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Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 picked up 65 positive and 313 negative Steam reviews on November 10, 83% negative, up from 80% on November 9 and nowhere near the 14% before Arrowhead deployed Easy Anti-Cheat. Calling concerns valid in a dev blog clearly did not cool the reviews.

Before the story14%negative
At the peak82%negative
Latest82%negative
Share of negative Steam reviews (last 3 days) at each update
14% before the story Oct 27: 71% negativeOct 29: 74% negativeNov 3: 70% negativeNov 11: 82% negative 82% Oct 27Nov 11

Timeline

  1. Wednesday, November 11, 2026

    1. Daily reviews83% negative that day

      Helldivers 2 picked up 65 positive and 313 negative Steam reviews on November 10, 83% negative, up from 80% on November 9 and nowhere near the 14% before Arrowhead deployed Easy Anti-Cheat. Calling concerns valid in a dev blog clearly did not cool the reviews.

    2. Developer responds82% negative

      Arrowhead Admits Helldivers 2 Concerns Are Valid, Steam Reviews Hit 82% Negative

      Arrowhead's November 10 Helldivers 2 dev blog calls player concerns very valid, while recent Steam reviews sit at 82% negative.

  2. Tuesday, November 3, 2026

    1. Developer responds70% negative

      Arrowhead Adds Poisonous Bugs To Helldivers 2, Says Nothing About Anti-Cheat Backlash

      Arrowhead's November 3 Helldivers 2 post adds the Noxious Terminid strain and bug caves while Steam reviews still sit at 70% negative over anti-cheat.

  3. Thursday, October 29, 2026

    1. Developer responds74% negative

      Arrowhead Patches A Sniper Rifle, Says Nothing About Helldivers 2 Anti-Cheat Backlash

      Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 patch 7.2.2 reworks the AMW-20 APEX while Steam reviews sit at 74% negative over Easy Anti-Cheat.

  4. Tuesday, October 27, 2026

    1. Story breaks71% negative

      Arrowhead Game Studios Deploys Easy Anti-Cheat, Players Flood Steam With Negatives

      Arrowhead's Easy Anti-Cheat rollout sparks a wave of negative Steam reviews as players protest blocked installs, removed mods, and lingering bugs.

Review numbers: Steam's daily review counts for Helldivers 2, negative share over the 3 days before each update. This page updates itself when the story moves.