User:Plok/List of games with custom DRM behavior

Below is a list of games which have custom DRM code which activates if the game detects that it is (improperly) copied.

Name	Behavior	Known trigger(s)
Alan Wake	Loading screens acknowledge the pirated status of the game. Alan receives an eyepatch.
Arma: Cold War Assault	Reduces weapon accuracy to zero.
Arma 2	Reduces weapon accuracy to zero. Wavy and distorted ("drunken") vision.
Batman: Arkham Asylum	Glider cape is disabled, rendering several areas inaccessible.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 / Yuri's Revenge	All units and buildings owned by the player are destroyed after 30 seconds, causing an automatic defeat.	Missing or improperly written serial key in registry file
Command & Conquer: Generals / Zero Hour	All units and buildings owned by the player are destroyed after 30 seconds, causing an automatic defeat.	Missing or improperly written serial key in registry file
Crysis: Warhead	Ammunition is replaced by chickens and does not inflict damage.
Crysis 3	The Alpha Ceph (final boss) becomes impossible to defeat.
Darkstar One	Prices for all tradeable items increased tenfold.
Fast Food Tycoon (Pizza Syndicate)	It is impossible to play for longer than one in-game year Saved games deleted after 8 hours of playing the same scenario
Game Dev Tycoon	The player's company suffers piracy and starts losing money gradually until bankrupt.	Playing the version of the game intentionally released by the developers on torrent sites.
Gangsters: Organized Crime	All agents start in prison.
Garry's Mod	Displays an error message containing the nonsensical text "Unable to shade polygon normals" and the player's Steam ID in place of an actual error ID, intended to reveal pirates as they attempt to troubleshoot.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Chances for permanent rain to be triggered, pickups to be disabled. Civilians not relevant to main missions are absent if loading a saved game with less than 40 minutes of play time. The game crashes if loading a saved game with more than 40 minutes of play time. Sniper rifles inflict no damage. Garages are disabled after 35 minutes of play time. Radar icons (including the arrow) are disabled after the first roadblock is encountered. The stats menu is blank. Full overview by Vadim M	Partial/sloppy DRM circumvention attempts.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Multiple.	Partial/sloppy DRM circumvention attempts.
Grand Theft Auto IV	Gradually shaking ("drunken") camera. Multiple disabled mission triggers. Vehicles driven by the player become severely damaged and difficult to control. In-game Internet browser is inaccessible. Full overview by Vadim M	Partial/sloppy DRM circumvention attempts.
Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City	Gradually shaking ("drunken") camera. Multiple disabled mission triggers. Vehicles driven by the player become severely damaged and difficult to control. Golf ball aiming impossible. Full overview by Vadim M	Partial/sloppy DRM circumvention attempts.
IndyCar Series	Races become difficult to win.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth	All units and buildings owned by the player are destroyed after 3 minutes and 30 seconds, causing an automatic defeat.	Missing or improperly written serial key in registry file
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II / The Rise of the Witch-king	All units and buildings owned by the player are destroyed after 3 minutes and 30 seconds, causing an automatic defeat.	Missing or improperly written serial key in registry file
Manhunt	Multiple. Full overview by Vadim M Steam version does not bypass this DRM when launched directly; running the game from testapp.exe is recommended instead.	Partial/sloppy DRM circumvention attempts.
Mass Effect	Save/load system is disabled. In-game galactic map crashes the game.
Merchant Prince	Player name changed to "PIRATES!" and icon to a Jolly Roger. Reputation decreases to zero. Impossible to receive votes for political positions.
Mirror's Edge	Sprinting is disabled.
Moto Racer 2	Bike speed limits enforced. Steam version does not bypass this DRM.	Partial/sloppy DRM circumvention attempts.
Postal	The Postal Dude shoots himself in the head at the game's start, causing an automatic defeat.
Sacred	After attempting to enter a dungeon, the player character is teleported to the Mal-Ork-A island from which there is no exit. The island can be legitimately visited as well, but in such cases a boat is present.
Serious Sam 3	After killing the first enemy, a very fast and invincible arachnoid follows and attacks the player. In the Under the Iron Cloud level, the player loses control over the camera, which starts spinning as it points directly upwards.
The Settlers III	The iron smelter produces pigs. (Pun possibly intended) Trees planted by the forester do not grow. Both methods completely prevent weapon production.
Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987)	Increased difficulty of the duel tutorial Losing the duel tutorial results in receiving a smaller crew and a single pinnacle as the starting ship	Failing the manual code lookup prompts.
The Sims 2	Placing walls is disabled. Several clothing and furnishing options are absent. Save/load system is disabled.
Take On Helicopters	Blurred and distorted display.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders	The player ends up in jail, followed by a police officer's monologue about software piracy.	Failing the manual code lookup prompts.