The spike follows the game’s October 17 update which introduced Lethal Difficulty alongside the new Hierophant Bio Titan enemy, a force to be reckoned with for even the toughest Space Marines. While the new content is exciting, players are upset at nerfs that have been introduced to make the game harder.

Space Marine 2, its developer, its publisher, and its players. In the same breath as it announced an incredible 4.5 million sales in just over a month, publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive sparked an angry backlash with the release of the hotly anticipated Update 4.

Space Marine 2's Steam page is being bombarded with negative reviews several nerfs, with some fans calling the game Helldivers 2.0.