Cheat Engine

Games are great when you want to blow off some steam, but some levels seem impossible to pass, or some items seem way too expensive to be worth wasting time farming. As such, there comes a time when you could use the help of a little third-party power-up, and given that it only works for single player games, no harm comes to anyone or their gaming experience. Thus, Cheat Engine comes into the picture as an open source tool designed to help you with modifying single player games running under window so you can make them harder or easier.

Cheat Engine modifies the processes of a game while it working, and this unstable way of working has the potential to lead towards unresponsive programs that shut down or even corrupted save files. You should always consider this when using this program, as you are doing it at your own risk. The risk is even greater when you try modifying data that isn't static. Given the risk, it would be advised that you indeed follow the tutorial to learn how to use the various tools put at your disposal.

Since a game is nothing more than an amalgam of numbers, it is easy for this tool to find the ones attributed to the stats you are interested in, and replace them with another value of your choice.  For example, you can modify the amount of gold you have in an RPG from 169 to 1000000 in a split second. Not only that but games where split-second decisions need to be taken can be slowed down to be a lot easier or made faster for those seeking an extra challenge.

If you are tired of constantly running out of in-game money or if that annoying boss keeps beating you to a pulp, then Cheat Engine is a tool you should consider trying.