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GOG Unlocked game piracy site

Is GOG-Unlocked safe? Why you should stick to GOG for retro classics

2025-12-22
By: Christian Cawley
On: December 22, 2025
In: Retro gaming features

The popularity of GOG’s DRM-free catalogue has created a niche for a new wave of what you might call parasitic piracy. A fresh contender, GOG-unlocked, is gaining traction by promising free, “preinstalled” versions of games—particularly the retro classics the community loves. But is GOG-unlocked safe to use? Quick answer: no,Read More →

Is Steamunlocked safe or legit? It’s piracy, of course it isn’t!

2025-09-21
By: Christian Cawley
On: September 21, 2025
In: Retro gaming features

A website providing “free” and “preinstalled” current and retro games is gaining in popularity. But is Steamunlocked safe to use? Quick answer: no, of course it isn’t. Steamunlocked is offering pirated copies of games – from AAA releases to the classics we’re interested in – via a Steam-like website interface.Read More →

Itch.io’s Battle to Beat Fraudulent Copycat Platform

2022-07-04
By: Charlotte Riggs
On: July 4, 2022
In: Retro games news

When it comes to website creation, developing brand new source code is no small task and can represent a massively complicated feat. However, in some cases, the scale of this challenge can lead fraudulent website developers to take an easier route – something that Itch.io has discovered recently after theRead More →

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