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:
AnthemÂ
Bravely Default 2Â
Fishing Sim WorldÂ
Football Manager 2019Â
Football Manager Touch 2019Â
Football Manager 2020Â
Football Manager Touch 2020Â
Legend of ManaÂ
Mortal Kombat 11Â
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2Â
Warhammer I
Assassin’s Creed: ValhallaÂ
Far Cry PrimalÂ
Fernbus SimulatorÂ
For HonorÂ
Lost in RandomÂ
Madden 22Â
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 7Â
Assassins Creed OdysseyÂ
Assassins Creed OriginsÂ
Code VeinÂ
eFootball 2021Â
F1 2019Â
Far Cry New DawnÂ
FIFA 19Â
FIFA 20Â
Football Manager 2021Â
Football Manager Touch 2021Â
Ghost Recon BreakpointÂ
Ghost Recon WildlandsÂ
Immortals Fenyx RisingÂ
Just Cause 4Â
Life is Strange 2Â
Madden 21Â
Monopoly PlusÂ
Need For Speed ​​HeatÂ
Scott Pilgrim vs The WorldÂ
Shadow of the Tomb RaiderÂ
Shinobi StrikerÂ
Soulcalibur VIÂ
StarlinkÂ
Team Sonic RacingÂ
Total War Saga – Three KingdomsÂ
Train Sim WorldÂ
Train Sim World 2Â
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.Â
2. Enable Legacy Game Compatibility Mode (one-time) BIOS.Â
3. Save the BIOS settings changes and exit.Â
4. Start Windows
5. Turn ON the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard.Â
6. Start the respective game.Â
7. Turn OFF the Scroll Lock key of the keyboard after finishing the game.Â