Champions of Anteria cracked.
11/12: Batman Arkham Knight Re-Release (28th october 2015 updated version with all DLCs), The Climb VR removed Denuvo before it was cracked.
07/12: DOOM's new patch removes Denuvo. info
01/12: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain properly cracked with all DLCs
23/11: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided cracked
22/11: INSIDE was published on GOG (DRM-Free).
10/11: Yesterday Origins cracked on release date.
08/11: God Eater Resurrection cracked.
27/10: Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 cracked.
03/10: Mirror's Edge Catalyst cracked.
07/09: DOOM cracked.
God Eater 2 Developer permabanned legit game owner from discussion board because criticizing Denuvo.
23/08: Inside has just been cracked (not bypassed).
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has just been released and lots of users are complaining about its performance with high end computers (GTX 1080...).
Deus Ex Mankind Divided DENUVO Run by Bronco