Easy Anti-Cheat

Spec sheet

What it does

Easy Anti-Cheat is an Epic Online Services anti-cheat service for multiplayer games that aims to prevent exploits, detect threats and support enforcement.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Purpose

Easy Anti-Cheat is an anti-cheat service for online games that helps developers prevent and detect cheating.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Platforms

The site lists Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Deck support, and says it is compatible with console crossplay.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Integrations

Integration guides and code samples are provided for Unreal Engine, Unity, and custom engines.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Support

Player support consists of FAQs, troubleshooting articles and an appeal route, while developer community help and paid hands-on support are offered separately.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Advanced APIs

Advanced Web APIs can query player and session data, retrieve detection information, and manage sanctions programmatically.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Company founded

Epic Games says it was founded in 1991 by CEO Tim Sweeney.Read 14 Oct 2026 · epicgames.com

Company headquarters

Epic Games lists its headquarters at 620 Crossroads Blvd., Cary, North Carolina, USA.Read 14 Oct 2026 · epicgames.com

Company owner

Epic Games' own corporate page identifies Epic Games, Inc. as the company behind its developer ecosystem that includes Epic Online Services.Read 14 Oct 2026 · epicgames.com

Continuous research

Epic says its anti-cheat protection is continuously refined through research and development as new exploits appear.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Dashboards

Developers can configure protection, monitor activity and manage responses through centralized dashboards.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Data retention

The same agreement says normal session data is discarded within five days, suspicious samples are generally retained up to one month and at most three months, and confirmed-cheat evidence can remain for the customer agreement's duration.Read 14 Oct 2026 · store.steampowered.com

Detection

The service combines heuristics, gameplay analysis and player-report signals to identify evolving cheats.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Developer reports

Core lets developers submit suspected cheaters to the EAC team and apply sanctions through the Developer Portal while investigations proceed.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Developer workflow

The Developer Portal supports product configuration, protection parameters, test deployments and activity monitoring before launch.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Documentation depth

The anti-cheat implementation guide is presented as a roughly 22-minute technical read and covers prerequisites, network architecture, client policies, modules and bootstrapping.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dev.epicgames.com

Engine support

Epic publishes integration guides and code samples for Unreal Engine, Unity and custom engines.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

EOS integrations

Easy Anti-Cheat is designed to work with Epic Online Services accounts, multiplayer, player identity and game-data services.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

EOS services

Easy Anti-Cheat integrates with Epic Online Services multiplayer, player identity, and game data services at no additional setup cost.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Free licensing

Free services cover cheat prevention, detection, enforcement, and player reporting, and use the Epic Online Services licensing agreement and SDK without a separate agreement.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Game-specific detection

The Core tier provides custom detection rules tuned to a game's mechanics and player behavior, including basic aimbot identification.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Independent company profile

Crunchbase describes Easy Anti-Cheat as a private, active for-profit software company headquartered in Helsinki with 11–50 employees and founder Valtteri Kiviniemi.Read 14 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Independent effectiveness limit

The same study found cheats remained available for every game it examined, indicating that anti-cheat systems do not completely stop cheating.Read 14 Oct 2026 · tomchothia.gitlab.io

Independent technical finding

A 2024 University of Birmingham and University of Warwick study classifies EAC as a kernel-mode anti-cheat used by Apex Legends, The Finals and Fortnite.Read 14 Oct 2026 · tomchothia.gitlab.io

Layered architecture

Easy Anti-Cheat uses a modular, layered design intended to adapt to changing cheating tactics and operational needs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Licensing model

Free services are covered by the Epic Online Services licensing agreement and SDK, with no separate agreement required.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Limit: false bans

Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly allege permanent or unexplained bans despite saying they did not cheat and report difficulty getting appeals resolved.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: performance

Some Trustpilot reviewers report frame-rate drops, freezes, system slowdowns or crashes after EAC was added to their games.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: reliability

Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly describe crashes, failed installations, disconnects and errors that prevent games from launching.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: support

Multiple Trustpilot reviewers complain that support is unavailable, unresponsive or provides ineffective reinstall instructions.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: virtual machines

A Trustpilot reviewer says VM blocking removes access to games on cloud-PC platforms and that no public exception process is documented.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Management

Dashboards let developers configure protection, track activity, and respond as a game evolves.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Notable news: Rocket League

PC Gamer reported that Epic made EAC required for Rocket League online play in April 2026, ending compatibility with some popular mods while retaining a supported Linux and Steam Deck path for that game.Read 14 Oct 2026 · pcgamer.com

Ongoing research

The service is continuously refined through research and development to address new exploits.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Paid support

Advanced hands-on support is available through paid tiers, with dedicated response targets and direct access to the team.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Paid tier detection

The Core tier includes custom game-specific detection rules developed by the Easy Anti-Cheat analyst team.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Platform limitation

Epic's documentation excludes Linux ARM64, Android, iOS and console platforms from the anti-cheat interfaces.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dev.epicgames.com

Player profiles

The Developer Portal offers detailed anti-cheat information and moderation actions for individual player profiles.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Player support

Player FAQs cover bans, errors, and account issues, and direct players to submit an appeal or contact the relevant game's support channel.Read 30 Sep 2026 · easy.ac

Praise: bot reduction

PC Gamer reported that Rocket League players saw win-trading bots disappear after EAC deployment, while most tested players noticed no measurable performance impact.Read 14 Oct 2026 · pcgamer.com

Privacy behavior

A published EAC end-user agreement says the client analyzes game binaries and scans game-process memory while the game runs, and uses automated decisions that can result in bans.Read 14 Oct 2026 · store.steampowered.com

Rating on Trustpilot

1.4 out of 5 from 43 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Scale

Epic says the service protects more than 20 billion gameplay sessions each year, over 200 games and more than 35 million monthly players.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

SDK availability

Epic provides the EOS SDK for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, while console SDKs require Developer Portal access.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

System requirements

The interfaces require EOS SDK 1.15 or newer, the start_protected_game.exe from SDK 1.16 or newer and a 64-bit operating system.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dev.epicgames.com

Virtual-machine limitation

The anti-cheat client documentation says virtual machines are unsupported.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dev.epicgames.com

Web APIs

Advanced web APIs can query player and session data, return detection information, manage sanctions and expose moderation metadata.Read 14 Oct 2026 · easy.ac

Windows architecture

The anti-cheat client supports 64-bit Windows; 32-bit games can work when the operating system itself has 64-bit support.Read 14 Oct 2026 · dev.epicgames.com

Plans and prices

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