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How To Pirate PC Games? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 day ago by zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I have been out of the game for a while, but intend to pirate games of the classical asshole-publishers, such as Ubisoft. I know how to do all of that with Movies and TV Shows, but for PC Games, I am lacking legit sources and unfortunately, Impress is out as well.

How does one pirate PC Games in 2026, via torrent or usenet?

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for your valuable input. I am a Linux user and would run the games only via Proton/Wine. I am very careful when it comes to cracked games, as I had too many viruses during my Windows times.

DRM free games are the best choice, obviously, which is why I always buy those games on GOG. And to make it clear, I still love to spend a lot on games, just not on EA, Ubisoft, etc. The only exception here is Bethesda, because I am a TES addict.

[–] AcornTickler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

Keep in mind that Wine is not immune to Windows malware, which is always a possibility with pirated software.

You can use Bottles, which runs sandboxed on flatpak and in my experience works better than adding executables to Steam as a "Non-Steam game".