Jin eventually recovered his accounts, but he had to wipe his hard drive and lost years of photos. Now, he waits for the Steam Summer Sale—because in a game as hard as Wo Long , the last thing you need is your own computer fighting against you.

The installation took hours. When it finally finished, Jin didn't see the iconic splash screen of Team Ninja’s masterpiece. Instead, his monitor flickered, his mouse cursor began moving on its own, and a series of command prompts spiraled across his screen. Within minutes, his social media accounts were logged out, and his email recovery phone number had been changed.

If you want to play Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty without the $60 sting (and without the viruses), there are legitimate ways to do it:

There is a free official demo on Steam and consoles that lets you test the combat and carry your progress over to the real game.