Unlike cheats in multiplayer games, cheats in singleplayer games aren't always malicious. In fact, they can be an extremely useful tool to break the game and test the limits of how over-the-top it can ...

Connor Hogg has been playing video games since Rugrats Search For Reptar on the PS1. He spends a lot of time overthinking everything he plays and itching to write about it, whether that means ...

Zainab is a writer, cinephile, and gamer—though that ranking depends entirely on the day’s mood swings. When she’s not writing for Game Rant, she’s probably ugly crying over Dostoevsky (or multifandom ...

A cheat can be defined as someone who acts dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. We know that at best cheating can annoy other gamers, but at worst the behavior can adversely affect ...

In this Dark Reading interview from Black Hat USA 2025, Dark Reading senior news director Rob Wright speaks with Sam Collins and Marius Muench from the University of Birmingham about their research on ...

Software that can see opponents through walls. Aimbots that can lock onto other players automatically. Tools that can boost characters’ stats to the max. The world of online game cheats is ...