"Steam Scam: Fake Helldivers 2 Games Prompt Swift Developer Response"
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Two indie games on Steam, Figurality and Do Not Smile, disguised themselves as Helldivers 2 by heavily editing their Steam pages to mimic the popular co-op shooter, including changing metadata and screenshots. The culprits were discovered and delisted, raising concerns about the ease of such deception. Fortunately, the lower number of reviews and release dates helped differentiate the fakes from the real game, and affected users can claim refunds through Steam.
- Two Games Pretended to Be Helldivers 2 in Sneaky Steam Page Scam Push Square
- Helldivers 2 Scam Listings Quickly Pulled From Steam Kotaku
- Helldivers 2 developer responds as fake games appear on Steam Eurogamer.net
- Helldivers 2 and Palworld teams call out "sad and frustrating" Steam copycats after fakes hit Valve's storefront overnight Gamesradar
- Steam game disguises itself as Helldivers 2 and goes on sale, is swiftly delisted VG247
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