Helldivers 2 hits 'Overwhelmingly Positive' recent reviews on Steam, losing 2,225 negative reviews and gaining over 29,000 positive ones in the past month

pcgamer.com:

Helldivers 2 really does appear to have won its playerbase's enthusiasm back, recent snafus with the Democracy Space Station aside. Its recent reviews are now «Overwhelmingly Positive» on Steam, meaning that over 95% of recent reviewers have been left with a good impression while fighting for Super Earth.

Now, typically, I wouldn't put too much weight on this sort of thing—but Helldivers 2 is a special case, given its players have used Steam reviews as a way to make their voices heard in the thousands. When Sony tried to muscle in a PSN registration post-launch, the outcry was massive. There've also been community controversies not so dramatically represented in Steam's funny red bar graphs, primarily to do with balancing weapons. In other words, the Helldivers 2 community is uniquely loud—so I trust this is a genuine sign for the better.

In fact, taking a closer look at the numbers, the ratio really is staggering. As per SteamDB, the overall negative reviews have gone down by 2,225—meaning players have flipped their score or removed their reviews—while over 29,000 players have given the game a thumbs up. There's been a spike starting November 27 that's steadily climbed since, and I can't, for the life of me, connect it to anything other than a general atmosphere of good will.

The only real thought I have is attributing this to the Steam Autumn Sale, which saw the game discounted by 20% on November 27—a deal that's ending today. Helldivers 2 makes a good first impression for new players, and loses its lustre over time, as all live-service games do. That's not a knock against it, really, it's just a consequence of the genre. Flicking through recent reviews in the past week, I'm seeing a decent buffer of 20-80 hour reviews, which I'd consider somewhat new, but nowhere near a fleet 29,000 strong, and there are plenty of seasoned vets in there with a few hundred hours under their grenade belts, too.

As for why, well: Arrowhead finished its 60-day patch plan in October,