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!
The community was created on Apr 17, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 4,040 subscribers (+0.34%).
What sets r/PiratedGames apart
It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 2.26% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 99% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/PiratedGames went up from 1,158,493 to 1,184,701 subscribers (+26.2K, +2.26%). That is about 596 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/PiratedGames talks about
Looking at the titles of 198 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “game”, “help”, “games”, “fix” and “voices38”. Other frequent themes are phantom, blade, steam, zero, play and fitgirl. By format, 55% are text posts, 23% are images and 9% are links.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 270,249 posts and 2,798,566 comments in total, about 10.4 comments per post.
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 1,184,701 subscribers, which makes it the #900 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 26,208 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 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?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 270,249 posts and 2,798,566 comments. In a sample of 198 recent posts we counted 183 different authors.
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 game, help, games, fix and voices38. Most posts are text posts (55%).
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/boardgames (5.5M), r/DestinyTheGame (3.4M), r/gameofthrones (4M), r/hockey (3.1M) and r/Piracy (3.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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.