Sven Folkesson, General Manager, Gamepires

"SCUM is built around consequence and realism, and cheating fundamentally undermines both. What we've seen with PlaySafe ID is a real change: cheating isn't just caught, it actually comes with consequences that matter - it's prevented.

On PlaySafe-protected servers, the difference is obvious. A fairer, more realistic survival experience for players who invest their time and effort into the game. When you know that cheaters can't just come straight back, every fight, raid, and escape feels more meaningful.

We're proud to work with PlaySafe ID on something that directly improves the day-to-day experience for our community. This is about protecting honest players and ensuring that SCUM is the brutal, realistic and rewarding survival game it's meant to be."

Andrew Wailes, CEO, PlaySafe ID

“I love gaming, maybe more than I should. I hate the state that it has been in for years. It’s no fault of game devs, it’s an unwinnable fight when cheaters have unlimited lives and resources. PlaySafe ID breaks the cat-and-mouse cycle that has plagued legitimate players and game developers forever.

Proving that PlaySafe ID works, significantly reduces cheating, and punishes those who are caught cheating so they can’t get back in has been one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. This is something truly special and we have a real possibility to clean up gaming.

I’m so proud of our team, of the Gamepires/SCUM team, and of the thousands upon thousands of supporters we have who share our mission of anonymised accountability to keep cheaters out and games fair. Onwards and upwards!”

We cannot express how pleased we are with our integration in SCUM and the support PlaySafe ID has received from Gamepires. It started with just a few servers, and they’re now scaling to 20, with many more ready to deploy. Over 2,000 users have registered to play with a PlaySafe ID in SCUM.

Cheating has been massively reduced on the PlaySafe ID servers, and those who are caught are getting their PlaySafe ID banned. We’ve seen dozens of users try to create another PlaySafe ID and fail. These cheaters are actually banned, and actually can’t get back on these servers until their penalty is served.

PlaySafe ID started as a thought experiment; would a real penalty reduce cheating and make it possible to keep cheaters out. Together with SCUM, we have proven that there are less cheaters in PlaySafe Protected matchmaking/servers, and those who are caught cannot get back in.

We’ve proven that PlaySafe ID works.

Thank you SCUM and Gamepires. Thank you to all the gamers who support us. And to cheaters - your time is coming to an end.