If you want, Cheat Engine can even make games harder by making enemies stronger or increasing how much damage your character takes.

The main free option available is Cheat Engine, which is an open source program used to modify single player games with an comprehensive set of tools.

With the release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update earlier this week, Microsoft quietly rolled out a gaming anti-cheat engine, similar to Valve's VAC system.

Mods and cheat systems for games are being exploited to deploy information-stealing malware.