🔓 Every Free Method to Hack Game Currency — Cheat Engine to Python Scripts

:video_game: Unlimited Tokens, Gold & Currency in Any PC Game — The Complete Toolkit

Every singleplayer PC game stores your money, health, ammo, and items as numbers sitting in your computer’s RAM. Change the number → change the game. That’s it. That’s the whole trick.

This isn’t some sketchy exploit. It’s how every game trainer, cheat table, and memory editor has worked since the 1980s. The game shows you “500 gold” — somewhere in memory, there’s a spot holding the value 500. Find it, change it to 999999, and now you’re rich.


:world_map: Why This Is Worth 5 Minutes of Your Life

  • You paid for the game. Play it YOUR way — skip the grind, test builds, break things for fun.
  • Every method here is singleplayer only. No bans, no drama, no ruining anyone’s day.
  • Zero coding skills needed for most methods. If you can download an app and press a button, you’re already overqualified.

🧠 How Games Store Your Stuff (30-Second Version)

Every game needs to track numbers — your gold, HP, ammo, XP, inventory count. While the game runs, all those numbers live in your computer’s RAM (memory).

Here’s what’s actually happening:

  • Game shows “500 Gold” on screen → somewhere in RAM, there’s a memory address holding the number 500
  • You spend 100 gold → that address now holds 400
  • A memory editor finds that address and lets you type in 999999 instead
  • Game reads the address → sees 999999 → you’re rich

That’s literally all memory editing is. Finding where the number lives, and changing it.

Two types of addresses you’ll encounter:

Type What It Means Color in Cheat Engine
Static Same address every time you launch the game. Easy to find, stays reliable. :green_circle: Green
Dynamic Address changes every launch or even mid-game. Needs pointer scans to pin down. :black_circle: Black

Most simple values (gold, HP, basic stats) are static. The harder stuff (inventory objects, nested structures) tends to be dynamic.


:high_voltage: Method 1 — Cheat Engine (The GOAT)

The one tool that started it all. Free, open-source, works on basically everything, and just hit version 7.6 in February 2025.

If you only learn ONE tool from this entire post, make it this one. Every other method is just a shortcut built on top of what Cheat Engine does manually.

:link: Download: https://cheatengine.org/
:link: Source Code: https://github.com/cheat-engine/cheat-engine

📥 Installation — Skip the Bloatware

The free installer bundles some adware offers. Here’s how to avoid them:

  • Option A: Click “Decline” on every offer during install (read carefully — the buttons move around)
  • Option B: Grab the clean installer from the Cheat Engine Patreon ($5/month) — no ads, no bundled crap: https://www.cheatengine.org/downloads.php
  • Option C: Build from source on GitHub if you’re paranoid (it’s open source, so the code is right there)

Works on Windows 7/8/10/11. There’s also a macOS version and Linux support through ceserver.

🔍 Step-by-Step: Find and Change Any Value

Here’s the universal method. Works for gold, HP, ammo, items, XP — any number the game shows you.

Step 1 — Launch both programs
Open your game. Open Cheat Engine. Click the little :desktop_computer: computer icon (top-left) → select your game’s process from the list → click Open.

Step 2 — First Scan
Look at your in-game value. Say you have 1,247 gold.

  • Type 1247 in the Value box
  • Set Scan Type to “Exact Value”
  • Set Value Type to “4 Bytes” (covers most games)
  • Hit First Scan

You’ll get thousands of results. That’s normal — lots of things in memory happen to equal 1247.

Step 3 — Narrow It Down
Go back to the game. Spend some gold — buy something, lose some, whatever. Now you have 1,100 gold.

  • Go back to Cheat Engine
  • Type 1100 in the Value box
  • Hit Next Scan

The results list shrinks dramatically. Repeat this 2-3 times (change the value in-game → scan for new value) until you’re down to 1-5 addresses.

Step 4 — Change It
Double-click the address to add it to your list at the bottom. Double-click the Value column → type 999999 → hit Enter.

Go back to the game. You now have 999,999 gold. That’s it.

Step 5 — Freeze It (Optional)
Check the little box next to the address in your list. This “freezes” the value — the game can’t change it. Your gold stays at 999,999 no matter what you spend.

🧊 The Value Won't Stay Changed? Use Freeze or Find What Writes

Some games constantly recalculate values. You set gold to 999999, switch back to the game, and it’s already back to normal. Two fixes:

Fix 1 — Freeze the address
Check the “Active” box next to your address. Cheat Engine will continuously write your value back, overriding whatever the game tries to do.

Fix 2 — Find What Writes to This Address
Right-click the address → “Find out what writes to this address.” Cheat Engine sets a breakpoint. When the game writes to that address, CE shows you the exact instruction doing it. You can then:

  • NOP it (replace with “do nothing” instruction) — the game stops modifying that value entirely
  • Change the instruction — make it ADD instead of SUBTRACT, so you gain money every time you’d normally lose it

This is more advanced but insanely powerful. It’s how the pros build cheat tables.

📊 Value Types — When 4 Bytes Doesn't Work

Not finding your value? The game might store it differently:

Value Type Use When Example
4 Bytes Most common — whole numbers (gold, HP, ammo) 1247, 500, 99999
2 Bytes Older games, small values (0-65535) Lives: 3, Keys: 12
Float Decimal numbers (stamina bars, percentages) 75.5, 0.85, 100.0
Double High-precision decimals (rare) 3.14159265
Byte Very small values (0-255) Skill levels, item counts
String Text values (names, item IDs) “Iron Sword”, “player1”

Pro tip: If Exact Value scan finds nothing, try “Unknown Initial Value” → then scan for “Decreased Value” / “Increased Value” after changing the number in-game. Slower but catches weird encoding.

Another pro tip: Enable “Fast Scan” with alignment of 4 to speed things up massively. Most games align values on 4-byte boundaries.

💾 Saving Your Work — Cheat Tables (.CT Files)

Found a bunch of addresses? Save them as a .CT (Cheat Table) file:

  • File → Save As → pick a name → done

Next time you play, just load the .CT file and all your addresses are right there. Better yet — download tables other people already made (see the resources section below).

Community CE tables are basically pre-made cheat menus that someone already built. Load them, check the boxes, play. Zero scanning required.

⚙️ Advanced: Pointer Scans & Dynamic Addresses

If your address stops working after restarting the game (it was black/dynamic), you need a pointer scan.

The short version:

  1. Find the address while the game is running
  2. Right-click → “Pointer scan for this address”
  3. Let it run (takes a few minutes)
  4. Restart the game, find the value again
  5. Filter the pointer scan results against the new address
  6. Repeat 1-2 more times until you have a stable pointer path

The pointer path is a chain of static addresses that always leads to your dynamic value. Once you have it, it works every time you launch the game.

This is the trickiest part of CE — but the built-in tutorial (Help → Cheat Engine Tutorial) walks you through it step by step across 9 lessons.


:high_voltage: Method 2 — Pre-Made Trainers (Zero-Click Cheating)

Don’t want to scan memory yourself? Trainers are pre-built programs that do it for you. Launch trainer → launch game → press hotkey → infinite health/money/ammo activated.

Think of trainers as Cheat Engine tables with a nice GUI wrapped around them.

The “+N” in a trainer’s name tells you how many cheats it has. “Elden Ring +24 Trainer” = 24 different toggleable cheats.

🏆 Best Free Trainer Sources (Ranked)
Site What It Is Price Games Covered
FLiNG Trainer One-person operation, insane quality, updated weekly Free 900+ games
WeMod Slick app, huge library, some features paywalled Free / $8.99/mo 3,000+ games
PLITCH German-made, built-in safety features Free / $4.99/mo 5,600+ games
Cheat Happens Oldest trainer site (since 1998), includes CoSMOS memory tool Free / Premium 43,800+ trainers
MegaGames Classic aggregator, been around since 1998 Free Thousands
GTrainers Aggregates FLiNG, MrAntiFun, FutureX trainers Free Thousands
MrAntiFun Community legend, now partnered with WeMod Free (via WeMod) 1,500+
XModHub Newer platform, no paywalls on basic features Free Growing

Best free-only pick: FLiNG — dude is a machine. Drops trainers for new games within days of release.

Best if you want an app: WeMod — clean interface, auto-detects your game, one-click activation.

⚠️ Antivirus False Positives — Don't Panic

Every trainer will trigger your antivirus. Every. Single. One.

Here’s why: trainers inject code into a running process and modify its memory. To your antivirus, that looks exactly like what a virus does. It’s a false positive.

Safe sources (verified clean by communities over years):

  • FLiNG, WeMod, PLITCH, Cheat Happens, MrAntiFun/WeMod

Red flags (avoid these):

  • Random .exe files from sketchy download sites
  • Trainers from YouTube video descriptions with link shorteners
  • Anything asking you to disable Windows Defender AND your firewall
  • “Universal” trainers that claim to work for all games

If your antivirus blocks a legit trainer: Add the trainer folder to your antivirus exclusion list. Don’t disable your entire AV — just whitelist that specific file or folder.

🎯 How Trainers Actually Work

Under the hood, trainers do exactly what you’d do manually in Cheat Engine:

  1. Trainer attaches to the game’s process
  2. Scans for known memory addresses (pre-researched by the trainer maker)
  3. When you press the hotkey, it writes new values to those addresses
  4. Some freeze values, some NOP instructions, some redirect game logic

For “God Mode,” the trainer doesn’t set your health to infinity (that’d break things). Instead, it typically:

  • Sets all incoming damage to 0, OR
  • Instantly heals you the moment damage is taken, OR
  • NOPs (removes) the damage calculation instruction entirely

For “Unlimited Money,” it usually freezes your money address or changes the “subtract” instruction to an “add” — so buying things GIVES you money instead of taking it.


:high_voltage: Method 3 — Community Cheat Tables (.CT Files)

These are pre-made Cheat Engine tables that someone already built and shared. Download → open in CE → attach to game → check boxes → done. No scanning required.

📂 Where to Find Tables (Ranked by Quality)
Source Why It’s Good Link
Fearless Revolution THE #1 CE table community. 15,000+ tables, daily posts, extremely active https://fearlessrevolution.com/viewforum.php?f=4
CE Official Forum Developer-focused, technical discussions, some tables https://forum.cheatengine.org/
The Grand Archives (GitHub) Premium-quality tables for FromSoftware games (Elden Ring, Dark Souls) https://github.com/The-Grand-Archives/Elden-Ring-CT-TGA
OpenCheatTables Community for CE tables, Lua scripting, engine reversing https://opencheattables.com/

How to use a .CT file:

  1. Download the .CT file
  2. Open Cheat Engine
  3. File → Open → select the .CT file
  4. Click the :desktop_computer: icon → attach to your game’s process
  5. Check the boxes next to the cheats you want
  6. Play

Some tables come with Lua scripts that add entire cheat menus inside the game. These are basically free mod menus.


:high_voltage: Method 4 — Save File Editing (Hex Editor Method)

Every game saves your progress to a file somewhere on your hard drive. That file contains your gold, stats, inventory, and progress — stored as raw numbers. Open it in a hex editor, find the right bytes, change them.

This method works even when memory editors can’t — because you’re modifying the saved data directly, not the running process.

🔧 How to Hex-Edit a Save File

Tools you need:

The method:

Step 1 — Find your save file
Most PC games store saves in one of these places:

  • %APPDATA%C:\Users\[YOU]\AppData\Roaming\[Game]
  • %LOCALAPPDATA%C:\Users\[YOU]\AppData\Local\[Game]
  • Documents\My Games\[Game]
  • The game’s Steam folder → steamapps\common\[Game]\saves

Step 2 — Make a BASELINE save
Note your exact gold amount (e.g., 1,247). Save the game. Copy the save file somewhere safe as a backup.

Step 3 — Change the value in-game
Spend some gold. Now you have 1,100. Save again with a different name.

Step 4 — Compare the two saves
Open both save files in HxD. Use Analyse → Compare → File Compare (Ctrl+K). The differences highlight where values changed.

Step 5 — Find your gold
Convert your gold values to hex:

  • 1,247 in hex = 04DF
  • 1,100 in hex = 044C

Look for these values in the differences. Watch out for little-endian — many games store bytes in reverse order. So 04DF becomes DF04 in the file.

Step 6 — Change and save
Found it? Change the hex value to FFFF (65,535) or E7FF (65,511) or whatever you want. Save. Load the modified save in-game.

Step 7 — If it doesn’t work

  • Check endianness (try reversed bytes)
  • Some games use checksums — the save file has a verification hash that changes if you edit the file. Look for game-specific save editors that handle this automatically.
  • Some games encrypt saves — you’ll need a decryptor or game-specific tool
💡 Tips for Hex Editing
  • Always back up your save before editing. Always. ALWAYS.
  • Don’t set values to absurdly high numbers — some games use 16-bit integers (max 65,535) and overflow beyond that, causing weird bugs or crashes
  • Use a decimal to hex converter — search “dec to hex” online
  • If you can’t find your value, try searching for the value divided by some factor (some games store gold × 100 internally)
  • JSON/XML saves are way easier — just open in a text editor, Ctrl+F for “gold” or “money”, change the number, save
  • Some games on Steam sync saves to the cloud — disable Steam Cloud sync for that game before editing, or your changes get overwritten

:high_voltage: Method 5 — Game-Specific Save Editors

For popular games, someone probably already built a dedicated save editor with a nice GUI. No hex knowledge needed — just load your save, drag sliders, hit save.

🛠️ Save Editors Worth Knowing (GitHub)
Editor Game Link
NomNom No Man’s Sky (most complete editor) https://github.com/zencq/NomNom
NMSSaveEditor No Man’s Sky (Java, cross-platform) https://github.com/goatfungus/NMSSaveEditor
DL2 Save Editor Dying Light 2 https://github.com/Marcel-TO/DL2_Save_Editor
PDX Unlimiter Paradox games (EU4, CK3, Stellaris, HOI4) https://github.com/crschnick/pdx_unlimiter
Satisfactory Save Editor Satisfactory https://github.com/Goz3rr/SatisfactorySaveEditor
DRG Save Editor Deep Rock Galactic https://github.com/AnthonyMichaelTDM/DRG-Save-Editor
save-editor.com Online CE table editor https://www.save-editor.com/tools/pc_soft_process_memory_editor_cheat_engine_ct_editor.html

Browse 700+ more: https://github.com/topics/save-editor


:high_voltage: Method 6 — Unity Game Modding

Huge chunk of indie and AA games run on Unity. Unity games have their own ecosystem of modding tools that let you do way more than just edit values — you can inject entire menus, modify game logic, add scripts.

🔩 Unity Modding Toolkit
Tool What It Does Link
BepInEx Universal Unity plugin framework. Works on Mono AND IL2CPP games. THE standard. https://github.com/BepInEx/BepInEx
MelonLoader Universal mod loader. 14M+ downloads. Supports IL2CPP & Mono. https://github.com/LavaGang/MelonLoader
UnityExplorer In-game debug UI — inspect objects, run C# code live, freecam, modify values in real-time https://github.com/sinai-dev/UnityExplorer
Runtime Unity Editor In-game inspector with REPL console for Unity 4.x+ https://github.com/ManlyMarco/RuntimeUnityEditor
Unity Mod Manager Mod manager for games like Pathfinder, etc. https://github.com/newman55/unity-mod-manager
UnityPy Python module for extracting/editing Unity assets directly https://github.com/K0lb3/UnityPy
AssetStudio (fork) Unity asset extractor — peek inside any Unity game’s files https://github.com/Razviar/assetstudio

How to tell if a game uses Unity:

  • Check the game’s install folder for files like UnityPlayer.dll, Assembly-CSharp.dll, or a *_Data folder
  • Or just Google “[game name] Unity”

With UnityExplorer alone, you can modify literally any game value in real-time through a console. It’s like Cheat Engine but integrated directly into the game.


:high_voltage: Method 7 — Unreal Engine Modding

Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5) games have their own modding ecosystem. Less plug-and-play than Unity, but powerful once you’re in.

🔩 Unreal Modding Toolkit
Tool What It Does Link
RE-UE4SS LUA scripting system for UE4/5 — SDK generator, live editor, object dumper https://github.com/UE4SS-RE/RE-UE4SS
UnrealPak Pack/unpack UE4/5 .pak files (where game assets live) https://unrealpak.com/
UnrealPakGUI GUI version of UnrealPak https://github.com/tshao4/UnrealPakGUI

RE-UE4SS is the big one. It lets you:

  • Dump the game’s entire SDK (know every variable the game tracks)
  • Write Lua scripts that modify values in real-time
  • Live-edit properties while the game is running

:high_voltage: Method 8 — Python Memory Hacking (DIY Scripts)

If you know even basic Python, you can write your own memory editors. These libraries let you read/write game memory programmatically.

🐍 Python Libraries for Game Memory
Library What It Does Link
Pymem Premier Python memory manipulation library — pattern scanning, injection, read/write https://github.com/srounet/Pymem
PyMemoryEditor Cross-platform memory editor with GUI (Windows + Linux) https://github.com/JeanExtreme002/PyMemoryEditor
pyMeow Game hacking library with Raylib overlay support https://github.com/qb-0/pyMeow
memorpy Cross-platform memory search (Windows/Linux/macOS) https://github.com/n1nj4sec/memorpy
ReadWriteMemory Simple Windows memory read/write module https://pypi.org/project/ReadWriteMemory/

Docs: https://pymem.readthedocs.io/

Example (Pymem — 5 lines to read game memory):

import pymem
pm = pymem.Pymem("game.exe")
gold = pm.read_int(0x12345678)  # read value at address
pm.write_int(0x12345678, 999999)  # write new value
print(f"Gold changed to: {pm.read_int(0x12345678)}")

Once you know the address (from Cheat Engine), automating it with Python takes seconds.


:high_voltage: Method 9 — Cheat Engine Alternatives (Other Memory Editors)

CE is king, but not the only option. Especially if you’re on Linux or macOS.

🖥️ Memory Editors by Platform

Windows:

Tool What It Does Link
Squalr Rust-based memory scanner, SIMD-optimized, modern UI https://github.com/Squalr/Squalr
memdig Scriptable CLI memory cheat tool https://github.com/skeeto/memdig
ReClass.NET Structure reconstruction for reverse engineering https://github.com/ReClassNET/ReClass.NET

Linux:

Tool What It Does Link
PINCE “Cheat Engine for Linux” — GDB front-end, 2.6k stars https://github.com/korcankaraokcu/PINCE
scanmem / GameConqueror CLI + GUI memory scanner, mature project https://github.com/scanmem/scanmem
med GUI memory editor alternative https://github.com/allencch/med
game_cheetah Cross-platform Rust memory scanner https://github.com/mkrueger/game_cheetah
ugtrain Advanced Linux game trainer with dynamic memory support https://github.com/ugtrain/ugtrain

macOS:

Tool What It Does Link
Bit Slicer macOS universal game trainer + memory scanner https://github.com/zorgiepoo/Bit-Slicer

Android/Linux:

Tool What It Does Link
AceTheGame Memory scanner for Android + Linux, works non-rooted https://github.com/KuhakuPixel/AceTheGame

:high_voltage: Method 10 — Build Your Own Trainer

If you want to go full DIY and make trainers other people can use:

🏗️ Trainer-Making Frameworks
Framework Language What It Does Link
memory.dll C# Most popular trainer-making library — AoB scanning, injection https://github.com/erfg12/memory.dll
CSharp-Game-Trainers C# Sample trainers built with memory.dll (learn by example) https://github.com/erfg12/CSharp-Game-Trainers
cheatengine-library Pascal/C Open-source library based on CE internals https://github.com/fenix01/cheatengine-library
CoSMOS GUI Cheat Happens’ trainer maker (included with premium) https://www.cheathappens.com/

dsasmblr’s CE scripts collection — excellent resource for learning Cheat Engine Lua scripting and table creation: https://github.com/dsasmblr/cheat-engine


:high_voltage: Hex Editors & Archive Tools

For direct file editing, save hacking, and extracting game assets:

🗃️ The Toolkit
Tool What It Does Link
HxD Fast, free hex editor. RAM + disk editing, checksums. https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/
010 Editor Pro hex editor with 300+ binary templates for game formats https://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/
hexed.it Browser-based hex editor — works on any OS, zero install https://hexed.it/
QuickBMS Universal script-based game archive extractor. Thousands of supported formats. https://aluigi.altervista.org/quickbms.htm
Game Extractor Reads/writes thousands of game archive formats https://github.com/wattostudios/GameExtractor

:books: Learn More — Communities, Tutorials & Mega-Lists

🏠 Forums & Communities
Community Why It Matters Link
Fearless Revolution #1 CE table community — 273k+ posts, daily activity https://fearlessrevolution.com/
Guided Hacking 440+ tutorials, Game Hacking Bible (70 chapters), GitHub repos https://guidedhacking.com/
CE Official Forum Direct from the developers https://forum.cheatengine.org/
r/cheatengine Reddit — help, tutorials, table sharing https://reddit.com/r/cheatengine
r/REGames Reverse engineering games community https://reddit.com/r/REGames
r/GameModding General game modding discussions https://reddit.com/r/GameModding
🎓 Tutorials & Courses
Resource What It Covers Link
CE Official Wiki Tutorials Built-in 9-step tutorial + wiki guides https://wiki.cheatengine.org/index.php?title=Tutorials
GuidedHacking Game Hacking Bible 70-chapter free course covering everything https://guidedhacking.com/forums/the-game-hacking-bible-learn-how-to-hack-games.469/
Stephen Chapman (YouTube) 51K subs, extensive CE series, Unity hacking walkthroughs https://youtube.com/StephenChapman
dsasmblr’s Game Hacking Mega-List THE master resource list — 5.3k stars, tools + tutorials + papers https://github.com/dsasmblr/game-hacking
GuidedHacking GitHub Open-source game hacking tools and examples https://github.com/guidedhacking
Udemy CE Speed Course Paid course — noob to pro in Cheat Engine https://www.udemy.com/course/noob-to-pro-in-cheat-engine-speed-course/
🔎 GitHub Topics to Explore

Rabbit holes for when you’re bored:


:warning: The “Don’t Be Stupid” Section

🚫 What NOT to Do
  • Never use memory editors in online/multiplayer games. You WILL get banned. Anti-cheat systems (EAC, BattlEye, Vanguard, etc.) detect Cheat Engine even if it’s just running in the background. Close CE completely before launching any online game.
  • Don’t even have CE running when you launch a game with anti-cheat. Some anti-cheat systems scan your running processes. Just having cheatengine-x86_64.exe in your task list is enough for a ban.
  • Back up your saves before editing. Every time. No exceptions. One bad edit can corrupt hours of progress.
  • Don’t set values to absurd numbers. Setting gold to 9999999999 in a game that uses 32-bit integers (max ~2.1 billion) can cause overflow → negative numbers → crashes → corrupted saves. Keep it reasonable.
  • Avoid “universal cheat” downloads from random sites. There’s no magic program that works on every game. These are almost always malware.
  • Steam cloud sync can overwrite your edited saves. Disable it for the specific game before hex editing save files.

:world_map: Quick Decision Tree

Not sure which method to use? Here:

Situation Best Method
I want to cheat in a specific popular game with zero effort Trainer (FLiNG or WeMod)
I want to learn how game memory works Cheat Engine (start with built-in tutorial)
My game has a CE table on Fearless Revolution Community .CT file
I want to edit a save file offline Hex Editor (HxD) or game-specific save editor
The game is built on Unity BepInEx + UnityExplorer
The game is built on Unreal Engine RE-UE4SS
I know Python and want to script it Pymem
I’m on Linux PINCE or scanmem/GameConqueror
I’m on macOS Bit Slicer

Your money, health, ammo, XP — they’re all just numbers in RAM. Now you know how to change them. :video_game:

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