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Steam Was Just Hit With A Wave Of Fake Games, But How Did It Happen? - briefly|
| (hx) 10:21 PM CET - Mar,04 2024 | In recent weeks, titles such as Palworld and Helldivers 2 have found monumental success on Steam. The result of this has led to fake versions of both games appearing on the platform in an attempt to scam users out of their money.
Whether it's through a hefty discounted price, or just hoping that players won't look too deep into the listing, scammers are making Valve look like amateurs. It wasn't just Helldivers 2 and Palworld that were hit with scams either, Escape From Tarkov, Last Epoch, and a 'Prime Status Upgrade' bundle for Counter-Strike 2 all received fake store pages. While these fake listings are no longer available to view on Steam, you can see the evidence of their existence via SteamDB. Thankfully, there are a few key signs to spotting a fake store listing on Steam. While Valve is quick to take down any bogus games, there's no saying that this won't happen again unless tighter restrictions are implemented by the studio.
For now, the best way to tell if a store listing is fake is via the reviews and the associated tags. I'll continue using the fake listing for Helldivers 2 as an example, as it only had 36 reviews, while the actual Helldivers 2 has well over 165,000. As for the tags, the fake listing was tagged as 'puzzle', 'education', 'arcade', and a few more that make absolutely no sense for a third-person shooter like Helldivers 2.
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