Hollow Knight Silksong anti-cheat error on RTX 4070 should be checked against the exact launcher message. Verify files, permissions, overlays, drivers, and security prompts before applying broader PC fixes.
An anti-cheat error in Hollow Knight Silksong on a RTX 4070 is almost always a software handshake problem, not a faulty card. The fix is a clean reinstall of the anti-cheat service, an up-to-date GPU driver, and a verified game file pass — it rarely costs anything and takes about 15 minutes.
The card is not the cause. Anti-cheat services (EAC, BattlEye and similar) sit between Windows and the game, and they break when their installed service is corrupted, a security update half-applied, or the RTX 4070 driver is mismatched. The 12GB GDDR6X on the RTX 4070 has nothing to do with it; treat this purely as a service-and-driver repair.
Work through these in sequence and stop when the error clears. First, fully close Hollow Knight Silksong and the launcher, then run the anti-cheat installer found in the game's install folder and choose Repair or Reinstall. Second, verify the game files through your launcher so any corrupted protection file is re-downloaded. Third, update the RTX 4070 driver to the current release and do a clean install with the previous driver removed. Fourth, reboot — not just the game, the whole machine — so the freshly installed service registers properly. If it persists, temporarily pause third-party antivirus, which frequently quarantines the anti-cheat driver.
In rare cases the error masks a failing drive or unstable overclock. If verifying files repeatedly finds new corrupt data, test the SSD's health — a failing NVMe drive is a common culprit and a fresh 1TB or 2TB SSD (stocked at Evetech) is a cheap fix. Reset any GPU overclock to stock; an unstable RTX 4070 clock can corrupt the anti-cheat handshake even when games otherwise run. Keep the system on stable power so writes never interrupt.
No — the anti-cheat service is separate from your save data, which lives in your profile or cloud sync. Repairing or reinstalling the protection service and verifying files leaves your progress untouched.
You do not need new hardware — the RTX 4070 is not the cause. You do want the current driver, since a clean, up-to-date install resolves most anti-cheat handshake failures on its own.
Updates sometimes ship a new anti-cheat version that the old installed service rejects. Re-running the in-folder anti-cheat installer after each major patch keeps the handshake current and stops the error returning.
Sorted the anti-cheat error but the rest of your rig feels dated? A clean SSD or a current-gen RTX 4070-class card can end repeat corruption — browse the matching range at Evetech.
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