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:

DirectX

XNA Framework

Related Subreddits:

r/CrackWatch
r/CrackSupport

r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH

r/LinuxCrackSupport

r/Piracy

r/QuestPiracy

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.

NXMAC

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.

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

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

r/RepackWatchers - For repacks only.

r/RepackWorld - For repacks only. Sister subreddit of r/PiratedGames

srrDB

xREL

ROM Sites:

CDRomance

Edge Emulation

Emu Paradise - Use this script to download.

NXBrew

The Eye

TheRomDepot

Romulation

r/ROMS

r/ROMS Mega Thread

Vimm’s Lair

Ziperto

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

Snes9x - for SNES games.

Xemu - for original XBOX games.

Xenia - for XBOX 360 games.

ZSNES - for SNES games.

Torrent Software:

BiglyBT

LibreTorrent - for Android devices.

PicoTorrent

Qbittorrent

Transmission

Tixati

WebTorrent

Direct Downloading Software:

FreeDownloadManager

Internet Download Manager

JDownloader2

pyLoad

Xtreme Download Manager

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:

Decentraleyes

LocalCDN

FastForward

HTTPS Everywhere

Privacy Badger

Trace

Ublock Origin

VPNs:

r/VPN

Privacy Tools’ VPN recommendations

VPN Comparison Chart on r/VPN

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!