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This is a list of games on PCGamingWiki marked as being released (as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}) and available for purchase on [[{{#var:store}}]] that are flagged as DRM-free. | This is a list of games on PCGamingWiki marked as being released (as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}) and available for purchase on [[{{#var:store}}]] that are flagged as DRM-free. | ||
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+ | {{ii}} Verifying a DRM-free title on the Microsoft Store is a relatively complicated procedure. Instructions are listed at the bottom of the article. | ||
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{{ii}} This list was last refreshed on '''{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''. [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}|action=purge}} Purge] the page to refresh it. | {{ii}} This list was last refreshed on '''{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''. [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAMEE}}|action=purge}} Purge] the page to refresh it. | ||
− | '''Total number of DRM-free games:''' {{# | + | '''Total number of DRM-free games:''' {{#cargo_query: |
+ | tables=Availability | ||
+ | |fields=COUNT(*) | ||
+ | |where=Availability.Microsoft_Store_DRM HOLDS 'DRM-free' | ||
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+ | |group by=_pageNamespace | ||
+ | }} out of {{#cargo_query: | ||
+ | tables=Availability | ||
+ | |fields=COUNT(*) | ||
+ | |where=Availability.Available_from HOLDS 'Microsoft Store' | ||
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+ | }} games in total. | ||
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− | + | |join on=Infobox_game._pageName=Availability._pageName | |
− | + | |where=Availability.Microsoft_Store_DRM HOLDS 'DRM-free' | |
− | + | |fields=Infobox_game._pageName,Infobox_game.Series,Infobox_game.Developers,Infobox_game.Publishers,Infobox_game.Released,Infobox_game.Available_on,Availability.Microsoft_Store_DRM=DRM | |
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+ | |outro=</table></div> | ||
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− | == | + | ==Verifying DRM== |
− | {{ii}} | + | {{ii}} In comparison to other PC storefronts, verifying Microsoft Store DRM is a relatively complicated procedure that requires a number of specific steps. |
− | + | {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mmachinecodev|date=2022-04-27}}</ref>|fix= | |
− | + | # Install a select title from the Microsoft Store or Xbox App. | |
+ | # Following installation, run the game for its initial startup, then exit out. | ||
+ | # Afterward, MOVE all of the game's files outside its Xbox/Windows installation folder.(Important!The game files must be moved to the same drive where the games are installed. For example If the games are installed on Drive D you must move them first on that Drive) | ||
+ | # Thereon, COPY all games files, most important of which is the executable application, into an external folder.(Other/external drives are possible as well) | ||
+ | # After copying completes, logout from your Xbox account and open the new external folder and run the game's executable. | ||
− | + | If the game's executable opens without complication AND without asking for Xbox Live log-in credentials, then the game is DRM-free. Sometimes you can click the login away for example for Stardew Valley and the game starts without the need of a login. | |
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[[Category:Lists]][[Category:Lists of DRM-free games]] | [[Category:Lists]][[Category:Lists of DRM-free games]] |
Latest revision as of 17:31, 24 September 2023
See List of DRM-free games for more platforms.
This is a list of games on PCGamingWiki marked as being released (as of April 28, 2024) and available for purchase on Microsoft Store that are flagged as DRM-free.
- Verifying a DRM-free title on the Microsoft Store is a relatively complicated procedure. Instructions are listed at the bottom of the article.
DRM-free
- This list was last refreshed on April 28, 2024. Purge the page to refresh it.
Total number of DRM-free games: 23 out of 2,006 games in total.
Verifying DRM
- In comparison to other PC storefronts, verifying Microsoft Store DRM is a relatively complicated procedure that requires a number of specific steps.
Instructions[1] |
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If the game's executable opens without complication AND without asking for Xbox Live log-in credentials, then the game is DRM-free. Sometimes you can click the login away for example for Stardew Valley and the game starts without the need of a login. |
- ↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2022-04-27