‘Inside’ Drops Denuvo DRM, is Available on GOG

Playdead’s Inside, which released earlier this year to raving reviews, no longer has the controversial Denuvo DRM attached to it. The removal comes as part of the latest patch of the game, coinciding with the release of Inside on the DRM-free store GOG – owned by CD Projekt.

If you aren’t up to scratch with the latest tech lingo, Denuvo is a form of DRM (Digital Rights Management) that’s meant to stop piracy. While Denuvo has been the most succesful and widely used DRM of late, some critics believe it has more drawbacks than good.

Some of Denuvo’s limitations include only being able to activate a game on five seperate machines a day, along with a periodic online check to make sure the version is legitimate. Critics say that Denuvo is potentially dangerous as if the publisher or Denuvo itself ever go out of business, you may not be able to play the game you bought. Other criticism comes from the fact it hurts modding as modding on a Denuvo-active game is almost impossible.

The DRM on Inside was cracked – therefore available to pirates – after just a few weeks on release leading some to say that it was unfair as pirates ended up having a “safer” version of the game than legitimate consumers.

Now, Inside is available on GOG and any copies bought or owned on Steam are completely Denuvo-free. Yay!