Denuvo has decided to take the fight against game cracking to court. The anti-tamper company has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous cracker known as voices38, accusing them of bypassing Denuvo protection in at least 26 PC games.
The lawsuit was filed on September 14, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. There is one rather significant problem for Denuvo, however: the company does not currently know who voices38 actually is.
Denuvo Targets voices38
Over the past several months, voices38 has become increasingly active in the PC cracking scene. Instead of relying entirely on newer bypass methods, the cracker has released more traditional patches that directly target Denuvo’s protection.
According to Denuvo’s complaint, its Anti-Tamper technology was bypassed in 26 games.
Some of the titles reportedly involved include:
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Resident Evil Requiem
- FIFA 20
- PES 2020
The list may already be outdated. Additional Denuvo-protected games have reportedly been cracked under the voices38 name since the lawsuit was prepared, including Persona 3 Reload and Star Wars Outlaws.
This Is Not a Traditional Copyright Lawsuit
There is an important distinction in this case.
Denuvo does not own the copyrights to the games involved. Those rights belong to their respective publishers and developers.
Instead, Denuvo’s case focuses on the anti-circumvention provisions of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The company alleges that voices38 deliberately bypassed technological measures designed to control access to copyrighted games. Denuvo argues that cracking its Anti-Tamper technology damages the business it operates by licensing that protection to game publishers.
Denuvo is seeking damages as well as an injunction that could prevent voices38 from circumventing its protection on both existing and future games.
There’s Just One Problem: Who Is voices38?
Denuvo is essentially suing an anonymous person.
The lawsuit identifies voices38 as an unknown individual or entity and also includes several unnamed defendants.
However, Denuvo appears to have gathered information that it believes could eventually reveal the cracker’s identity.
The company has reportedly identified a Reddit account, a Discord user ID and seven Steam profiles that it believes may be connected to voices38.
That could become one of the most interesting parts of the case.
Denuvo may attempt to obtain information from Reddit, Discord and Valve through the legal discovery process. Account information, purchase records and other available data could potentially help connect the online identity to a real person.
Whether that will actually succeed remains to be seen.
voices38 Doesn’t Appear Worried
Despite facing a federal lawsuit, voices38 does not appear ready to disappear.
After news of the legal action emerged, a short response attributed to the cracker stated:
“All is fine. Everything will continue as normal.”
If that remains the case, the legal battle could unfold while additional Denuvo-protected games continue to be targeted.
Denuvo Remains Controversial Among PC Players
Denuvo has been one of the most controversial forms of anti-tamper technology in PC gaming for years.
Publishers use the technology primarily to make games more difficult to crack, particularly during the important launch period when most full-price sales take place.
However, some PC players have criticized Denuvo over concerns surrounding performance, CPU usage, loading times and long-term game preservation.
The actual performance impact differs significantly between games and implementations, but the reputation surrounding Denuvo has remained controversial.
That has created an unusual situation where crackers targeting Denuvo can receive considerable support from sections of the PC gaming community, despite the cracks also being used to enable piracy.
This Could Become a Much Bigger Case
For now, Denuvo GmbH v. Voices38 is still at an early stage.
The court has not determined that voices38 violated the law, and the identity of the person or group behind the name remains unknown.
The bigger question may be whether Denuvo can successfully uncover that identity.
If the company manages to connect voices38’s Reddit, Discord or Steam activity to a real person, the lawsuit could become a significant legal battle surrounding modern game DRM.
If it cannot, Denuvo may have a lawsuit without anyone identifiable to enforce it against.
Either way, after years of fighting crackers through increasingly complicated anti-tamper technology, Denuvo is now trying another weapon:
the courtroom.
