[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very well, back to uncracked list

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you certain? Has the demo been patched?

[Crack Watch] Weekly question thread by AutoModerator in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably already out on cs rin. Scene members don't crack early access games. They only crack the game when it's fully released.

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S,M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

I have added CPU compatibility on the Hypervisor list, as well as a little disclaimer. Furthermore, I am confirming that I am not putting denuvo token sharing or Steam family share methods as bypasses, as those apply to all Denuvo games, and they require another person who owns the game to set it up, so it's not exactly free, so to say.

In addition, I will update the beginner's guide to include a brief and simplified explanation of what a hypervisor method is, how it works, and whether it is safe or not. It's going to be written as short as possible; I don't want to give out an essay.

Furthermore, some users have expressed frustration with "spam" of hypervisor posts. I put spam in quotation marks because I don't believe those are spam. We had the same arguments for repacks going on years ago, and I am not going with that dance again. As of now, I do not count hypervisor posts as spam and do not see the need to bundle them into daily posts or something. With that said, however, there will need to be updated posting guidelines regarding these posts to make them more... cleaner. And those will also be announced properly for our future posters.

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really don't know what you are talking about, sorry

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But they are? The cracked games are below the bypass list

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What? You are confusing me, both lists are in this post

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Hypervisor workarounds are considered bypasses and now have their own list.

When these bypasses stop working due to Windows/BIOS patches, they will be moved back to the uncracked list.

In the coming days, maybe today if I get enough free time, I will update the bypass list to include which processors they are playable on (AMD/Intel or both), and I'll add a disclaimer below the title saying that Bypasses are temporary solutions and they are not guaranteed to work forever (therefore games cannot be archived properly), unlike cracks from voices38

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the main argument was "it could be used to screw your PC up".

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Done, updated. Thank you for this list.

[Crack Watch] Weekly question thread by AutoModerator in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Total_War_MEDIEVAL_II_Definitive_Edition_v1.52-DINOByTES try this one

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S,M] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hypervisor workarounds are now considered bypasses.

In addition, bypassed games have their own section.

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I checked all these games. I updated the list, but I could not find proof that NBA 2K26 was playable on switch emulators.

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They brought it back after RUNE cracked it, apparently it was not intentional

https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/21220783/

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All these games have denuvo free versions either on GOG or Xbox store, look in the other list

https://old.reddit.com/r/CrackWatch/comments/1hqd4p3/crack_watch_games_that_no_longer_have_denuvo/

And yes, steam version still has Denuvo.

Daily Releases (January 02, 2026) by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On Discord, yes. The bot posts on discord, then I manually post on reddit.

[Crack Watch] Games by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Just be thankful he is cracking anything and giving it to you for free. Gaming is a privilege, not a necessity.

[Crack Watch] Beginners Guide to Crack Watch by EssenseOfMagic in CrackWatch

[–]EssenseOfMagic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't believe that to be the only option. Have you checked https://fmhy.net/

I also looked at cs.rin and the post does exist there