Krafton has published its PUBG: Battlegrounds Anti-Cheat Roadmap for 2026. This roadmap describes the efforts made throughout the year to strengthen detection, reduce the number of false bans, and make it harder for banned players to return. According to the company, one of its main goals for 2026 is to improve detection accuracy so that legitimate players are less likely to be caught up in the anti-cheat enforcement. Krafton states that it will spend the first half of the year refining its filtering systems, then focus on improving the process of reviewing false bans and accelerating the follow-up process. The company also notes that cheating patterns vary by platform and region, which is why it plans to continue developing specific responses for each region while strengthening anti-cheat measures on consoles.
Video analysis by AI and enhanced registration controls are part of the plan. Krafton explains that repeat offenders remain a major issue, especially when banned users attempt to return through newly created or compromised accounts. As part of its 2026 plan, the company aims to improve the conversion of permanent bans and better identify users trying to return to the game after a coercive measure. To support this effort, Krafton mentions that PUBG: Battlegrounds will add AI-based video analysis to more effectively identify suspicious behavior patterns. The company also plans to strengthen hardware restrictions, expand prevention systems, and increase detection of ban evasion methods.
The most significant figure in the roadmap relates to DMA-based cheating. Krafton states that PUBG: Battlegrounds permanently banned about 260,000 DMA-based cheaters in 2025 and also took legal action against cheating production and distribution operations. This issue will remain the game’s top anti-cheat priority in 2026. Krafton affirms that it will continue to invest in detection and law enforcement while focusing on methods to better block recurring abuses and prevent banned users from returning. The anti-cheat roadmap follows Krafton’s more general PUBG: Battlegrounds 2026 Roadmap, published a day earlier, but this update is more narrowly focused on law enforcement, managing false bans, and long-term anti-cheat prevention.
