Some popular games refuse to run on Loudplay. Valorant, PUBG, Genshin Impact, NBA 2K26, Escape From Tarkov, and Fortnite (on certain modes) won't launch — or launch and immediately close. The reason is the same in every case: their anti-cheat systems block virtual machines by design. This article explains why, lists what's affected, and tells you what to do before buying time for one of these.
Why this happens
Modern competitive games ship with kernel-level anti-cheat: Vanguard (Valorant), BattlEye (PUBG, EFT, Fortnite), and similar. These tools run in the operating system kernel and check whether the machine is a real PC or a virtual machine. If they detect a VM, they refuse to run the game.
This isn't an oversight on our side. It's a deliberate decision by the anti-cheat vendors. From their perspective, cloud gaming services and VMs are higher-risk environments for cheating, so they block them outright. They'd rather lose a small percentage of legitimate cloud-gaming users than have a single new attack vector.
There's no setting we can flip to make these games work. The block happens in the game's own code, on launch, before we get a chance to do anything.
What's blocked
Confirmed not to work:
- Valorant (Vanguard anti-cheat)
- PUBG: Battlegrounds (BattlEye)
- Genshin Impact (mhyprot)
- NBA 2K26 (kernel-level anti-cheat)
- Escape From Tarkov (BattlEye)
- Fortnite — Battle Royale and competitive modes (BattlEye / Easy Anti-Cheat)
- Riot Client games broadly (Riot uses Vanguard across their lineup)
- Call of Duty: Warzone / Modern Warfare III (Ricochet anti-cheat)
- Apex Legends (Easy Anti-Cheat in some modes)
- Rainbow Six Siege (BattlEye)
The list grows over time as games update their anti-cheat. If a game you want to play isn't in the Catalog, that's usually the reason.
What's not blocked
Most single-player titles, co-op games, MMOs without kernel anti-cheat, indie games, and many F2P games run fine. If a game is in the Loudplay Catalog, it's because we've verified it runs.
If a game you're interested in isn't in the Catalog and you're not sure whether anti-cheat is the issue: search the game's name plus "anti-cheat" online. Vendor and forum discussions usually make it clear within the first result.
Before you buy time
Don't buy a Loudplay package specifically to play one of the blocked games. Time spent discovering this isn't a refund-eligible reason — see "Refunds — when we issue them and how to request one" — because the limitation is documented and not a service failure.
If you're unsure whether a specific game works:
- Check the Game Catalog — if it's there, it works.
- Search the title in the catalog's search. No result usually means it's not supported, often (but not always) due to anti-cheat.
- Email help@loudplay.io before buying time if you have any doubt. We'll tell you straight.
"Are you working on a fix?"
This is a known issue we keep an eye on. We can't promise a fix because the change has to come from the anti-cheat vendors — the choice to allow VMs (or specific cloud-gaming providers) is on their side. Some vendors have started supporting specific cloud platforms; if and when they extend support to general-purpose cloud gaming, the games unblock automatically with no work from us.
In the meantime, the list above is the practical reality. If your main interest is competitive shooters with kernel anti-cheat, Loudplay isn't the right service for you yet.
What about VPN tricks or VM detection bypasses
We don't support workarounds that hide the fact that the game is running in our environment. Beyond breaking each game's terms of service (which can get your account banned, not ours), most modern anti-cheat detects spoofing attempts as easily as it detects the VM itself. The risk is yours and the success rate is approximately zero.
Stick to the games that are documented to work.