Pirated Games Mega Thread

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Required Components:

You will need to install some/all of these before downloading any games (legitimate or pirated!) to stop games crashing due to missing software on your computer:

Important must-have software/extensions.

  • 7-Zip - for opening 7z/Rar archives. (Kind of made redundant as Windows will have native support for them soon.)
  • Parsec - play local multiplayer games from anywhere.
  • LogMeIn Hamachi - Emulates LAN/Local internet connection, Basically a VPN for lan emulation. Similar to Parsec.
  • RadminVPN - SImilar to Hamachi, better choice for Windows users.
  • GGNTW - Steam Workshop Downloader

Game Search Engines

These are easy search engines to find your games.

Torrent Sites

You will likely need a VPN to download torrents to avoid receiving Copyright notices from your ISP - unless, your country does not care about piracy. Read more in the VPN section further in this thread. Torrents are P2P downloads - you download from other people who have downloaded the file. No servers are involved.

Torrent Software

Direct Download Sites:

Direct Downloads are any normal download. You download the file from a server through a web browser. It is significantly safer to download this way and you will not need a VPN. In some cases, you will need a VPN to access blocked filehost sites (e.g. ZippyShare is blocked in some EU countries). It is recommended to use a Download Manager mentioned further down the Mega Thread to help manage your downloads.

Note:- While most of the stuff on Archive.org, OldGamesDownload and MyAbandonware are safe, some can be unsafe too since the sources for the games there often have blurry lines! Please be careful when downloading anything from there!

Old/Retro PC Games

Modern PC Games

Other platforms

  • iPhone Cake - iOS
  • Macbed - macOS
  • NXMAC - macOS , also provides torrents. Alternative domain
  • CMacked - macOS
  • Mobilism - Android, requires free registration.
  • Zamunda - for Linux releases. Requires free registration. In order to download Linux games you'll have to navigate to "Банани" (Bananas) and choose "Linux Games" from the filters.

Direct Downloading Software

Miscellaneous

Repacks:

Repacks are highly compressed games, designed for people with slow/limited internet bandwidth. Once you download them, you must install them on your computer which can take a long time due to file decompression.

Release Networks:

Please note, none of these sites provide downloads, only information on Scene/P2P releases. Looking to see if a game is cracked? Check here!

ROM Sites:

Emulators:

Note: Some of these sites may require BIOS/key files. They're marked with * .

* May require additional BIOS/Key files to play games

Tools:

VPNs:

Tor is NOT a VPN, it will not protect you when torrenting!

Unsafe software:

  • Bittorrent - Same as Utorrent, has ads, trackers, and is unsafe.
  • Utorrent - Same as Bittorrent, has ads, trackers, and is unsafe.
  • CCleaner - Owned by Avast.
  • Avast - Notorious for collecting and selling user data.

Untrusted sites / uploaders:

  • AGFY - scam links
  • AimHaven - Malicious redirect ads
  • Apunkagames
  • BBRepacks - Fake BlackBox Repacks, contain malware.
  • Corepack - Stolen releases and has been caught with malware.
  • Crohasit - Has affiliations with owners of SteamUnlocked.
  • Downloadly - contains cryptominers
  • GameFabrique - Adware installers, uploads from untrusted sites such as IGG Games
  • Gam3rb - Malicious fake download links on the page.
  • IGG Games / PCGamesTorrents / LoadGames - they doxxed mercs213 (owner of GoodOldDownloads), package their own DRM as well as malware and exploit you for ad revenue.
  • Kickass Torrents - Malware Risk.
  • Nexus Games / WorldOfPCGames / steamrepacks - malicious downloads
  • OceanOfGames - High malware risk.
  • RepackGames - mislabel games and steal releases.
  • Seyter/Qoob - repacks contain bitcoin miners.
  • SteamUnlocked / GOG Unlocked / ROMs Unlocked - slow downloads, malicious link redirects and uploads stolen from IGG Games and nosTEAM.
  • TLauncher - contains spyware
  • kLauncher (minecraft) - contains malware
  • The Pirate Bay / TPB - Malware Risk. Skulled users and the uploader "dauphong" aren't safe either.
  • Wifi4games - malware downloads.
  • xGIROx - repacks contain bitcoin miners.
  • nosTEAM - Malware risk, Uploaded BTC miners.
  • untrusted 1337x uploaders: IGG Games, haxNode, SadeemPC, SadeemAPK, IGI30, CracksHash, CrackingPatching and anr285.
  • Any site with a scene group name in the URL - SCENE GROUPS DON'T HAVE SITES! (Examples such as, Skidrow, Codex, Reloaded, and CPY. They do not have sites.)
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Pub: 22 Apr 2023 16:00 UTC
Edit: 14 Jun 2023 16:32 UTC
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