# game-hacking-techniques

Classifies game-cheat capabilities and defensive boundaries across memory, rendering, input, and kernel layers. Built for authorized threat modeling.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 309 installs · ★ 3645
- Author: gmh5225
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/gmh5225/awesome-game-security/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/game-hacking-techniques

## What it does

The skill maps game-cheat mechanics across system layers: process memory, code injection, rendering overlays, input interception, kernels, DMA, and remote transports. It identifies what an attacker observes or manipulates, the required privilege level, and the crossed trust boundary.

Topic routing covers platform evasion, EFI components, device identity, stack behavior, and game engine workflows. It links attack methods directly to evidence sources and defensive controls. The instructions strictly limit scope to defensive threat modeling. Offensive deployment is explicitly prohibited.

If your security evaluation focuses primarily on a single boundary like DMA, graphics pipelines, or mobile platforms, the author advises switching to a narrower specialized skill.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gmh5225/awesome-game-security --skill game-hacking-techniques -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add gmh5225/awesome-game-security --skill game-hacking -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/game-hacking/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gmh5225/awesome-game-security --skill game-hacking -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gmh5225/awesome-game-security --skill game-hacking -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install gmh5225/awesome-game-security game-hacking
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gmh5225/awesome-game-security --skill game-hacking -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/gmh5225/awesome-game-security --path .claude/skills/game-hacking
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gmh5225/awesome-game-security --skill game-hacking -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/gmh5225/awesome-game-security/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/game-hacking/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map game attack surfaces across memory and input paths
- evaluate trust boundaries crossed by kernel drivers and DMA
- identify defensive telemetry points against rendering overlays
- structure threat modeling for game engine components

## Example prompts
- Build a threat model for memory manipulation and input spoofing in our game
- Analyze the trust boundaries crossed when an attacker uses DMA access
- Classify anti-detection mechanisms involving EFI and driver communication

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: game-hacking-techniques
description: Classify game-cheat capabilities and their defensive implications across memory, injection, rendering, input, engines, kernels, DMA, and remote transports. Use for authorized threat modeling, not operational deployment.
---

# Game-hacking techniques

Map what an attacker observes or controls, the required capability, the trust boundary crossed, and where defenders have evidence or authority.

## Topic routing

- [Capabilities and core techniques](references/capabilities-and-core-techniques.md) for privilege levels, manipulation, injection, and cheat categories.
- [Rendering, memory, and input](references/rendering-memory-and-input.md) for overlays, access paths, driver communication, world-to-screen, and input.
- [Platform and evasion](references/platform-and-evasion.md) for EFI, device identity, stack behavior, and anti-detection concepts.
- [Engines and workflow](references/engines-and-workflow.md) for engine-specific surfaces and representative research workflows.
- [Attack-surface map](references/attack-surface-map.md), [repository resources](references/repository-resources.md), and [repository map](references/repository-map.md) for evidence and source selection.

Use the narrower engine, graphics, DMA, kernel, mobile, server, or supply-chain skill when one boundary dominates. Keep recommendations defensive and within the user's authorized scope.
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