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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.
Timeline
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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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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.
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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.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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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.
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
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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.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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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.
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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.
