Tech riderRev. 21 Sept 2026
Game Cheetah
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Operating systemscross platform
- 4Pointer scanningYes
- 5Architecture supportboth
- 6Open sourceYes
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com

Overview
Game Cheetah is ranked #7 of 23 in game memory editors on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Compared on game memory editors
- Operating systems
- cross_platformgithub.com
- Pointer scanning
- Yesgithub.com
- Architecture support
- bothgithub.com
- Open source
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Game Cheetah is a cross-platform memory scanner and game trainer for searching, editing, and freezing values in running games.github.com · 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 · 4 Oct 2026
- Online play
- The project says Game Cheetah is not intended for cheating in online or multiplayer games.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Search features
- Search supports integers, floating-point values, strings, UTF-16 strings, byte arrays, and unknown values, with workflows to narrow results.github.com · 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 · 4 Oct 2026
- Localization
- The desktop app includes English and German localization.github.com · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 4 Oct 2026
- 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 · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- Game Cheetah is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Release
- The latest release page opened lists Game Cheetah 0.7.3, released September 7.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The maker describes it for single-player and offline games, debugging, reverse engineering, game modding, and educational use.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Scanning
- It searches integers, floating-point numbers, strings, UTF-16 strings, byte arrays, and unknown values, with workflows to refine results.github.com · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README documents optional update checks against GitHub releases and does not list other product integrations.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Security and safety
- The maker warns that modifying another process can crash it or behave unpredictably, and says the software is not intended for online or multiplayer cheating.github.com · 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 · 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 · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Game Memory Editors in 2026#7 of 23
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Sources
- github.com/mkrueger/game_cheetah· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/mkrueger/game_cheetah/releases/tag/v0.7· checked 4 Oct 2026