: There is a poetic irony in using "stolen" software to perform a "glitchless" run. You are strictly following the rules of the game's physics while breaking the rules of its ownership. The Ghost in the Machine

If you search for this term, you won’t find official leaderboards or sponsored tournaments. Instead, you will find digital battlefields where Minecraft, CS:GO, and Terraria are stripped of their paywalls, modified beyond recognition, and raced through at breakneck speeds by players using pirated launchers.

Source games are extremely crack-friendly. Speedrunners use cracked servers to practice "Clip Abuse" and "Portal Placement" without VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) bans.