PUBG: Battlegrounds to Implement Kernel-Based Anti-Cheat Feature in the Future

On Aug. 11, 2025, PUBG: Battlegrounds developers announced that they will be implementing a new anti-cheat measure that works at the kernel level in the future. According to them, the ever-evolving cheat tools are now operating at a kernel level, and they have to match that to reduce the number of cheaters in the game.

The developers clarified that while kernel-level security features are already in place, they have been developing a new feature “to provide even more precise and effective protection.” This new anti-cheat has been tested internally and has a high detection rate at the “deepest layer of the operating system,” also known as the kernel level.

Upon opening PUBG, the anti-cheat will start scanning the PC’s kernel code and will kick and ban players suspected when the software detects code of abnormal nature. Additionally, there will also be a warning that will pop up if the game detects another game client running with its own security software. The developers advised players to simply close the other game, and it should work as intended.

This update is part of PUBG’s 2025 anti-cheat roadmap, where the developers are working on upgrading the game’s anti-cheat and reducing cheaters in the game. However, the developers did not mention when the kernel-level anti-cheat is going to be implemented in the game.