10 Video Game Exploits We All Did

Some glitches are just too much fun.

by Jess McDonell
Halo 2 Super Bounce
Microsoft

Us mere mortals who don’t make video games can only imagine the complexities of programming that goes into creating one of these things.

When it all goes smoothly it’s a dream to play, but one little mishap on the technical side and we can sometimes end up with an exploit. An exploit, if you have been living under a rock or you’re a good gamer who doesn’t do bad things the devs didn’t intend, is basically a bug that players can benefit from.

Or doing something that does exist within the game rules but again, the developers really didn’t want you to.

You aren’t really supposed to be taking advantage of it and there are some who would argue that trying your hand at an exploit ruins the game but, hey, I won’t begrudge you for it. In this list we’re taking a look at a bunch of popular exploits everybody tried their hand at. Until they were patched out, of course. Or fundamentally revolutionised a genre. Either, or.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.