The positive evidence is a report, not a missing label

TechPowerUp’s early-access report states that the game lacked an advanced layer such as Denuvo and relied on Steam protection. That directly supports the attributed answer about the launch Steam release.

The supplied Steam API record has no Denuvo notice. A missing or null notice is metadata, not a test of the installed executable. It is useful to retain beside the report, but it should not be promoted into independent proof that the game is DRM-free.

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The CRTV in official promotional imagery. Specific signals and controls are described in the cited sources. Image source.

Store and version boundaries

Scope Supported statement
Steam launch / Deluxe early access TechPowerUp explicitly reports no Denuvo and Steam protection
Official Steam metadata captured September 30 No Denuvo notice is supplied; this is not a binary check
Epic release No separate protection analysis in the supplied material
Later game build No supplied statement establishing whether protection changed

Neither the publisher announcement nor a storefront date tells you which executable was inspected. No official game build is invented here, and the launch report should not be silently extended to a later patch.

What this answer does not establish about modifications

An absence of Denuvo does not establish that a trainer, DLL tool or mod will work, preserve achievements or restore a modified save. Those questions need the particular tool’s supported build and documented behavior.

For official PC targets, use system requirements. For entitlement and the correct store, use price and store options. Neither page treats a protection report as a compatibility guarantee.

Sources & scope

Written September 30, 2026 from the linked sources captured in the supplied research. AI assisted compilation and wording; no hands-on gameplay test is claimed. The capture date is separate from a game patch or source publication date.