UPDATE: Capcom fixes issue.

UPDATE 23/01/24:Capcom has updatedMonster Hunter Riseon Steam to ensure Steam Deck compatibility.

Thelatest patch notesfor ver.16.0.2.0 have now been amended.

Monster Hunter Rise character on a big dog-like monster called a Palamute running through the snow

“We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

After doing some digging into Monster Hunter Rise’s files, players discovered Capcom hadremoved Denuvoandadded Enigma Protector DRM.

Capcom has acknowledged the issue introduced with the new patch.

Cover image for YouTube video

It hasn’t confirmed if Enigma is causing the issue or not.

Eurogamer has reached out to Capcom for comment.

Monster Hunter Rise is the latest in a string of games Capcom has added Enigma to.

A couple of weeks ago, Capcom removed Denuvo from and added Enigma toResident Evil Revelations.

The update caused unstable performance and broken mods, which prompted Capcom to roll it back.

This hasn’t happened with Monster Hunter Rise - Capcom hasn’t reverted the update.

Steam users are nowreview bombingthe game because of the update’s impact on Steam Deck compatibility.