inZOI Devs Removing Denuvo Protection Ahead Of Tomorrow's Early Access Launch

Krafton's upcoming life sim game, inZOI, will be removing Denuvo protections ahead of tomorrow's launch in response to community feedbacj. 

Denuvo, which is a popular DRM solution many game developers utilize to protect their titles from being cracked, has long been a point of contention in the PC gaming space. Not only can it limit modding on a game, but Denuvo has been proven to have a detrimental impact on performance when it's enabled. 

inZOI was slated to launch tomorrow into Early Access with Denuvo as part of the package, but due to community concerns, the team at Krafton pivoted here at the last minute, announcing on Steam today that they will be removing the DRM protection from their life sim. 

Producer and director of inZOI, Kjun, addressed this in a post on the game's Steam page:

"Recently, we’ve seen growing concern around the implementation of the Denuvo anti-tamper solution in inZOI. While we wanted to respond as quickly as possible, we also felt it was important to approach the issue with care—consulting with teams from around the world to make a thoughtful and informed decision. We sincerely apologize for the delay in providing this official response.To address the most important point: we have decided to remove Denuvo from the Early Access build of inZOI."

Kjun acknowledges that by removing Denuvo it does open inZOI up to the possibility of being "cracked" and pirated, but he also states the team is committed to provide a thriving modding space for players, something that could be harmed by Denuvo's inclusion into the equation.

The wording of the statement does leave room for interpretation that the full-fat version of inZOI when it launches, but we'll have to wait and see. Either way, the life sim is slated to hit Steam tomorrow.