Watch Out, PC Players: Steam Scammers Are Targeting Palworld & Helldivers 2

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After finding an immense amount of success on Steam, both and are the target of scammers trying to trick consumers into purchasing the wrong product. Whenever a game manages to make waves within the community, there's always someone who tries to capitalize on the hype by either creating an inferior project or by simply editing a Steam listing to obscure an already existing game. Fortunately, internet-savvy users are usually quick to point out listings that aren't legitimate.

X (formerly Twitter) user @Wario64 shared images of three Steam listings for, the first of which bears a price of $39.99 while the others both feature steep discounts:

Looking into the SteamDB listing for one of the products, a user has changed the game's Description and Store Name to while the initial title,, has been crossed out and marked in red. Steam was quick to react to the scam as has been removed from the platform, even though searching for the game still takes users to a page listed as .

A similar instance occurred with , the surprise survival game hit that allows players to capture -like creatures and set them to work on a fully customizable base. Shared to the game's Reddit by u/Maximum_Quartermain, a listing for a second with a sharp 95% discount is found immediately below the actual game. Delving into the product's SteamDB results in similar findings, as the original title,, and description have been crossed out and changed. Steam has also removed this fraudulent game.

While incidences of changing existing products' descriptions to trick players are rare, Steam does have a slight issue when it comes to moderating the content that's sold through the platform. Many successful games have fallen prey to cheap imitators looking to cash in on brand recognition and hype. Fortunately, Steam users are often quick to identify issues such as these and leave warnings regarding the scam in the review section.

While the fraudulent Steam listings forandare unfortunate, they do point to the