Anti-Cheat on Windows on Arm
Anti-cheat — not the game engine — is the #1 reason online games fail on a Windows on Arm laptop. Here's where each major anti-cheat stands, and the status of 61 well-known games.
The anti-cheat landscape
- EAC
- Epic shipped an Arm64/Windows-on-Arm Easy Anti-Cheat client via the EOS SDK (Aug 2025), but each game must ship the updated SDK to enable it; as of mid-2026 only Fortnite is confirmed working, so most other EAC titles still fail to launch under Prism.
- BattlEye
- BattlEye gained Windows-on-Arm support with Windows 11 24H2 (2024) and is enabled per-game; some titles work (Rainbow Six Siege demonstrated) while others still crash on launch (Destiny 2, GTA V Enhanced) or have not enabled it (PUBG).
- Vanguard
- Riot Vanguard has no Arm64 kernel driver and will not install on Windows on Arm, so Valorant and League of Legends are blocked; Riot/Nvidia have announced future native support targeting RTX Spark systems but it is not shipping yet.
- Prism
- Windows on Arm runs x86/x64 games through Prism emulation, and kernel-level anti-cheats historically refuse to initialize under emulation; only a natively-built Arm64 anti-cheat client (EAC, BattlEye, Denuvo, Wellbia/Uncheater) lets an emulated game's protection load and the game boot.
Confirmed working
5These games' anti-cheat runs on Windows on Arm — playable on a Snapdragon X PC.
Uses Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC), which is largely user-mode and does not block emulation, so CS2 launches and plays under Prism with variable performance.
Uses Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC), which does not block emulation; reported playable on Windows on Arm with low early-match FPS.
First title to ship Epic's Arm64 EAC client (v38.00, Nov 2025); the game runs under Prism while EAC runs natively on Snapdragon X.
Source-engine VAC title with no kernel anti-cheat, so it launches and plays under Prism emulation.
Protected only by user-mode VAC, which does not gate launch under Prism, so it runs on Windows on Arm.
Blocked by anti-cheat
15Anti-cheat currently prevents these from launching on Windows on Arm, even though the game itself might run.
Uses EAC on official servers without the Arm64 EOS SDK, so EAC blocks launch on Windows on Arm.
EAC-protected and not updated with the Arm64 EOS SDK, so EAC blocks launch on Windows on Arm.
HoYoverse's mhyprot kernel anti-cheat has not been updated for Arm, so it blocks the game under Prism emulation.
GTA Online uses BattlEye; the Enhanced build is reported to crash on Snapdragon X Elite Windows on Arm.
GTA Online's BattlEye is Arm-capable in principle, but the current Enhanced client crashes on Snapdragon Windows on Arm.
MCC uses EAC for matchmaking and has not shipped the Arm64 EAC client, so multiplayer is blocked on Windows on Arm.
Uses HoYoverse's kernel anti-cheat (mhyprot family), which has no Arm64 driver and prevents launch under Prism.
EAC-protected and not updated to the Arm64 EAC client, so it is blocked on Windows on Arm.
The Hyperion (Byfron) ring-0 anti-cheat has no Arm64 build, causing the client to crash with a memory-dump error on Snapdragon Windows on Arm.
Epic-published EAC title that has not adopted the Arm64 EAC client, so it is blocked under Prism pending an update.
Rust forces EAC online and has not shipped the Arm64 EOS SDK, so EAC prevents launch on Windows on Arm just as on Linux.
EAC-protected and not yet updated with the Arm64 EOS SDK, so it does not pass anti-cheat on Windows on Arm.
Uses EAC on official servers without the Arm64 EOS SDK, so EAC blocks launch on Windows on Arm.
Same as Genshin Impact: the mhyprot kernel anti-cheat lacks Arm support and blocks launch on Windows on Arm.
HoYoverse kernel anti-cheat with no Arm support blocks the game on Windows on Arm.
Unconfirmed
41We couldn't verify these on Windows on Arm — engine noted where known. Check back as support lands.
Uses Wellbia/XIGNCODE-style anti-cheat; Wellbia is Arm-capable but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Sandbox MMO with server-side anti-cheat and no kernel driver; not launch-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
No anti-cheat driver gating launch; runs as a normal x86 app under Prism, but no specific Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses BattlEye on official servers (Arm-capable since 24H2); enablement unconfirmed and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
BattlEye-protected on multiplayer; Arm status unverified and no Windows-on-Arm report found.
BattlEye-protected (Arm-capable since 24H2) but enablement unconfirmed and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses BattlEye (Arm-capable since 24H2); enablement unconfirmed and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
EA online shooter; multiplayer relies on EA anti-cheat with no confirmed Arm support, and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Older EA shooter using FairFight/PunkBuster server-side anti-cheat with no kernel driver; not launch-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
Uses Wellbia XIGNCODE3 (Arm-supported since 24H2), but no specific Windows-on-Arm test report was found.
Uses BattlEye on official servers (Arm-capable since 24H2); enablement unconfirmed and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses BattlEye (Arm-capable since 24H2) but Bohemia has not confirmed Arm enablement and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses Blizzard Warden user-mode anti-cheat with no kernel driver; not emulation-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
Blizzard Warden user-mode anti-cheat does not block emulation, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses Blizzard's Warden user-mode anti-cheat with no kernel driver, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses BattlEye, which is Arm-capable since 24H2, but EFT has not confirmed enablement and no reliable Windows-on-Arm playability report was found.
Same BattlEye-based protection as the main game; Arm enablement unconfirmed and no verified Windows-on-Arm report found.
FFXIV ships no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm playability report was found.
Same client as the full game with no kernel anti-cheat; not anti-cheat-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
ArenaNet uses server-side detection with no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Blizzard Warden user-mode anti-cheat with no kernel driver; not emulation-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
Uses user-mode VAC that does not block emulation, but no specific Windows-on-Arm test report was found.
RTS with GameSpy-era/server-side multiplayer and no kernel anti-cheat; not launch-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
Jagex uses server-side detection with no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Overwatch 2 ships no kernel anti-cheat driver, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no reliable Windows-on-Arm playability report was found.
GGG relies on server-side detection with no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Online heist game using a proprietary/server-side anti-cheat; no kernel driver confirmed and no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Co-op horror game with no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
No kernel anti-cheat driver gating launch; not verified on Windows on Arm.
MMO with no kernel anti-cheat driver; not launch-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
Blizzard Warden user-mode anti-cheat does not block emulation, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses Capcom's anti-cheat plus Denuvo (Arm-capable); no verified Windows-on-Arm playability report was found.
Party game with no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
No kernel anti-cheat driver, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Online shooter with Ubisoft server-side and Denuvo protection; Denuvo is Arm-capable but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
No kernel anti-cheat driver gating launch; runs as a normal x86 app under Prism, but unverified on Windows on Arm.
Warframe uses server-side detection with no kernel anti-cheat driver, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Wargaming uses server-side detection with no kernel anti-cheat, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Uses Blizzard Warden, a user-mode anti-cheat that does not block emulation, so launch is not gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Same Blizzard Warden user-mode anti-cheat as retail WoW; not emulation-gated but unverified on Windows on Arm.
No kernel anti-cheat driver, so launch is not anti-cheat-gated, but no verified Windows-on-Arm report was found.
Anti-cheat status last verified Jun 6, 2026. Vendors update support frequently — treat this as a snapshot.