Few games have captured the sheer scale of evolution and creation quite like Will Wright’s Spore . Released originally in 2008, the game allowed players to guide a species from a microscopic cell all the way to an interstellar empire. However, for years, purchasing Spore was a nightmare of DRM (Digital Rights Management) and mandatory online authentication that left many fans unable to play their legally purchased copies.

Yes. For all intents and purposes,

: Unlike the Steam version, it does not require a "downgrade" to use certain mods like the 4GB RAM Patch