But that's it. Games and games downloaded from dubious sources are one of the primary infection vectors. It doesn't happen enough in Linux because there aren't enough Linux users to make it a worthwhile target for malware authors!
For this and other reasons (including compatibility issues), when I want to download a game, I will prefer a version for DOS, NES/Famicom, Game Boy Advance, etc, instead of native code on Linux or Windows. (I also prefer FOSS when available, especially for native code; I will not run any non-FOSS program on my computer that is not running as native code.) (And, in some cases, the game might follow rules that I can just reimplement myself instead. For some types of puzzle games, it is relatively easy to reimplement it in Free Hero Mesh, so I am glad I wrote that program. Other times, other reimplementations can be written.)
Most people don't go on random torrent sites to get their games.
And most people that do also don't get infected because usually the top rated torrent is just fine. I pirated a lot as a dumb kid without income and haven't managed to catch anything at least.
