How to Report Cheaters in PUBG (2026): Death Screen, Spectate and Replay Reports, Support Tickets and Video Evidence

Every PUBG player knows the death that doesn't feel right: a spray that tracks you through a wall, a headshot out of a smoke, a squad that drives straight to the building you're hiding in. The problem is how fast the moment disappears. The Death Cam is over in seconds, and by the time you're back in the lobby you may not even remember the player's name. PUBG Support's own help article, which we checked on October 16, 2026, calls the in-game report system the best option for reporting cheaters, because those reports are forwarded to its team instantly. The same article lists what to include if you contact support directly: the date and time, the player's name, the violation type and a video. This guide covers PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC (Steam): the three in-game ways to report a player (the death screen, killer spectate and replays), how to pick a report reason, what to send PUBG Support, and how to check what happened to your report. Everything here comes from PUBG's support articles and patch notes. Finding the suspicious moment in a replay takes the camera and timeline keys, so if they're new to you, start with our PUBG replay controls guide. One thing to keep in mind throughout: the decision about whether someone was cheating belongs to PUBG's anti-cheat team. Your job is not to rule on it but to get them accurate, complete information through the right channel. PUBG MOBILE uses different menus and support channels, so this guide doesn't apply to it as written.

Short answer: report in game right away, then go to PUBG Support with video if you need to

The order is simple. First, report from the death screen as soon as you die. Since the January 2023 update you can report not only the player who killed you but also players who assisted in the kill, and PUBG's developer letter says the same update also made players who knocked other players down (DBNO) reportable. Second, if a player didn't kill you but looked wrong while you were spectating, or the suspicion only hits you after the match, report from Career > Replays. Third, if the situation doesn't fit an in-game report, for example you keep meeting the same player across matches, or you need to explain teamkilling or teaming, contact PUBG Support with video. This is where evidence matters. An in-game report is filed inside the game with the reason you select (in February 2018, shortly after replay reports launched, PUBG said a one-minute replay centered on the moment of your report is sent along), but a support ticket is judged on what you attach. And PUBG replays don't last. Patch notes from 2018 to 2020 said with almost every update that replays from previous versions could no longer be played, and the February 2018 patch notes said replays older than a week couldn't be used to report. If you might want to rewatch a suspicious match or send it to support later, keeping it as a video file is the reliable option. If you'd like every match recorded automatically whenever you play PUBG, DOR does that. Before you rely on it, make sure the spectate report key, DOR's clip key (F8) and its screen record key (F7) don't clash with other actions; our PUBG keybinds guide covers key layout in general.

How to report a suspected cheater in PUBG, step by step

1. 1Press Report on the death screen right after you dieWhen a suspected cheater kills you, click the Report button at the bottom of the death screen to open the report window (the wording PUBG used in its January 2023 patch notes). Choose the player who killed you, or a player who assisted in the kill if that's the one who looked suspicious. Since a March 2020 patch, the report hotkey is disabled for one second after death to stop accidental reports, so don't mash keys the moment the screen changes; wait until the report window is open, then choose. If you've already moved past the death screen, you can still report from the replay in step three.
2. 2Use the report key while spectating your killerYou can also report while you spectate the player who killed you. PUBG introduced reporting with the R key during killer spectate in 2018 and later made that key rebindable. The August 2026 update (42.3) split Settings > Key Bindings into new tabs, including Spectate and Replay, so look for the report entry in Key Bindings to see what your key is now. Killer spectate shows the other player's own view, which makes it a good moment to see whether they were following you through cover, but it doesn't last long. If you're not sure, note the player's name and the time and check it calmly in the replay.
3. 3After the match, report from Career > ReplaysFor a player who didn't kill you, or a suspicion that comes later, use the replay. Open Career > Replays in the lobby, play the match, press Tab to open the player list, click the player and use the Report button at the bottom (PUBG's Korean support article lists these exact steps). Patch notes also mention reporting from the replay timeline. In February 2018, shortly after replay reports launched, PUBG said a one-minute replay centered on the moment of your report is sent, so move the timeline to the suspicious moment before you report. The same patch notes said you couldn't report the same player more than once in the same replay. Replays are recorded around your own character (PUBG described a 1 km range when the feature launched), so a player who was far away may not show up properly.
4. 4Pick only the reasons you saw and add a short noteThe report window asks for a reason. In PUBG's March 2023 developer letter, the cheating sub-options were four: aim snapping onto the target, attacking without line of sight, unusually high movement speed and no weapon recoil. The same letter said about 89% of reports select three or more reasons, which makes it hard to tell what kind of illegal program was used. Select only what matches what you actually saw. Since the July 2023 update the report pop-up also has a text field limited to 180 bytes, so write one line about when, where and what, such as 'second circle, three headshots through the wall of a two-story house'. The exact wording of the options can change with updates, so go by what the report window shows.
5. 5Trim your video down to the suspicious partIf you plan to contact support, prepare a clip that shows what happened before and after the moment. A good range starts 10 to 20 seconds before the suspicious action and ends once it's over. Too short, and you lose how the player found you; the whole match, and the reviewer has to hunt for it. In DOR, open the match's Death or Knocked out clip, or the full match recording, in My Clips, use Trim Section to keep only that part, and choose the original preset under Export File so the original file is copied as is. Don't add text or effects to evidence. To capture the suspect's point of view from a replay, play the replay and record it with DOR's screen recording (F7).
6. 6Contact PUBG Support with the details it asks forWhen an in-game report isn't enough, submit a request to PUBG Support (support.pubg.com). The English help article asks for the type of violation (aimbot, ESP, wallhack and so on), the date and time of the incident, the name of the suspected player and a video, sent as an email attachment of no more than 20 MB or as a video link. The Player Report Form in another support article asks for the same: date, character name, violation type and attachments such as screenshots or videos. You can also click the speech bubble next to Contact Us to open the chatbot, which covers a Reports category and passes what it collects to an agent. If you've heard about rewards for reporting: PUBG's User Care Process says it gives 500 G-Coin to selected tickets, such as useful bug reports, detailed feedback and reports of sites promoting or selling illegal programs. Reporting individual players isn't listed as a qualifying ticket.
7. 7Check results through in-game notifications and the Weekly Bans NoticePUBG Support says you'll be notified in game if action is taken against a player you reported, and that you'll receive a notification about the result of an in-game report within 15 days. This report feedback system arrived in August 2018; the patch notes said it shows the report description, the player's name and the report status. Because the notice is tied to action being taken, the lack of a notification alone doesn't tell you the outcome. Another support article says PUBG can't share whether a specific player was banned, and PUBG also states that players aren't restricted just for receiving many reports; the evidence is reviewed first. Public results appear in the Weekly Bans Notice on pubg.com news, which lists the in-game nicknames of permanently banned accounts with the first three letters replaced by asterisks.

PUBG report options at a glance (checked October 16, 2026)

Before you report

• You noted the date, rough time and the player's nickname (check the results screen or the replay player list).
• You selected only the report reasons that match what you saw.
• You filed the replay report at the moment the suspicious action happens.
• Your video includes the lead-up and the aftermath, exported as the original file.
• Your attachment is 20 MB or less; if not, you switched to a video link the recipient can open.
• You marked the evidence with a Like so automatic cleanup won't delete it before support replies.

Keep every PUBG match as evidence with DOR: automatic recording, death clips and F8

DOR is a free Windows PC app. It detects PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS automatically and records the whole match from your own point of view as an mp4, from the moment you join the match server until the match ends. After the match, DOR analyzes the recording and creates clips for kills, knockouts, getting knocked out and deaths, so a suspicious death is easy to find by opening the Death or Knocked out clip in My Clips. Events of the same type within about 20 seconds are merged into one clip. Because the analysis processes the full recording on your PC, low-end PCs may see some lag while it runs; you can turn off only the Highlight Auto Analysis toggle in settings, keep match recording, and analyze a clip later with Analyze Video in My Clips. Press F8 during a match to save the last 30 seconds as a separate clip (you can choose 15, 30, 45 or 60 seconds); while a match is being recorded, DOR keeps that key from reaching the game. Outside a match, in the lobby or a replay, F8 works as Blackbox Record (on by default) and saves what was just on screen, while F7 starts a screen recording that stops when you press F7 again. Replays aren't recorded automatically, so use those two keys to keep what you saw from the suspect's point of view. Trim the part you need with Trim Section, then choose the original preset in Export File to copy the original as is (other presets add the DOR logo and an ending on free accounts). You can also share a clip as a dor.gg link, but check on the support form which kinds of links it accepts. With Automatic File Management on (30 GB by default), older videos are cleaned up when space runs out, so give the evidence you're waiting on a Like; liked videos aren't deleted by automatic cleanup. Recording defaults to 1080p at 30 fps. With Record All Sounds on (the default), everything your PC plays, Discord included, goes into one track with game audio and your mic, so play the file once before you send it. My Clips has no button to open the file location; find the files through File Save Path in settings. DOR doesn't judge whether someone cheated; PUBG decides that from what you send. Kill clips from your cleaner matches can become a PUBG montage, and if you also play Roblox, its process is covered in how to report someone on Roblox.