CheatDeck vs HearMods

CheatDeck is a free, GPL-3.0 Decky Loader plugin for Steam Deck that launches sidecar programs and manages game launch options. It can start a selected .exe or .bat alongside a game in the same Proton or Wine environment, then stop it when the game exits. Its Language setting assigns one locale code to both LANG and HOST_LC_ALL. Advanced controls cover desktop behavior, FSYNC, WineD3D, compatibility-data redirection, and audio latency. Custom Options accept environment assignments, prefix commands, and arguments before or after %command%. Unsupported shell syntax or unclear launch options make a document read-only to prevent unsafe partial edits. Optional Lossless Scaling and OptiScaler presets require their corresponding Decky plugins. Installation uses Decky Loader Developer Mode and CheatDeck.zip from a release or nightly build. Some sidecars need runtime dependencies installed with protontricks.

HearMods provides free Windows PC game trainers for offline, single-player use. Each trainer is a standalone.exe file that requires no installation. The files modify running game memory to enable options such as infinite health, unlimited items, and damage multipliers. Controls include keyboard hotkeys and a graphical interface with checkboxes and real-time sliders. Available trainers are listed for Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077; Baldur’s Gate 3 and Starfield are marked coming soon. The Elden Ring trainer has 32 options for versions v1.02–v1.16.1 on Windows 10/11. The Cyberpunk 2077 trainer has 15 options for versions v2.0–v2.13 on Windows 10/11. HearMods says trainers are updated after major patches and checked before release. It says the files do not connect to the internet and use no telemetry, analytics, or phone-home behavior. Antivirus software may flag them as false positives. The free plan costs nothing, with no subscription or payment required.