Dev Says 99% of Players Pirate His Steam Hit — and He Doesn't Regret Ditching DRM

The developer of a popular cozy game on Steam has revealed that 99% of its players are using pirated copies, despite — or perhaps because of — the game's absence of DRM protection. The case challenges the industry assumption that anti-piracy software is necessary to protect a game's revenue, sparking fresh debate about DRM's real-world effectiveness.