I am faced with an issue: I have recently (less than 5 months ago) purchased "Might and Magic X legacy" and "Might and Magic Heroes VI" via steam. What I did not check at the time was that they both come with something called "uplay".

I am running linux (have been for 8+ years and buying windows or another computer is not what I would want to do), and this "uplay" does not even load here. The games are reported to be playable when using cracks or something like that.

Now if I were to use these cracks, would that mean I'm breaking the license? If so, why?

When I bought the games I didn't expect them to bundled with something like that. Just like when buying a steak, one wouldn't even think to ask whether it was mixed with laxatives.

So the question here is: Is it unethical to try to play the games one has paid for, but in an environment the publisher does not support?

I guess I could download and run pirated versions of the games in less than an hour, but I'll probably spend my evening searching the internet for workarounds to run it legally.

Why is it the path of darkness so much easier than the path of light?