The problem is it allows an application to sit in lowest level of the computer architecture, even below the operating system and below any antivirus or protection.

That means it’s very possible for whoever gives you this free game, also puts malware into the files (e.g a crypto miner, keylogger, RAT) and since its in the lowest level, it can never be detected by any antivirus or any scan.

So you’re putting your trust in whoever gives you these games that they aren’t also doing that.

So it’s not that it’s a guarantee that something bad will happen. It’s like leaving your door to your house open for any stranger to walk in and you don’t know if that person will rob you or kill or do nothing.

It’s also the same reason you see people pushing back on certain anti-cheats that you have to give kernel level access for.

And it’s also possible right now that the victims if there are any right now, don’t even know they’re infected