Project Zomboid is one of the many high-quality games with excellent out-of-the-box support for Linux, making it a hassle-free experience when you acquire it legitimately.
The "link" you wanted was a bridge to a city of the dead. Project Zomboid is a game about the inevitable end, about scavenging in a world where resources are finite and trust is a liability. By seeking the crack, you embodied the very tragedy of the game. You were a survivor looting a car, only to find the car was rigged to explode.