Fake versions of productions such as Helldivers 2, Palworld, Last Epoch and Escape from Tarkov, which have taken the gaming world by storm in recent weeks, have confused Steam. Experts who made a statement on the subject stated that popular productions were imitated in order to mislead the players.
Number of fake Palworld and Helldivers 2 increased on Steam
Developer of many popular games; He stated that Steam pages have been changed. In this context, it was stated that important details such as developer name, publisher and even screenshots were imitated. It has been reported that these pages on Steam look like the official game at first glance.
The striking similarity of the methods used indicates that a new fraud method has been developed for popular games. However, it was stated that the person or group who changed the Steam pages skipped some details. For example, it was reported that the number of reviews on fake games is quite low.
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Taking into account the feedback of experts, Steam removed the imitation pages. However, the team or people behind the fraud could not be identified. He stated that he tracked down the names of the developers, but that there were many names linked to similar pages in different games in recent months.
With this incident, experts drew attention to the quality control and discoverability problems of Steam, which hosts more than 50 thousand games. He stated that the platform should have a much more rigorous review process and an “open door” approach to new versions.
It was reported that Helldivers 2 and Palworld were mainly affected by the fake productions. Therefore, let us remind you that players should only download from official sources.
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