CoSMOS vs DOSBox Cheat Engine

CoSMOS is a free self-service gamehacking tool for people who want to modify their own games while waiting for trainers. It is offered in Steam Deck, PC Beginner, and PC Advanced versions, with options for beginners and experienced gamehackers. The Steam Deck edition is a native application for Linux and Steam Deck, with a simplified memory scanner and built-in disassembler. PC Beginner is integrated with Cheat Happens Aurora. PC Advanced includes a memory scanner, VEH debugger, script engine, disassembler, dump viewer, speedhack, .NET assembly explorer, reference search, process viewers, and script editor; its listed version is 6.1.5. CoSMOS uses hardware-accelerated scans and can read and import 99% of CheatEngine tables. The free tool requires no registration, has no locked features, and includes no adware or hidden software. Cheat Happens provides technical support through its message board. The maker advises using cheats and trainers offline only and says it does not make cheats for online or multiplayer games.

DOSBox Cheat Engine is a single-page web application for scanning, editing, and freezing emulated memory in DOSBox Staging. Search for values, narrow the results, and add memory addresses to a Cheat Table; values in the table can be changed by double-clicking or frozen so they do not decrease. Live memory polling can be paused during CPU-heavy game segments. Cheat tables can be exported and loaded as JSON files, and Shift-click or Ctrl-click supports range selection. The application connects to DOSBox Staging through its Web Server API, which must be enabled in the emulator configuration. It requires DOSBox Staging 0.83 or newer; the API web server's default local address is http://127.0.0.1:8086. Precompiled executables are offered for Windows and Linux, and the Python source can be run directly using only the standard library, without a pip installation. The project is MIT licensed and free. Closing the browser tab sends a signal for the Python server to shut down gracefully.