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Arena Breakout: Infinite

Platforms
Steam, Official launcher
What this game is

Arena Breakout: Infinite is a free-to-play extraction shooter from MoreFunPublisherMoreFun Studios (Tencent)MoreFun Studios is a Tencent game studio, the maker of the mobile extraction shooter Arena Breakout and its PC sibling, Arena Breakout: Infinite, which ships Tencent's Anti-Cheat Expert at the kernel level.1 game in this family → Studios, a Tencent studio, and the PC sibling of the mobile Arena Breakout. It entered early access on August 13, 2024 through its own website, then left early access and launched on Steam on September 15, 2025. Like Escape from Tarkov and Arc Raiders, it is built around raids where dying costs you the gear you carried in, so a cheater can cost you real progress. At the Steam launch the studio said its Koens currency cannot be bought with real money. It is reported to run on UnrealEngineUnreal Engine (Epic Games)Epic Games' Unreal Engine is the most widely used engine in big-budget PC games. Versions 4 and 5 power a substantial share of the modern competitive shooter market, including Valorant (UE4), Fortnite (UE5), PUBG (UE4), The Finals (UE5), and Delta Force (UE5).22 games in this family → Engine 4.

What a thoughtful gamer should know

Playing means accepting the common kernel trade: ACEAnti-cheatTencent Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE)Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE) is Tencent's in-house kernel anti-cheat, the modern continuation of TenProtect. The kernel driver (ace-base.sys) is catalogued in the Field Guide. ACE is distinct from NetEase's NeacProtect, with which it is commonly confused.3 games in this family →'s driver has deep access to your machine while the game runs. If you uninstall, check Windows services and installed apps for a leftover ACE entry, because removing a game does not always remove the anti-cheat it brought; the Delta Force plate covers the same family. Linux and Steam Deck players should not expect a Proton workaround, since the developer says neither is supported. When you lose gear to a suspected cheater, file the killcam report instead of just leaving: the store page says confirmed cheating losses are compensated automatically.

What installing this does to your system
kernel · with gameLoads a kernel-level driver while the game runs, then unloads it when you quit.

Installing Arena Breakout: Infinite installs Anti-Cheat Expert, Tencent's kernel-mode anti-cheat, and the Steam page says so plainly: it uses kernel-level anti-cheat, Anti-Cheat Expert (ACE). It is the same family that protects Delta Force, which this guide catalogs as loading while a protected game runs; no statement specific to this game about when it loads was found. The store page also requires a third-party EULA, and it describes the studio's own layer on top: killcam replays with one-tap reporting, and automatic compensation when a lost match is confirmed to involve cheating. No Secure Boot or TPM 2.0 requirement is stated. The game does not run on Linux or Steam Deck: asked in its Steam FAQ, the developer answered, "No, not at this time."

Publisher track record

MoreFun's anti-cheat record is mostly told through its own ban reports. In May 2024, during testing, Insider Gaming reported that the studio banned 2,124 accounts for ten years and said it had detected more than ten DMA cheats, the kind that read memory from a second device, in a single week. The same report noted players describing false bans, and said it was unconfirmed how far reports were vetted by automated systems. Those ban figures are the studio's own and are not independently audited. GamingOnLinux lists ACE among the hardest anti-cheats to support on Linux, which is consistent with the developer's answer.

Field log

Dated developments, newest first, each one sourced and stated plainly. Vera logs the record; the reader draws the conclusion.

  1. Steam

    The game left early access and launched free to play on Steam, with the store page disclosing kernel-level Anti-Cheat Expert.

  2. GamingOnLinux

    Asked in its Steam FAQ about Linux and Steam Deck support, the developer answered "No, not at this time."

  3. Gematsu

    MoreFun dated the Steam launch and said its Koens currency cannot be bought with real money.

  4. gamespress

    PC early access opened through the game's official website.

  5. Insider Gaming

    During testing, the studio reported 2,124 ten-year bans and more than ten DMA cheats detected in a single week.

What this means, plainly
Vera describes, the reader decides. Every plate in this section documents the trust ask a game is making of your system. Vera does not pick a side on whether that ask is acceptable. The decision is yours; the plate is here so you can make it with eyes open.
Source

Catalogued by Vera. Trust-architecture details cite the publisher's own anti-cheat documentation and named public reporting from mainstream gaming press (Ars Technica, PC Gamer, Eurogamer, BleepingComputer, and others).

Cite this entry

Vera Project. “Arena Breakout: Infinite.” Vera Field Guide (Game). The Vera Project. https://www.veraproject.xyz/field-guide/games/arena-breakout-infinite