Shortly before Intel announced its 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors, the chipmaker (in its developer guide) stated that games using DRM algorithms like Denovo might not work the hybrid core chips. The company has now published the list of games that won’t run on Alder Lake SKUs in their current state for this very reason:
Anthem
Bravely Default 2
Fishing Sim World
Football Manager 2019
Football Manager Touch 2019
Football Manager 2020
Football Manager Touch 2020
Legend of Mana
Mortal Kombat 11
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2
Warhammer I
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Far Cry Primal
Fernbus Simulator
For Honor
Lost in Random
Madden 22
Maneater
Need for Speed – Hot Pursuit Remastered
Sea of Solitude
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Tourist Bus Simulator
The notable names include Assassins’ Creed: Valhalla, Far Cry: Primal, For Honor, Maneater, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, and Sea of Solitude. While the titles in bold are expected to get a patch, fixing the incompatibility, the remaining are unlikely to get a fix anytime soon.
In addition to these, there are some games that won’t work on Windows 10, and require a mandatory update to Windows 11 to be compatible with Alder Lake processors:
Ace Combat 7
Assassins Creed Odyssey
Assassins Creed Origins
Code Vein
eFootball 2021
F1 2019
Far Cry New Dawn
FIFA 19
FIFA 20
Football Manager 2021
Football Manager Touch 2021
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Just Cause 4
Life is Strange 2
Madden 21
Monopoly Plus
Need For Speed Heat
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shinobi Striker
Soulcalibur VI
Starlink
Team Sonic Racing
Total War Saga – Three Kingdoms
Train Sim World
Train Sim World 2
Wolfenstein Youngblood
There’s a workaround for the second set of games. You can check it out below:
1. Boot the system and go to the system BIOS setup.
2. Enable Legacy Game Compatibility Mode (one-time) BIOS.
3. Save the BIOS settings changes and exit.
4. Start Windows
5. Turn ON the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard.
6. Start the respective game.
7. Turn OFF the Scroll Lock key of the keyboard after finishing the game.
