SkidrowReloaded review

SkidrowReloaded (skidrowreloaded.com) is one of the most visited sites for cracked PC games: new releases, repacks and game updates, each with a direct “FTP” link and a torrent. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with SKIDROW or RELOADED, the famous scene cracking groups – it is an unofficial site that re-uploads other people’s releases. Here’s what that means for you, and how risky it is.

Is SkidrowReloaded the official SKIDROW site?

No. SKIDROW and RELOADED are warez scene groups: they crack games and release them in the scene, and they don’t run public download sites. skidrowreloaded.com simply uses both names because people search for them. The same goes for the many look-alike domains with “skidrow” or “reloaded” in the name. The games posted on the site come from many different groups – TENOKE, GoldBerg, FCKDRM, P2P, CODEX, EMPRESS and others – and are re-uploaded by the site.

What can you download on SkidrowReloaded?

• PC games, posted very quickly after release, with over 4,000 pages of archive.
• PC repacks – compressed versions that are smaller to download.
• Game updates – patches and new versions of games already posted.
• A games list, an “Upcoming games” calendar and a request section where you can ask for a game.

Each post shows the cover, a short description and the download options: an “FTP” direct link and a torrent. There is an RSS feed and a comment section under every post.

Is SkidrowReloaded safe?

This is the big question, and the honest answer is: it’s risky. Piracy communities have warned against it for years, for several reasons:

• Re-uploads, not original releases. Files are re-packed and re-uploaded by the site, so you can’t be sure they are identical to the original scene release. With cracked games, that matters: a game that runs perfectly can still have a password stealer or a cryptominer running in the background.
• Aggressive advertising. Expect popups, redirects and fake “Download” buttons around the real links.
• Copycat domains. Many other sites use “skidrow” or “reloaded” in their name, and some are worse than the original.

If you still use it: keep uBlock Origin on, only use the real FTP or torrent link, read the comments, scan everything on VirusTotal before running it, and never run a game as administrator unless it really needs it. Antivirus alerts on cracks are common and not always false positives – don’t just switch your antivirus off because a site tells you to.

Safer alternatives to SkidrowReloaded

If you want cracked PC games with less risk, piracy communities usually recommend going to the source instead of re-upload sites: trusted repackers such as FitGirl Repacks and DODI Repacks, on their official sites only, and the scene release itself from trusted torrent sites. Our list of SkidrowReloaded alternatives ranks other sites by score.

SkidrowReloaded FAQ

Is SkidrowReloaded legit?

It’s a real, working site, but it is not run by the SKIDROW group and it re-uploads games from other sources, which is why many users consider it untrustworthy.

Is SkidrowReloaded down?

Our SkidrowReloaded status page checks skidrowreloaded.com automatically and shows whether it is online right now.

Does SkidrowReloaded have viruses?

Not every file, but because files are re-uploaded and cracks are involved, the risk is higher than on trusted repack sites. Scan everything and read the comments.

Is skidrowreloaded.com the real one?

skidrowreloaded.com is the best-known domain with this name; sites with similar names on other domains are copies. None of them is the official SKIDROW group.

Our SkidrowReloaded verdict

SkidrowReloaded has a huge, fast-updated catalog of PC games with simple FTP and torrent downloads and no account required. But it trades on names that aren’t its own, re-uploads other people’s work and comes with heavy advertising – and with cracked games, that is not a trade-off worth making when safer repackers exist. Use it with caution, or better, pick a trusted alternative.