About r/PiratedGames
In its own words:
Welcome to r/PiratedGames, where you can talk about the latest games and cracks! BEFORE YOU POST, please read the stickied megathread, rules and wiki!
Community guide
r/PiratedGames (#900, about 1.2 million) is a high-volume discussion room about cracked/pirated PC games that, per its own rules, forbids direct links to copyrighted files and asking for games—pointing readers at stickied megathreads and a wiki instead.
What the room claims to be
Talk about latest games and cracks (about 116 posts/day; Help/Troubleshooting and Question flairs dominate). The rules: no direct copyrighted links; no asking for games/files/links; no recommending dangerous sites; no spam; humour limits; stay on-topic.
Versus gaming news hubs
Mainstream game subs discuss releases and play without a piracy framing. This directory page only describes the community’s stated scope and moderation lines—not how to obtain illegal copies.
Practical pointers
Read the megathread/wiki the description cites; do not post or request direct file links.
The community was created on Apr 17, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 3,437 subscribers (+0.29%). It sits just behind r/mildlysatisfying (#896) and ahead of r/Homebrewing (#898) in our ranking.
What sets r/PiratedGames apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 97.5 new posts a day per million members, more than 95% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 2.56% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 98% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/PiratedGames went up from 1,158,493 to 1,188,138 subscribers (+29.6K, +2.56%). That is about 581 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/PiratedGames this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- How it feels to switch to downloading pre-installed games after years of downloading and installing repacks.u/TheChadSwordsman · Nov 3 · video
- Where are there ?u/friendly-spiderman- · Nov 2 · image
- Hello, creator of BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT here, I wanna thank you all again for the kindness in this post a while …u/Joeveno · Nov 5 · image
- it's like a cat but with 38 lives instead of 9u/Velvettes_best_fan · Nov 1 · video
- Was piracy so mainstream a few years back?u/Mellusse · Nov 1 · image
- god of war 3 pc port cant progressu/wncycbrzzz · Nov 6 · video
- Is the pirated/cracked version of MW4 (2026) still have the bugged textures?u/No-Law2284 · Nov 7 · image
- After Nintendo Removed SmileBasic Hackers Found A Way To Do The Same Switch 2 Jailbreak With The Physical Switch 1 Version Of Civilization 7u/welzed11 · Nov 1 · image
- Help! I accidently login my Xbox account to a pirated FH6 game I downloaded on my PC. Will my console gets banned? Any advice?u/Express_Medium_7468 · Nov 2 · image
- Lichii (Switch 2 Emulator) - Ocarina of Time Remake on RTX 5080 + 9800X3Du/roasted_p3anut · Nov 5 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/PiratedGames, from 2024 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Truth to be toldu/fightclub-848 · Jul 6, 2025 · image
- King you dropped this 👑u/xDer_Apfelx · Jul 14, 2025 · image
- Thank the lord piracy is an optionu/NotMyWalls · May 12, 2024 · image
- We do a lot of pretendingu/Glitzzzer · Aug 23, 2024 · image
- Well well well . . .u/hoomanPlus62 · Jul 7, 2025 · image
- Damnu/Belzher · Aug 6, 2025 · image
- Got caught pirating in germanyu/Financial_Pause_8787 · Sep 14, 2025 · image
- If buying isn't owning...u/HeyLookAStranger · Sep 3, 2026 · image
- Oh really now?u/Shadowslash125 · Jun 19, 2025 · image
- All their fears went awayu/thecoolone11 · Jun 7, 2025 · video
What r/PiratedGames talks about
Looking at the titles of 690 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “help”, “game”, “games”, “phantom” and “fitgirl”. Other frequent themes are blade, zero, steam, error, play and fix. Recurring phrases include “phantom blade”, “blade zero”, “lua tools” and “modern warfare”. By format, 58% are text posts, 23% are images and 8% are links.
Popular post flairs: Help / Troubleshooting (309), Question (215), Discussion (84), Other (36), Release / Repack (20), Humour / Meme (19).
Activity and best time to post
r/PiratedGames gets about 120 new posts a day. The public archive holds 270,249 posts and 2,798,566 comments in total, about 10.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (120 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (93). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 23:00 UTC.
Rules of r/PiratedGames
The moderators of r/PiratedGames list 8 rules. In short:
- No direct links to copyrighted material
- Off-topic posts and discussion
- No spam or promotion
- Reddiquette
- No asking for games, files or links
- Recommending Dangerous Site
- No redundant questions
- Humour posts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PiratedGames and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/PiratedGames?
r/PiratedGames has 1,188,138 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #897 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 29,645 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/PiratedGames created?
r/PiratedGames was created on Apr 17, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/PiratedGames still active?
Yes. r/PiratedGames gets about 120 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 270,249 posts and 2,798,566 comments. In a sample of 690 recent posts we counted 617 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/PiratedGames?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 23:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/PiratedGames?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome to r/PiratedGames, where you can talk about the latest games and cracks! BEFORE YOU POST, please read the stickied megathread, rules and wiki!” Recent post titles often mention help, game, games, phantom and fitgirl. Most posts are text posts (58%).
Is r/PiratedGames SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PiratedGames as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/PiratedGames?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PiratedGames accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No direct links to copyrighted material”; “Off-topic posts and discussion”; “No spam or promotion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/PiratedGames?
Communities with similar topics include r/chess (1.9M), r/boardgames (5.5M), r/hockey (3.1M), r/SteamDeck (1.2M) and r/vinyl (2.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/PiratedGames.