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Piracy Games Megathread

Pirated Games Mega Thread

Required Components:

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


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.


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.


Trainers (Cheats):

Note: these are not for online games. Do not use cheats in online games!


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:

Torrent Software:

Direct Downloading Software:

Tools:

Useful Software:

WinRAR

For Microsoft products (Windows/Office) you can use MAS to activate them.


For Adobe products, visit monkrus.ws.ws.


Useful Browser Extensions:

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: