On online games, cheating subverts the rules or mechanics of the games to gain an unfair advantage over other … See more

Players will set up multiple accounts to play against each other. Usually, the primary account will be allowed to win through a deliberate lack of resistance from the secondary account(s) due to those accounts b… See more

In the client–server model, the server is responsible for information security and enforcing game rules. (See "Anti-cheating methods and limitations" below for drawbacks.) In the peer-to-peer gaming model, clie… See more

There are many facets of cheating in online games which make the creation of a system to stop cheating very difficult; however, game developers and third-party software developers have created or are developing … See more

Game publishers can implement a wide array of consequences for cheating players.
Some game publishers may decide to try to permanently ban players who are persistent in cheating and ruining the game community… See more