I’ve always bought my games on steam or OFFICIAL key resellers (GMG) since I was an adult, but sometimes it has got really expensive.
Do you consider ‘cracked games’ safe for your PC, your data, and finally your privacy?
You should always support developers, but it’s not always possible.
do you need a powerful PC for that though?
for a vm yes, but depending on the game you can just firejail and block internet access
You do, especially if its a new game.