Staying Safe on External Gaming Websites

Verify the publisher, not the artwork

Copied sites reuse official screenshots and logos freely. What they cannot copy convincingly is a publisher's own domain, company details and support pages. Check the address bar and the footer imprint before anything else.

• Does the domain match the publisher named on the game's store page?
• Is there a real company name, address and support contact?
• Do the privacy and terms pages exist and mention the same company?

Be wary of unexpected downloads

Browser games do not need an installer. If a site offering a browser title pushes an .exe file, a browser extension or a launcher you have never heard of, close the tab.

Ignore free-currency offers

Generators, coin hacks and account boosters exist to harvest logins. No publisher operates one. Entering your game credentials on such a site is the most common way accounts are lost.

Separate your gaming identity

Use a dedicated email address and a unique password for game accounts, and enable two-factor authentication where it is offered. If a game supports single sign-in through a platform account, that is usually safer than a new password you will reuse.

Check payment pages

Purchases should complete on the publisher's own domain or a recognised payment provider. An unfamiliar checkout domain, or a request to pay by bank transfer or gift card, is a clear signal to stop.