GuardingPear Anti-Cheat

GuardingPear Anti-Cheat is a Unity asset for defending games against memory edits, altered saves, clock manipulation, and other client-side tampering. It fits Unity teams, from indies to larger studios, using Unity 2021.3 or later. Its broad, one-time-purchase toolkit is compelling for in-project protection, but desktop and client-only limits make it unsuitable as a complete competitive-game security system.

Overview

The asset coordinates protection, monitoring, detection, and punishment through an AntiCheat-Monitor prefab. Protected APIs are intended as drop-in Unity replacements, and the monitor can be added through the Inspector without code. That makes it a practical choice for developers who want to add safeguards inside an existing Unity project instead of adopting a separate service.

Its role is client-side defense. It can raise the cost of common manipulation, but it does not provide server-side detection, so games that rely on authoritative server validation will need additional security measures.

Key features

Memory and save protection

Protected replacements for integers, floats, strings, vectors, and lists are designed to frustrate memory scans by Cheat Engine and GameGuardian. This directly targets straightforward value editing, although it remains protection running in the player's environment rather than an independent verdict on game state.

ProtectedPlayerPrefs mirrors Unity PlayerPrefs while encrypting values on disk and checking for tampering. It is a sensible layer for games whose progression or settings depend on local saves, but it cannot make client-held data inherently trustworthy.

Time and input controls

Protected Time detects speed hacks and clock skew, then falls back to a trusted system-tick clock when an attack is detected. That is useful for cooldowns, timers, and other mechanics vulnerable to accelerated or altered time. Protected Input rate-limits mouse, keyboard, gamepad, and touch presses, with a default limit of 10 clicks per second. Developers should regard that default as a starting safeguard and tune behavior around legitimate high-frequency input.

Mobile and desktop checks

Android checks can validate installation source, app hash, signing-certificate fingerprint, native libraries, and known cheat applications. iOS adds jailbreak detection. These checks address distribution and device tampering concerns that generic memory defenses do not cover.

On desktop, the asset can detect debuggers and mod loaders, but it cannot block tools that attach before game scripts run. That boundary matters most to competitive games facing sophisticated desktop tooling: the product can strengthen a client, not guarantee a clean one.

Compatibility

The feature set is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, WebGL, and consoles, with both IL2CPP and Mono scripting backends. Unity compatibility starts at version 2021.3, so older projects fall outside the stated target.

Pricing

The maker advertises instant delivery, lifetime updates, and a money-back guarantee. The product is paid, with pricing shown from $79.99, while the maker's store lists these one-time options:

Both plans are one-time purchases and sales are limited to the maker's store. Documentation also offers AntiCheat Free and Pro editions: the Free comparison includes the memory demo, while several other demonstrations are Pro-only. That makes Free useful for evaluating the core memory-protection concept, but teams needing the broader protection set should expect to move to Pro.

Platforms

Supported platforms are Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, WebGL, and consoles. The listed Unity 2021.3-and-later support and IL2CPP/Mono coverage give current Unity projects a clear compatibility target.

Who it's for

GuardingPear is best for Unity developers who want several client-side defenses integrated with familiar Unity code and a one-time license. It is particularly relevant to games exposed to local memory edits, save tampering, manipulated timers, or mobile installation and jailbreak issues. It is a weaker fit for teams seeking server-side adjudication, a hosted anti-cheat operation, or desktop protection that can stop pre-script attachment tools.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Multiple defenses cover memory, saves, time, input, mobile integrity, and desktop debugger or mod-loader detection.
• Pro: Drop-in APIs and Inspector setup reduce the need for a separate integration workflow.
• Pro: One-time Pro pricing includes a single seat, lifetime updates, and a money-back guarantee.
• Con: There is no server-side detection, leaving authoritative game-state validation to the developer.
• Con: Desktop tools attached before game scripts run cannot be blocked.
• Con: The Free edition exposes the memory demo but withholds several other demonstrations, limiting what can be evaluated without Pro.

Alternatives

Choose Easy Anti-Cheat instead when you want a freemium option with free basic protection, no usage limits, and support across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Web, and Windows; its Core plan uses contact pricing.

Epic Online Services is the better starting point for a free-to-use service with no royalty or hosting fees, although service usage restrictions may apply and its platform list includes API rather than Web.

Pick AGINUZ Anti-Cheat Infrastructure for a freemium, native-oriented approach whose free Protected plan targets single-player and offline games with per-player binaries and struct-field shuffling.

RoSentry suits web games wanting a free tier capped at 100 concurrent players and one active game.

Consider UltimateAntiCheat if an open-source, self-hosted Windows project under AGPL-3.0 fits your licensing requirements.

Anybrain, Byteria Game Anti-Cheat, and BattlEye are paid alternatives with different platform coverage.

For a broader directory of options, see Game Anti-Cheat Software.

Verdict

Choose GuardingPear Anti-Cheat if you build on Unity 2021.3 or newer and want broad, in-project client safeguards for a one-time fee. Its main advantage is the range of ready-made protections and Unity-native integration; look elsewhere if your game requires server-side detection or desktop defenses against tools that attach before scripts execute.