Those who are very strictly anti-Denuvo in any and all forms may be happy to hear that Metro Exodus is now Denuvo free. The latest update for the game, released May 27, removes the anti-piracy DRM from Metro for all users. This includes the Steam release, Epic Games Store release (affiliate link), and the PC Game Pass versions.
For many, it's long believed that Denuvo can negatively impact game performance. Some users also say that Denuvo is just too invasive and do not want it installed on their machines in any capacity.
The update also addresses a number of crash issues and includes a number of fixes. The full changelog from the May 27 update can be found below.
- Removed Denuvo from Steam, Epic, Xbox PC Gamepass versions.
- Fixed the rapidly discharging filter issue in Sam’s Story on all platforms (extreme timer depletion in fog).
- This fixes the filter issue just after getting the boat from the humanimal hunter lair and proceeding into the fog beyond. Filters depleting quickly in the high rad zone near the sub base without the proper hazmat suit from the fire depot, is by design.
- Added save backup functionality for Epic version in case of cloud save malfunction.
- Browse to the default save folder to find a “.backup†folder.
- Fixed camera rotation issue with latest Nvidia Ansel update.
- Fixed various crashes.
I hope someone makes a performance before/after video so we can keep mounting evidence against it.