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Game Cheetah
What it is
Game Cheetah is a free, open-source desktop memory scanner and game trainer for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It searches running games for integers, floating-point values, strings, UTF-16 strings, byte arrays, and unknown values, with workflows for narrowing results. Users can edit found values, freeze individual values or complete result sets, and inspect or change memory in a hex and ASCII editor. The project positions it for single-player and offline games, debugging, reverse engineering, game modding, and education, not online or multiplayer cheating. Cheat tables, address editing, and pointer scanning are experimental options disabled by default under an unsafe persistence setting. The maker warns that saved addresses and pointer chains can target the wrong object after a restart, and that changing another process may crash it or behave unpredictably. Linux process access may also be restricted by Yama ptrace_scope.
For and against
For
- Free and open source under Apache License 2.0
- Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Searches many value and data types
- Can edit and freeze memory values
- Includes hex and ASCII memory editing
Against
- Persistence features are experimental and disabled
- Saved pointers may resolve to wrong objects
- Memory changes can crash another process
- Linux permissions may restrict process access
The verdict
Game Cheetah offers broad value searching and live memory editing across three desktop platforms. Its unsafe persistence options and process-level risks require careful target verification, especially after game restarts.
Who it suits
It suits players working with offline single-player games and people doing debugging, reverse engineering, modding, or educational experiments. It is not intended for online or multiplayer cheating.
On the record
- Alternative installation
- The README also lists Fedora COPR and cargo install as installation options, and says Cargo installation requires Rust 1.95 or newer.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Cheat tables
- Saving and loading cheat tables, address editing, and pointer scanning are experimental and require enabling the unsafe persistence setting, which is off by default.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The README says release artifacts usually include a Linux AppImage, Linux .deb package, Windows x64 ZIP, and universal macOS .dmg.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can edit results live, freeze individual values or a complete result set, and inspect or edit bytes in a memory editor.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Editing features
- Users can edit search results, freeze values, and inspect or edit memory in a hex and ASCII view.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker also documents Fedora COPR and Cargo installation, and says Cargo installation requires Rust 1.95 or newer.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README documents optional update checks against GitHub releases and does not list other product integrations.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker positions it for players of offline single-player games and for debugging, reverse-engineering, modding, and educational work.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The project describes single-player and offline games, debugging, reverse engineering, game modding, and educational use as intended contexts.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- License
- Game Cheetah is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Linux permissions
- On Linux, process access is controlled by the operating system, and distribution settings such as Yama ptrace_scope may restrict access.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Localization
- The desktop app includes English and German localization.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Online play
- The project says Game Cheetah is not intended for cheating in online or multiplayer games.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Persistence limits
- Cheat tables, address editing, and pointer scanning are experimental opt-in features, disabled by default under Settings → Persistence (UNSAFE).github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Platform access
- On Linux, access to another process is controlled by the operating system, and some distributions restrict it through Yama ptrace_scope.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Platforms and downloads
- The maker lists Linux, Windows, and macOS support, with release packages usually including a Linux AppImage and .deb, Windows x64 ZIP, and universal macOS .dmg.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Pointer safety
- The project warns that saved addresses and pointer chains may resolve to the wrong object after a restart, even when readable, and recommends verifying targets before writing or freezing.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Game Cheetah is a cross-platform memory scanner and game trainer for searching, editing, and freezing values in running games.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026