video game utility software
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
Video game utility software includes tools designed to enhance, manage, and optimize gameplay, offering solutions such as cross-platform compatibility layers, launchers, and title-specific assistants. Gamers, modders, and developers rely on these products to bridge unsupported hardware platforms, streamline installation patches, or gain detailed in-game control. Unlike the standalone games themselves or broad streaming and recording suites, these utilities focus specifically on runtime performance, platform porting, and customized game management.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| mrbot | PH | 1 | 2026-09-12 |
| manassi.com | PH | 1 | 2026-10-03 |
| Game Dev Tools Bundle | PH | 1 | 2026-10-07 |
| ForgePlay, Windows games on Mac GameMode | PH | 1 | 2026-09-18 |
| POKOPIE | PH | 1 | 2026-09-07 |
| trafficridermoddownload.com | PH | 1 | 2026-09-28 |
| my9x — 9 Games That Made Me | PH | 1 | 2026-09-27 |
| RigValue | PH | 2 | 2026-09-17 |
| Tessera | PH | 3 | 2026-09-30 |
| Pasiv | PH | 3 | 2026-09-16 |
| An unofficial download picker for the ArtCraft Rust apps | HN | 5 | 2026-10-11 |
| The Kinect is dead, so I rebuilt it in a browser tab for my kids | HN | 5 | 2026-09-13 |
| gem4xe | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-13 |
| humble-key-manager | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-03 |
| mw2-ps3-server | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-06 |
| gameport-app | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-10-01 |
| LoLPing-Mac | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-03 |
| Wardogs-Ultimate-Toolkit-2026 | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-24 |
| playgta5-fixes | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-10-08 |
| Roblox-skript | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-22 |
| Riot-Account-Checker-Manager-release | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-23 |
| clash-royale-battle-engine | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-12 |
| lol-changer | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-14 |
| ForeverSVFix | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-20 |
| Delta-Force-External | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-29 |
| frameport | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-29 |
| Switch-PC-Stream | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-15 |
| tf2mt | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-10-07 |
| RobloxBytecodeSigner | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-10-11 |
| CS-2-External | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-09-23 |
| nucleus-patch-utility-2026 | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-09-12 |
| LoL-Respocket-Changer | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-28 |
| Gta-V-Respocket-AIO-Soft | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-28 |
| Why You Lost | HN | 20 | 2026-08-20 |
| RDR2-Respocket-AIO-Soft | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-28 |
| Apex-Respocket-AIO-Soft | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-28 |
| Fortnite-Respocket-AIO-Soft-v1.2 | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-28 |
| wave-executor-lua-hub | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-13 |
| chrisware-project | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-10-05 |
| Overwatch-Respocket-AIO-Soft-v1.2 | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-10-01 |
| respocket-warzone-free-dma | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-26 |
| Overwatch-Respocket-AIO-Soft-v1.2 | GITHUB | 23 | 2026-10-01 |
| Overwatch-Respocket-AIO-Soft-v1.2 | GITHUB | 23 | 2026-10-01 |
| Overwatch-Respocket-AIO-Soft-v1.2 | GITHUB | 23 | 2026-10-01 |
| sotc-vibe-pc | GITHUB | 24 | 2026-10-02 |
| HelixSR-Decky | GITHUB | 29 | 2026-10-10 |
| autorun | GITHUB | 29 | 2026-09-15 |
| Pokemmo2Pro-Client | GITHUB | 31 | 2026-10-08 |
| Game-Catalogue | GITHUB | 35 | 2026-09-19 |
| Pokemmo2Pro-Server | GITHUB | 40 | 2026-10-08 |