Clones of hit games have appeared on Valve’s Steam digital store, and Helldivers 2 is one of the first pages when you search on Yandex leads to fraud version of the game. A socialbites.ca correspondent pointed out this.
When searching on Google and other search services, users are shown the official game page on Steam. Also, when searching for the desired game in the store, several identical results are given at once, the main difference is their cost. For example, the official price of Helldivers 2 is $40, while clones are offered at a discount of $12.5 or $9.5. When you go to the project page you will see that the descriptions of the original and fake titles are generally no different; The publisher, developer, screenshots and system requirements are the same.
The only distinguishing feature is the release date – Helldivers 2 launched on Steam on February 8, 2024, while fakes appeared in the store earlier – in 2023. This suggests that these pages belong to completely different games, and a gamer who purchases a Helldivers 2 clone will most likely find a completely different title on his computer. For example, the game listed on Yandex was actually originally called Figurality, which is also indicated by the presence of reviews from 2023 that refer to a completely different game. A similar situation is seen in Palworld, another popular game of early 2024.
It seems that Valve’s moderation cannot deal with those who maliciously change the names of their games and the content of their pages. However, Steam has a refund system that allows you to cancel the purchase and request a refund for any reason if the player spends less than two hours in the game.
The fake games could not be purchased for a while after they were detected, and the following headline appeared on their pages: “At the request of the publisher, Helldivers 2 is no longer displayed in the Steam store and search results.” In this case, the pages are not deleted and can be used to view the project or add it to your wish list.
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