# kovidomi/game-reversing

Beginner learning materials on how to reverse engineer video games

Repository: https://github.com/kovidomi/game-reversing
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/game-reversing
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: assembly, game-hacking, reverse-engineering, reverse-engineering-tutorial, x86
Last push: 2023-04-05T15:11:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2029, "days_push": 1246, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1682, forks 109 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.785535+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of beginner learning materials for reverse engineering video games, primarily targeting PC games on Windows with x86 assembly. It provides a recommended learning path and an annotated list of tools such as Cheat Engine, IDA, Ghidra, and debuggers.

## Use cases
- learn how to reverse engineer video games
- find tutorials for game hacking beginners
- get a curated list of reverse engineering tools
- learn x86 assembly for game reversing
- figure out which tools to use to analyze a game binary
- start learning Cheat Engine and Ghidra

## When to choose
- you are a beginner wanting a structured path into game reverse engineering
- you want a curated tool list for reversing Windows PC games
- you prefer free, community-compiled learning resources

## When to avoid
- you need advanced or x64-focused reversing material
- you want hands-on software rather than a list of links
- you target console or mobile game reversing

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- domain: reverse-engineering, gaming-tools, tutorials, windows
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: game-hacking, cheat-engine, x86-assembly, awesome-list, disassembly, game-reversing

## Member repositories
- kovidomi/game-reversing (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.785535+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:22.499852+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kovidomi/game-reversing (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.785535+00:00, sha 7347687f71e6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.