Awesome Games For Everyone

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:

Related Subreddits:

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.

1337X - Do not download torrents uploaded by IGG games.
Mac Torrents
NXMAC
RARBG
RuTor
RuTracker
Rustorka
Tapochek

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.

Archive.org - ClassicPCGames
CrackHub - for scene games and FitGirl repacks.
CrackHub [Scene Games] - takes you directly to CrackHub213’s scene uploads.
CS.RIN.RU - Steam Underground Community
DOSGamesArchive
DownloadHa - use Google Translate.
G4U
Game-2U - For PS4 games (use FastForward extension to bypass ad shortlinks)
GLOAD
Gamesdrive
GOG Games
iPhone Cake - For cracked iOS apps and games.
Macbed
Mobilisim - Android apps and games.
MyAbandonware - Old/retro games.
OldGamesDownload - Old games.
Online-Fix - Online multiplayer games.
Ovagames
RLSBB
SCNLOG.ME
SKlauncher - for Minecraft.
SteamRIP.com
Torrminatorr Forum

Trainers (Cheats):

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

Fearless Revolution - has Cheat Engine tables.
FLiNG Trainers
WeMod
MrAntiFun
GameCopyWorld - also has crack only / NoCD fixes.

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.

-tARA Repacks
Chovka
CPG Repacks
DODI Repacks
Darck Repacks
ElAmigos
FitGirl Repacks
Gnarly Repacks
KaOs Krew
Kapital Sin
M4ckD0ge Repacks
Masquerade Repacks (moved to KaOs Krew)
Mr DJ
R.G. Catalyst
R.G. Mechanics
R.G. Revenants
Scooter Repacks
Xatab
ZAZIX

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!

CrackWatch
CrackForecast - joke subreddit to answer “When will X game be cracked?” question.
m2v.ru
predb.de
predb.me
predb.org
predb.ovh
predb.pw
r/RepackWatchers - For repacks only.
r/RepackWorld - For repacks only. Sister subreddit of r/PiratedGames
srrDB
xREL

Emulators:

Bsnes - for SNES games.
Cemu - for Wii U games.
Citra - for 3DS games.
DeSmuME - for DS games.
Dolphin Emulator - for GameCube / Wii games.
DuckStation - for PlayStation 1 games.
ePSXe - for PlayStation 1 games.
KEGA Fusion - for SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games.
MAME - for Arcade games.
MelonDS - for DS games.
mGBA - for GBAgames.
No$GBA - for GBA and DS games.
Project64 - for Nintendo 64 games.
PCSX2 - for PS2 games.
PPSSPP - for PSP games.
RCPS3 - for PS3 games.
RetroArch
Ryujinx - for Nintendo Switch games.
Snes9x - for SNES games.
Yuzu - for Nintendo Switch games.
Xemu - for original XBOX games.
Xenia - for XBOX 360 games.
ZSNES - for SNES games.

Torrent Software:

Direct Downloading Software:

Tools:

Auto CreamAPI - Automatically set your game up for CreamAPI.
Auto Steamworks Fix Tool - Automatically create Steamworks Fixes.
CreamAPI - Unlock pirated DLCs on legitimate Steam Games.
Goldberg Steam Emulator
Lucky Patcher - Patch Android Apps (better with root)
LumaPlay (for UPlay)
Nemirtingas Epic Emulator
Origin DLC unlocker
RIN SteamInternals - A Broad Collection of Steam Tools
Sims 4 Updater - Updater tool for pirated version of The Sims 4
Steamless

Useful Software:

7-Zip
Achievement Watcher
Bitwarden - Open source password manager.
Parsec - play local multiplayer games from anywhere.
RapidCRC - Verify checksums and generate hash info.
Tor Browser
WinRAR

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

For Adobe products, visit monkrus.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:

AGFY - scam links
Apunkagames
IGG Games / PC Games Torrents - they doxxed mercs213 (owner of GoodOldDownloads), package their own DRM in indie games and exploit you for ad revenue.
BBRepacks - Fake BlackBox Repacks, contain malware.
LoadGames (clone of IGG games)
OceanOfGames - High malware risk.
nosTEAM
xGIROx - repacks contain bitcoin miners.
Seyter - repacks contain bitcoin miners.
SteamUnlocked / GOG Unlocked - slow downloads, malicious link redirects and uploads stolen from IGG Games.
cracked-games - Malware Risk.
crackingpatching - Malware Risk.
RepackGames - mislabel games and steal releases.
Pirate Bay - Malware Risk.
Kickass Torrents - Malware Risk.
Downloadly - contains cryptominers
Any site with a scene group name in the URL - SCENE GROUPS DON’T HAVE SITES!