Daria "Foxdari" Sedelnikova Helldivers 2, Palworld, or Last Epoch? Don't rush to buy: it might be a fake!
😡Situation: Some developers and publishers on Steam decided to trick players to make money off their trust. They started changing the names of their low-quality or unpopular games to loud and anticipated projects such as Helldivers 2, Palworld, or Last Epoch. Then, the sellers put big discounts on these false products to attract buyers' attention.
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😱Consequences: Some players, without reading the description on the game page, purchase these fakes, thinking they are getting the real title. However, when they launch the game, they discover an unpleasant surprise. Wanted to spend an evening playing Helldivers 2 with a friend? Or maybe you'd prefer a cooperative match-3 game that you bought by mistake?
The owners of Steam, Valve, quickly reacted to this situation and blocked all fake games in the search results.
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Caught by the scammers' tricks? You can request a refund through Steam support.
The problem of fake products on Steam arose against the backdrop of high demand for the latest popular titles. Last Epoch surpassed its main competitor Path of Exile in the number of concurrent players on Steam in just 3 days — over 220,000 people. Palworld was just released and immediately gathered 170,000 online. The online shooter against space bugs — Helldivers 2, exceeded 50,000 players in just an hour and a half after release. The games attracted a lot of attention, not only from gamers but also from scammers.
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