Fall Guys players claim they’ve been “robbed” by shop bug

pcgamesn.com:

Fall Guys players are reporting a bug in the game’s customisations and cosmetics shop, whereby the premium currency Show Bucks, which is purchased using real money, is being deducted from their accounts even though they have only previewed and not confirmed to buy any items.

In a thread on Reddit, players described feeling “robbed” by the bug, which supposedly results in items being inadvertently or erroneously purchased, depending on a variety of different actions while browsing the Fall Guys shop. In some cases, as apparently evidenced in a video clip, items are automatically purchased when players are simply previewing them.

This new shop is a joke, was checking out some items and it literally auto purchased this faceplate I will never use. At least have a confirm button or something. Not even a cancel purchase button? My controller does not have any issues with stuck buttons or double pressing when not intended. from FallGuysGame

In other instances, players have reported how using the Alt+Tab command to return to the Fall Guys shop screen on their desktop has resulted in items being automatically bought.

There is also video footage supposedly showing a player clicking on a nameplate, which can be bought using the free “Kudos” currency earned in-game. Instead of the Kudos item, though, the player is taken to a different screen for an item which costs Show Bucks – believing they are about to enter the buy screen for the nameplate, the player preemptively presses the confirm button, enacting the purchase of the Show Bucks item.

is there any way for me to get a refund after I just got scammed? from FallGuysGame

Fall Guys’ Show Bucks can be earned in two ways. Firstly, players can purchase the game’s battle pass, which