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Two indie Steam games were disguised as Helldivers 2 to scam players
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this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2024
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Given Steam's refund policy, I really don't get what the plan here was. It's safe to assume that everyone who fell for this would immediately refund.
Many many many people buy, then never even play. They syphon off a percentage of that.