ChooChoo Loader vs ugtrain

ChooChoo Loader launches games through Proton or WINE alongside trainers, mods, patches, or other executables and DLLs. It can start a game and another program together, and supports up to five additional executables or DLLs. Before injecting a DLL, it checks whether its 32-bit or 64-bit architecture matches. Users can save and load profiles, have the last-used profile open automatically after a configurable delay, and reselect recently used game or trainer executables. The v5.0 release describes a touch-first interface with larger controls for touch and mouse input. The project README describes use with Steam and Proton on Steam Deck, and with Whisky on macOS; it cautions that Whisky is unsuitable for this style of gaming when binaries require complex memory manipulation. ChooChoo Loader lists Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. It is free, open-source software under the MIT License. The project directs users who find a bug to report it but does not specify a support service.

ugtrain is free, Linux-only command-line software for game training and memory-cheating research. It targets advanced users and has no graphical interface. Its components include a preloader, memory discovery, a memory-hacking library, and automatic adaptation to dynamic memory. Each game uses a separate exchangeable configuration file, with examples included. The project describes static-memory support for most C and C++ Linux games by bypassing protections such as ASLR, PIC, and PIE. It integrates with scanmem for memory searches and says root privileges are unnecessary. Installation documentation covers source builds and packages for Arch, Debian, openSUSE/SLES, and Ubuntu. Reported architectures include x86, x86_64, Raspberry Pi, and 32-bit, 64-bit, and s390x compilation. Dynamic-memory support does not work with WINE. The project advises against commercial closed-source, multiplayer, or online games and recommends checking each game’s EULA.