Game Cheetah
github.com
What it is
Game Cheetah is a desktop memory scanner and game trainer for finding, editing, and freezing values in running games. It can search integers, floating-point numbers, strings, UTF-16 strings, byte arrays, and unknown values, with workflows for narrowing results. Users can edit search results, freeze individual values or a complete result set, and inspect or change memory in a hex and ASCII view. The project describes offline single-player games, debugging, reverse engineering, modding, and educational work as intended uses, not online or multiplayer cheating. Cheat tables, address editing, and pointer scanning are experimental options, disabled by default and requiring an unsafe persistence setting. The maker warns that saved addresses or pointer chains can identify the wrong object after a restart, and that changing another process can cause crashes or unpredictable behavior. Game Cheetah supports Linux, Windows, and macOS. Release packages usually include Linux AppImage and .deb files, a Windows x64 ZIP, and a universal macOS .dmg. Linux process access may be restricted by operating-system settings such as Yama ptrace_scope.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Game Cheetah is a cross-platform memory scanner and game trainer for searching, editing, and freezing values in running games.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Integrations
- The README documents optional update checks against GitHub releases and does not list other product integrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License
- Game Cheetah is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Alternative installation
- The README also lists Fedora COPR and cargo install as installation options, and says Cargo installation requires Rust 1.95 or newer.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- 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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Downloads
- The README says release artifacts usually include a Linux AppImage, Linux .deb package, Windows x64 ZIP, and universal macOS .dmg.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Editing
- Users can edit results live, freeze individual values or a complete result set, and inspect or edit bytes in a memory editor.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Editing features
- Users can edit search results, freeze values, and inspect or edit memory in a hex and ASCII view.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Installation
- The maker also documents Fedora COPR and Cargo installation, and says Cargo installation requires Rust 1.95 or newer.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Intended audience
- The maker positions it for players of offline single-player games and for debugging, reverse-engineering, modding, and educational work.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Intended use
- The project describes single-player and offline games, debugging, reverse engineering, game modding, and educational use as intended contexts.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Linux permissions
- On Linux, process access is controlled by the operating system, and distribution settings such as Yama ptrace_scope may restrict access.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Localization
- The desktop app includes English and German localization.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Online play
- The project says Game Cheetah is not intended for cheating in online or multiplayer games.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Persistence limits
- Cheat tables, address editing, and pointer scanning are experimental opt-in features, disabled by default under Settings → Persistence (UNSAFE).Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Platform access
- On Linux, access to another process is controlled by the operating system, and some distributions restrict it through Yama ptrace_scope.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- 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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- 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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Release
- The latest release page opened lists Game Cheetah 0.7.3, released September 7.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Scanning
- It searches integers, floating-point numbers, strings, UTF-16 strings, byte arrays, and unknown values, with workflows to refine results.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Search features
- Search supports integers, floating-point values, strings, UTF-16 strings, byte arrays, and unknown values, with workflows to narrow results.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- 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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Use cases
- The maker describes it for single-player and offline games, debugging, reverse engineering, game modding, and educational use.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Searches numeric, text, byte, and unknown values
- Can edit and freeze search results
- Includes a hex and ASCII memory view
- Supports Linux, Windows, and macOS
- Licensed under Apache License 2.0
Limits
- Persistence features are experimental and off by default
- Saved addresses may point to the wrong object after restart
- Changing another process can cause crashes or unpredictable behavior
- Linux process access may be restricted by system settings
Who it suits
Game Cheetah is for people working with offline single-player games, or using memory tools for debugging, reverse engineering, modding, or educational purposes. It is not intended for online or multiplayer cheating.
Verdict
Game Cheetah provides broad search and editing tools across three desktop platforms, with persistence features clearly marked as experimental. Its warnings about process changes and saved pointers matter before using it on live software.
Where Specifiction places it
- Game Memory Editors#8 of 237.5
