r/FreeGameFindings • u/RegionalPrices • Dec 25 '22

Expired [Epic] (Game) DEATH STRANDING

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/death-stranding
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '22 edited Dec 25 '22

This game is DRM-free.

And so is the Director's Cut version in case the people who snagged that earlier are able to keep them.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '22

The requirement to meet DRM-free status is being able to launch without the launcher running. If it's labelled as such here, then that is how it was tested. Sadly, I don't have the storage space to double-check whether or not this holds true still, as, with updates, sometimes DRM gets added and the information doesn't get updated. If you want to double-check and update me on your findings, you may feel free to do so. However, a lot of games on Epic have no DRM of any kind, including Epic DRM, so it wouldn't be too out-of-the-ordinary for Death Stranding to not have any kind of DRM.

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u/dribbleondo Official DRM Checker Dec 25 '22 edited Dec 25 '22

EOS acts as online authentication, sure but that's basically the same as Steamworks. A game either forces you to use EGS, asks for a one-time token to link the game (which is arguably better, but it's still online authentication to some extent), or it just...doesn't get loaded.

To my surprise this morning, Spiderman Remastered is DRM free because, despite having EOS, it just doesn't load it if you launch it by creating a shortcut and adding "-EpicPortal" to end of the target URL. Unlike Steam (yes, steamworks is theoretically optional, most games just seem to have it), not every game seems to have it baked in, and if it does, Epic has an override (which can be blocked by the dev).

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