TheHelldivers 2community is urging players to adjust their negative Steam reviews, following their victory over the Sony PSN requirements.
Sony has backtracked on Helldivers 2’s mandatory PlayStation Network account linking requirements, which led tothe gamebeing delisted from Steam in 177 countries. This decision was ultimately made due to the mass review bombing from players on the Helldivers 2 Steam store page.
It wasn’t just Helldivers 2 that received flak, asthe original Helldivers also got caught in the crossfire– a move which has “deeply saddened” Arrowhead’s CEO Johan Pilestedt. It was also revealed thatHelldivers 2 devs had no “final say” in the PSN requirements.
As of writing, there are currently 248k mostly negative reviews onthe Helldivers 2 Steam pageaimed at the PSN controversy. However, now that the Helldivers 2 community has successfully managed to restore democracy to Super-Earth, the game’s community is urging players to clean up the store page.
Posting on theofficial Helldivers 2 Reddit page, moderators are now busy urging their community to adjust their negative reviews. The current pinned post, named Major Order: Operation Clean Up says:
“Helldivers, should you choose to accept this major order. Please consider reversing your Steam review. Arrowhead has worked very hard to make this game special, and you the player have shown both Sony and Arrowhead that your voice matters too.
Let us restore Helldivers 2 on Steam back to its formal glory. And let us restore this community back to normal. Please reverse any negative reviews you left for any other games that Arrowhead or Sony has worked on. Let’s do better as a community and not do that again.”
Related:
Now that the dust has settled on the PSN drama, hopefully, both Helldivers and Helldivers 2 reviews can return to their original glowing ratings.
James Busby is Dexerto’s Associate Games Editor in the UK and our resident Monster Hunter and Genshin Impact expert. His expertise across gaming knows no bounds, including FPS games, MMOs, RPGs, and single-player titles across Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, and PC. He is a journalism graduate and has bylines at GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, RPS, LoL Esports, Red Bull Gaming. You can contact him at: james.busby@dexerto.com
