Valve Now Requires Devs to Disclose Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Measures on Steam
Valve has revealed that it will require developers to disclose when they're using kernel-level anti-cheat protocols on Steam from now on.
Steam game listings must now flag any kernel-level anti-cheat software integrations
Valve requires game developers to now explicitly mention if their game features anti-cheat tools that operate in the kernel.
Steam now requires devs to tell players they're playing games with kernel-level anti-cheat tools
Valve is requiring new devs to fill out an anti-cheat disclaimer and retroactively contacting devs behind existing games to do the same
Steam now requires developers to tell people when their games have kernel mode anticheat
Valve said developers and players have both been asking for better ways to disclose the presence of anticheat software in games, so here you go.
Steam's new policy requires developers to disclose use of kernel level anti-cheat
If a game includes a client-side, kernel-mode anti-cheat system on the user's PC, Valve notes the game's store page must clearly disclose this feature. Anti-cheat information
Steam decrees that developers must tell players what anti-cheat their games use
Valve has been very active when it comes to updating Steam’s store pages this year and its latest decree will add yet more useful information for potential cust
Steam will show when games use kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs they own.
Thanks to Valve it will soon be easier to tell when a game uses anti-cheat
Kernel level anti-cheats, the type that are typically problematic for the Steam Deck, will soon need to be clearly flagged in big rule change.
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