Helldivers 2 Dev Addresses Scam Steam Listings

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’s developer Arrowhead Game Studios recently issued statements about scam Steam listings impersonating the popular game. The Sony-published third-person shooter launched simultaneously on PS5 and PC via Steam last month. However, at least three fraudulent store pages recently appeared on Valve’s platform.

Overnight, Helldivers 2 fans spread the word of multiple fake listings on Steam. Rather than creating a new page, the scammers took existing games and replaced the title, images, and descriptions with Helldivers 2’s. The scammers also replaced the original publisher and developer names with Arrowhead and PlayStation PC, which turns out to be remarkably easy to do. Steam eventually removed the fake store pages only after Arrowhead founder Johan Pilestedt publicly raised the issue.

So, there's apperantly «store dupes» of <a href=«https://twitter.com/helldivers2?ref_src=» https:>@helldivers2

with stolen imagery from the game and posing as us, with <a href=«https://twitter.com/ArrowheadGS?ref_src=» https:>@ArrowheadGS tags and all! How is this possible <a href=«https://twitter.com/Steam?ref_src=» https:>@Steam?



For all out there that want to get the game on steam: Check user reviews beforehand to avoid being bamboozled.

“So,” Pilestedt said on Twitter, “there’s apperantly [sic] ‘store dupes’ of @helldivers2 with stolen imagery from the game and posing as us, with @ArrowheadGS tags and all! How is this possible @Steam?”

He warned fans to check the Steam user reviews, one of the only things the scammers couldn’t change, before buying. Arrowhead also warned fans on Discord to check the release date and expressed frustration at the scammer’s actions. “People posting as us trying to scam people is obviously very sad and frustrating,” the studio shared. “And for that as well as for security reasons we urge you to stay clear of them.”

Arrowhead released another statement on Discord after Valve removed the fake Steam listings: “All fake store pages now seem to have been