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Safety & Verification

How releases are tested

Every game on AnkerGames is built from the original release (Steam clean files, scene or OFME builds), packaged as a pre-installed archive and run on a test machine before it is published. A release that does not launch, or that changes anything outside its own folder, is not published.

Verify what you downloaded

Each download link on a game page shows the archive's MD5 and SHA-256 hashes. After downloading, compare them:

  • Windows: open PowerShell in the download folder and run Get-FileHash .\archive-name.rar -Algorithm SHA256.
  • Linux / macOS: sha256sum archive-name.rar.

If the hash matches, the file is byte-for-byte what we uploaded. If it does not, the download was corrupted or altered in transit — delete it and download again from ankergames.net.

Why antivirus software warns you

Pre-installed games replace Steam's licence check with an emulator and, for multiplayer titles, bundle an online fix. Those files — steam_api64.dll, steamclient64.dll, OnlineFix64.dll, winmm.dll, dlllist.txt and similar — are routinely detected as generic HackTool, Crack or Trojan.Gen by Windows Defender and most engines. The detection is of the crack itself, not of malware, and it is the same on every site that distributes cracked games.

Do not switch your antivirus off. Instead:

  1. Check which file was flagged. If it is one of the emulator or online-fix files above, it is expected.
  2. In Windows Security, open Virus & threat protection → Manage settings → Exclusions and add the game's folder.
  3. Re-extract the archive so the quarantined file is restored, then launch the game.

If the flagged file is anything else, or the archive's hash does not match the one on the download page, delete the download and report it on our Discord so the release can be checked again.

The only official site

AnkerGames exists only at ankergames.net. There is no AnkerGames app, APK, launcher download, or alternative domain. Sites using the name on other domains, "AnkerGames APK" downloads and lookalike addresses are not ours — do not install anything from them.

Questions

Still unsure about a file? Ask on the AnkerGames Discord before running it, and read the FAQ for installation and update help.