CTF Game Challenges

I have been learning about game hacking recently and the best way I could find legally to practice is by playing CTFs.
But the difficult part is finding out the Game challenges from previous ctfs.

This list includes game challenges I encountered while playing ctfs and reading writeups.

Also just FYI as some of the gameservers are offline and there is no clear way to set it up or the developers have not opensourced it we can’t play it now.

Contents

PC Games
Retro [Gameboy/NES]
Android
Web

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PC Games

1. DragonSector CTF 2018

   • Arcane Sector

   Solution Videos
   https://youtu.be/8bjFplctDE0
   https://youtu.be/j0taw78tCYs

2. Nullcon HackIM 2020

   • ZeldaAdventures
   • ZeldaInSpace

   https://medium.com/@roottusk/helping-zelda-capture-flags-nullcon-hackim-2020-f2480099cc3c
   https://devploit.dev/2020/02/09/nullconHackIM-ZeldaAdventures.html

3. Pwn Adventure Series by Vector35

   • PwnAdventure Sourcery (In Browser)
   • PwnAdventure 2
   • PwnAdventure 3

   Writeups
   https://thekidofarcrania.gitlab.io/2018/11/18/csaw-finals-18/
   https://www.digitaloperatives.com/2014/01/19/ghost-in-the-shellcode-2014-write-up-choose-your-pwn-adventure-2-200-portal/
   http://lockboxx.blogspot.com/2014/01/ghost-in-shellcode-2014-ctf-writeup.html
   https://github.com/ctfs/write-ups-2014/tree/master/ghost-in-the-shellcode-2014
   https://x-c3ll.github.io/posts/Frida-Pwn-Adventure-3/
   https://blog.keyidentity.com/tag/pwnadventure/

   Solution Videos
   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhixgUqwRTjzzBeFSHXrw9DnQtssdAwgG

4. Flare-On 6 (2019)

   • Challenge-8 : DnsChess

   https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/FlareOn6_Challenge4_Solution_DnsChess.pdf
   https://0xdf.gitlab.io/flare-on-2019/dnschess.html

5. Insomni Hack

   • Pwn Arena

   More Info : https://www.insomnihack.ch/ctf-test-the-game/

   Writeups
   https://gist.github.com/bkth/f8d9965bb985af0d925352a88067b240

6. RiceTeaCatPanda CTF 2020

   • Tea Clicker
   • Work In Progress

   https://blog.nlegall.fr/rtcp-tea-clicker.html
   https://blog.nlegall.fr/rtcp-work-in-progress.html

7. InsomniHack 2017

   • FPS

   https://blog.scrt.ch/2017/06/06/fps-write-ups-for-insomnihack-2017/

8. Secuinside CTF Quals 2013

   • game

   http://lockboxx.blogspot.com/2013/06/intro-to-reversing-windows-portable.html

9. BSidesCBR CTF 2017

   • Let’s Play a Game!
   • Old PC

   https://codecadets.blog/bsides-canberra-lets-play-a-game-aa562be9b129
   https://codecadets.blog/bsides-canberra-2018-ctf-write-up-old-pc-37116ab7625e/

10. Thotcon 0xa

    • quack (In Browser)

    https://lturner.net/blog/thotcon-0xa/

11. CSCG 2020

    • Follow The White Rabbit
      Challs include Cave & Datamining

    • Maze
      Challs include Emoji, M4z3 Runn3r, Map Radar, Maze Runner, The Floor Is Lava, Tower

    https://stygiansecurity.com/following-the-white-rabbit-in-game/
    https://jamchamb.github.io/2020/06/21/cscg2020-maze-writeups.html
    https://github.com/bburky/mmo-maze-frida

12. XMAS CTF 2019

    • Lapland Mission

    https://github.com/archercreat/CTF-Writeups/blob/master/X-MAS CTF/Lapland Mission/README.md

13. TJCTF 2020

    • Gamer F
    • Gamer R

    https://deadlock.team/ctf/forensic/tjctf 2020/2020/05/27/TJCTF-gamerf/
    https://deadlock.team/ctf/rev/tjctf 2020/2020/05/27/TJCTF-gamerr/

14. Redpwn CTF

    • 2019
      • MC Password Storage
    • 2020
      • i-wanna-find-the-flag

    https://ctftime.org/writeup/16176
    https://spinstars.dev/writeups/2/
    https://github.com/shiversoftdev/redpwn-i-wanna-find-the-flag/blob/master/README.md

15. Pwnium CTF 2014

    • Old World

    https://in3o.wordpress.com/2014/07/06/pwnium-ctf-2014-reverse-100-old-school/

16. Hackerearth CipherCombat 2.0

    • Pong

    https://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/he-public-data/pong-writeupd842017.pdf

17. HackTheVote CTF 2016

    • The Wall

    https://emanuelecozzi.net/posts/ctf/how-to-fly-with-radare2

18. Plaid CTF 2020

    • Watness 2 [Mac]

    https://ctf.harrisongreen.me/2020/plaidctf/the_watness_2/

19. Defcon CTF Quals 2020

    • Babymaze
    • Mamamaze

20. Flare-On 5 (2018)

    • Challenge-2 - Ultimate Minesweeper

    https://bruce30262.github.io/flare-on-challenge-2018-write-up/#level-2
    http://justanotherdfirblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/flare-on-2018-challenge-2-ultimate.html
    https://medium.com/@EpsilonCalculus/write-up-to-the-2018-flare-on-challenge-infosec-newbie-edition-flareon5-6444431444b4

21. 3kCTF-2020

    • Game 1-2

    https://tcode2k16.github.io/blog/posts/2020-07-26-3kctf-writeup/#game-1

22. ALLES! CTF 2020

    • ALLES!Craft

    https://github.com/RickdeJager/CTF/blob/master/ALLES2020/ALLESCraft/writeup.md

23. Flare-On 7 (2020)

    • Challenge-3 - Wednesday

    https://explained.re/posts/flare-on7-wednesday/
    https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/flareon7-challenge3-solution.pdf

24. NorthSec CTF 2019

    • DOOM

    http://www.agardner.me/securit/ctf/northsec/2019/2019/05/19/northsec-ctf-part-1-doom.html
    https://re-dojo.github.io/write-ups/2019-05-26-nsec-2019-doom/

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Retro [Gameboy/NES]

1. Flare-On 6 (2019)

   • Challenge-8 : Snake

   https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/FlareOn6_Challenge8_Solution_SNAKE.pdf
   https://malwareunicorn.org/workshops/flareon6_2019.html#8

2. Square CTF 2017

   • gameboy

   Writeups & other game files
   https://github.com/VoidHack/write-ups/tree/master/Square CTF 2017/reverse/gameboy

3. Swamp CTF 2018

   • Ethereal Boy
   • Ethereal Boy Advanced

   https://github.com/DancingSimpletons/writeups/blob/master/swampctf-2018/Etherealboy.md

4. UTCTF 2020

   • GameboyTAS

   https://www.danbrodsky.me/writeups/utctf2020-gameboytas/

5. HITB Amsterdam CTF 2019

   • Eighties

   https://beunhazen.net/2019/05/24/hitams19-eighties-writeup.html

6. r2boy series

   • 2017

     • Simple
     • Harder

   • 2019

     • r2boy1
     • r2boy2

   https://www.megabeets.net/reverse-engineering-a-gameboy-rom-with-radare2/
   https://bananamafia.dev/post/r2ctf-2019/
   https://github.com/s0larpunk/ctf_challenge_writeups/blob/f4960a50fdf5446f13e4ee3131900901777e86ec/2019/ctf_solutions/radare_ctf/radare_ctf_writeup.md

7. Hacklu CTF 2014

   • At gunpoint

   https://www.tasteless.eu/post/2014/10/hack-lu-ctf-2014-at-gunpoint/
   https://w00tsec.blogspot.com/2014/10/hacklu-2014-ctf-write-up-at-gunpoint.html
   https://radareorg.github.io/blog/posts/solving-at-gunpoint-from-hack-lu-2014-with-radare2/

8. CSAW CTF 2015

   • Hacking Time
   • PwnAdventure Z

   Physical Cartridge for PwnAdventure Z
   https://shop.binary.ninja/collections/all/products/pwn-adventure-z-cartridge

   Writeups
   https://bruce30262.github.io/csaw-ctf-2015-hacking-time/
   https://www.voidsecurity.in/2015/09/csaw-ctf-re200-hacking-time.html
   https://www.hackucf.org/csaw-2015-finals-blox-pwnadventurez-re-250/

9. Reply CTF 2018

   • GOODBOY

   https://xz.aliyun.com/t/2858#toc-4

10. TUM CTF Teaser 2015

    • Cloud Gaming

11. Rootme

    • Basic GameBoy crackme

12. 44con CTF 2018

    • SMB

    https://leigh-annegalloway.com/44con-ctf-writeup/

13. KipodAfterFree CTF 2020

    • Gamebob

    https://teamrocketist.github.io/2019/12/26/Reverse-Kipod2019-GameBob/

14. RCTF 2020

    • My Switch Game

    https://blog.rois.io/en/2020/rctf-2020-official-writeup-2/

15. CTFZone Quals 2019

    • M394Dr1V3 cr4cKM3

    https://ptr-yudai.hatenablog.com/entry/2019/12/02/093635

16. HackTheBox

    • Nostalgia

    https://exp111.github.io/Nostalgia/

17. InCTF 2020

    • The Invisible Maze

    https://0xd13a.github.io/ctfs/inctf2020/invisible-maze/

18. ALLES! CTF 2020

    • Flag Service Revolution

    https://blog.d1r3wolf.com/2020/09/alles-ctf-2020-writeups.html#flag_resolution

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Android

1. Google CTF 2018

   • shall we play a game

   https://w0y.at/writeup/2018/07/02/google-ctf-quals-2018-shall-we-play-a-game.html
   https://github.com/AdityaVallabh/ctf-write-ups/tree/master/Google CTF 2018/Shall We Play a Game%3F

2. Google CTF 2019

   • Flappy Bird

   https://blog.nviso.eu/2019/07/18/solving-flaggy-bird-google-ctf-2019/

3. RCTF 2020

   • Play The Game

   https://blog.rois.io/en/2020/rctf-2020-official-writeup-2/

4. Defenit CTF 2020

   • Catchmouse

   https://github.com/TFNS/writeups/blob/master/2020-06-05-DefenitCTF/catchmouse/README.md

5. ALLES! CTF 2020

   • Prehistoric Mario

   https://abhaynayar.com/ctf/alles.html
   https://github.com/ARESxCyber/Writeups/tree/master/ALLES! CTF 2020/prehistoric mario
   https://blog.d1r3wolf.com/2020/09/alles-ctf-2020-writeups.html#prehistoric_mario

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Web

Most of the web games are dead!

1. CSAW CTF Finals 2018

   • Wic Wac Woe

   https://zackorndorff.com/2018/11/13/csaw-ctf-finals-2018-wic-wac-woe-1-writeup/

2. Plaid CTF 2019

   • Watness

   http://blog.rb-tree.xyz/2019/04/22/plaidctf-2019-the-wat-ness/

3. TJCTF 2020

   • Gamer W

   https://canirudh.codes/posts/tjctf-gamerw-writeup/

4. Bountycon 2020

   • Proof-of-Game

   https://kishanbagaria.com/bountycon-2020/#proof-of-game--web--published-dec-30

5. Dice CTF 2021

   • DICE IS YOU

   https://thegoonies.github.io/2021/02/08/dicectf-2021-rev-dice-is-you/
   https://debugmen.dev/ctf-writeup/2021/02/08/diceisyou.html
   https://github.com/nreusch/writeups/blob/master/dicectf_2021/writeup.md

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Contributing

Help me in keeping this list updated by :

• Providing new games you encounter in ctfs to me over Twitter : @MrT4ntr4

• Opening Pull Requests