Piefed.social has 29 comments under this thread, 21 of those comments are about Denuvo with over half of them being a variation of the “Denuvo bad”. I get it, I don’t like Denuvo either, but do we really need a “This game has Denuvo so I’m not going to buy it” comment whenever a game with Denuvo is in the news. At this point it’s become another circlejerk. I thought we’re here because we love gaming but it feels like some people are just looking for an excuse to complain.
I can already see this not being well received (considering how popular hating on Denuvo is) so I’m going to save everyone some trouble. I don’t care about your need to defend your circlejerk in front of me. I know where I stand on Denuvo and to me that topic is a dead horse, I’m not going to beat it so I’m not going to respond. I might respond if the comment is about how it impacts the community here, but my stance on that is very simple. We’re intelligent people here, we know how to check whether a game has Denuvo or not, lettings others to the game has Denuvo is not some PSA and calling people the problem for buying a game with Denuvo hurts the community more than it helps.
I was gonna buy it until I saw it has Denuvo malware in it. So close, Capcom. So close.
Never really understood the hate against denuvo. Yes, it’s annoying and unnecessary, but it’s no vanguard or ricochet that requires full access to the system. Especially on linux this is honestly a complete no-issue since it runs as a user-process within the prefix.
There’s other battles that should be fought, especially against vanguard, ricochet or EAC.
Not sure why you’re being downvoted for asking a legit question, but I believe the hate comes exactly from the fact that its annoying, unnecessary and a drain on resources. And even if others are worse we shouldn’t be normalizing it. Personally I avoid it also because until recently it was borderline uncrackable and thus prevented me from keeping my games through posterity.
Anyone that pays for a game infected with Denuvo malware is part of the problem.
I don’t mind buying something like that on a dedicated gaming machine, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch. I would not buy that for my computer
Congrats to Capcom. Solid game deserves solid sales
This game is so fun. Like holy crap, I haven’t found a game this fun in a while. I never knew I needed puzzle mini games while shooting things, but I guess here we are!
I never knew I needed puzzle mini games while shooting things, but I guess here we are!
This is a formula as old as 3D gaming.
I can’t think of a single well-known game that has something similar.
The fanfare is interesting to me, because I played the demo and found the exact opposite from my experience! The mini games in the middle of it all was too many subsystems for me to find enjoyable. But that’s clearly the minority opinion based on the sales and reviews.
For some reason, I thought this already came out years ago to little fanfare; I seem to recall a demo or trailer for it from way back …
Ah, development hell and indefinite delays from Capcom. Looks like it’s being recieved well, too.
There was a demo for it, quite a while even. But I don’t think it was development hell tbh. Between an initial demo to gather feedback on the fundamental systems and a released game can be several years.
No, it was in development hell, and Capcom even indefinitely suspended development at one point.
Ye same, it was a very special and captivating reveal trailer too. That said, these days things are revealed before development even starts soooo
Ye, it can take 6 years between reveal and release
Also: Denuvo-DRM prevents paying Linux and Steam Deck players from playing
I hate Denuvo as much as the next guy but it’s literally Steam Deck Verified
It works on my Linux setup
That’s not even tru tho. Played all weekend on Linux
It’s definitely true if you troubleshoot your system and change proton versions more than 5 times. Then you are locked out of the game you purchased and “own” for at least 24 hours.
Why the hell are you changing proton 5x lol?
It literally works out of the box.
Ok so there’s this thing called “other games”, which sometimes require a different version to function. The game prevents you from making these changes to you own PC if you want to play it.
Force compatability per game under preferences. Can pin a version for pragmata and still change things system wide for other games if you are tinkering
Also stop being a smart ass.
Ok, tell that to these people who were not able to play their game https://respawnfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pragmata-Linux-1920x1920.webp
Nah you tell em
Who upvotes this bullshit without even a lazy cursory check to learn it’s completely false?
It’s definitely true if you troubleshoot your system and change proton versions more than 5 times. Then you are locked out of the game you purchased and “own” for at least 24 hours.
People with ethics might be prevented from playing, but that’s due to the game’s publisher, not the OS.
Thanks, saved me from reading any further
Except it’s a straight up lie, it works on Linux and runs fine on steam decks
Except that it definitely has denuvo. Which prevents me from being interested at all
It does, and that sucks ass, agreed. But the person saying it doesn’t work on Linux is straight up lying hahaha
I said it prevents people from playing, not that it doesn’t work. See some steam reviews
It’s definitely true if you troubleshoot your system and change proton versions more than 5 times. Then you are locked out of the game you purchased and “own” for at least 24 hours.
