At launch, Resident Evil Village shipped with what many called "the most aggressive DRM in history." It layered Capcom’s custom anti-tamper tech over an already fortified version of Denuvo. The conventional wisdom among scene veterans was that it would take months, perhaps years, to bypass—if ever.
Then, exactly one week after launch, EMPRESS struck. Resident.Evil.Village-EMPRESS
On July 12, 2021, EMPRESS released the crack. Her NFO file (the digital notepad released with cracks) detailed the battle: At launch, Resident Evil Village shipped with what
The result? A fully playable version of Resident Evil Village running on every PC configuration without a Steam login. End users concerned about security should obtain games