The Best Open Source Cheat Engine AlternativesTop Game Cheating Tools and other similar apps like Cheat Engine

The best open source alternative to Cheat Engine is scanmem & GameConqueror. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Cheat Engine and six of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Cheat Engine are Bit Slicer, Squalr, PINCE and MemRE.

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  1. scanmem & GameConqueror icon

    scanmem & GameConqueror

     22 likes

    GameConqueror is a GUI for scanmem.

    scanmem is a game hacking tool, supporting variant types of scan on different types of data.

    It is a simple interactive debugging utility for linux, used to locate the address of a variable in an executing process. This can be used for the an.

    11 scanmem & GameConqueror alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about scanmem & GameConqueror as an Alternative to Cheat Engine
    Tired Rabbit
    Positive
    0

    Best alternative availible for linux, even if it is not originally meant for cheating, but rather for debugging.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Can´t use Scripts for games. only scaning

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think scanmem & GameConqueror is a great Cheat Engine alternative.

    • scanmem & GameConqueror is the most popular Linux alternative to Cheat Engine.

    • scanmem & GameConqueror is the most popular Open Source alternative to Cheat Engine.

    • scanmem & GameConqueror is Free and Open SourceCheat Engine is also Free and Open Source
  2. Bit Slicer icon

    Bit Slicer

     17 likes

    Bit Slicer is a universal game trainer for OS X that allows you to search and modify values in video games such as: score, lives, ammunition, and much more.

    9 Bit Slicer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about Bit Slicer as an Alternative to Cheat Engine
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Can slow down the speed of games to make it easier.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    It's easy to use and is like cheat engine

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Bit Slicer is a great Cheat Engine alternative.

    • Bit Slicer is the most popular Mac alternative to Cheat Engine.

    • Bit Slicer is Free and Open SourceCheat Engine is also Free and Open Source
  4. Squalr icon

    Squalr

     6 likes

    Squalr is software to make it easy to cheat in video games. Edit health, gold, stats, etc -- or even write scripts to do make complex hacks such as swimming in air, teleportation, etc. Squalr also has a separate client to download cheats made by others, making the software easy...

    11 Squalr alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Windows
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    Comments about Squalr as an Alternative to Cheat Engine
    AaronLibra
    Negative
    1

    As of Jan-08-2026, tried getting it to function multiple times and it doesn't work in Windows 11. It'll load and make like it'll function but when you try to search any values it closes without an error message everytime. Not only that, but they make you use an old version that hasn't been updated since 2022. The Discord server has basically zero meaningful action and barely any news....and don't think about asking for assistance. Saw one guy ask for help and he was basically crapped on (lol...ah well). Do with this information what you will.

    Sour Ce
    Positive
    1

    Only open source alternative to CheatEngine on Windows that I can see. The software's in beta so the UI is pretty buggy (though stable), but the memory scanner works wonders, also bonus: no installation required, and unlike CheatEngine doesn't seem to come bundled with any malware.

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    • Most users think Squalr is a great Cheat Engine alternative.

    • Squalr is Free and Open SourceCheat Engine is also Free and Open Source
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    PINCE

     10 likes

    Reverse engineering tool with a variety of build in tools. Heavily inspired by cheat engine and is meant to handle the same kind of work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • C (programming language)
    • Python
    • PyQt
     
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    MemRE

     4 likes

    MemRE is a injectable memory editor for reverse engineering with unreal engine support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. MemSed

     1 like

    MEMory Search and EDit for Linux, inspired by Cheat Engine.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenGL
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