There are relatively few people who “crack” the games and the community around it is very verbal. Some people go deep on inspecting things, and if something gets found they’re added to a list of untrusted sources. From what I’ve seen it’s hard to get that trust back.
So yeah it’s definitely a risk, but not a super dangerous one. Especially if you use Linux and a VM
crypt0cler1c@infosec.pub 1 week ago
You’re gaming in a Linux VM?
Flatfire@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Other way around. In a Windows VM on Linux
Magnum@infosec.pub 1 week ago
You are playing in a VM on Linux? So you have 2 GPUs?
corey931@lemmy.wtf 1 week ago
Linux is way less bloatware than Windows. Hard not to really
PolarPirate@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
I am. I run cachyos which I run most of my steam games from. If I pirate something I do it in a VM to test it out, and if I like it then I buy it on steam/GOG.
The VM has very little performance loss either because they’re just that good now or because I have a pretty good pc I’m not sure. I also run games like BanderLord in a VM so I can mod with vortex. (Yes the setup is very stupid, but it’s a glass castle and I’m scared to move anything)
barryamelton@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Steam already runs games in a form of container (pressure vessel) in Linux, it’s quite secure.
crypt0cler1c@infosec.pub 1 week ago
Steam does not run games in a container at all…
barryamelton@lemmy.world 6 days ago
incredible how you are so dismissive, but actually is you that has no idea. Steam in Linux runs Proton, Proton runs
pressure-vessel, which uses its own container runtime, akin to other Linux container runtimes, using cgroups etc, which provides the security sandboxing…WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
not half of that is true.