{
  "id": 18541042,
  "title": "Dead by Daylight Jumps to Positive Ratings After Steam Hides 'Off-Topic' Reviews Following BurntPeanut Backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/dead-by-daylight-jumps-to-positive-ratings-after-steam-hides-off",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:39:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/dead-by-daylight-jumps-to-positive-ratings-after-steam-hides-off-topic-reviews-following-burntpeanut-backlash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following the backlash surrounding controversial streamer TheBurntPeanut, Dead by Daylight's reviews on Steam have transitioned back to Mostly Positive. Valve intervened, labeling a chunk of ratings as off-topic, and has now excluded these reviews from the overall scoring. The review period between November 1 and 6 has been deemed as containing an abnormal set of reviews, unrelated to a user's likely enjoyment of the game. Steam users have the option to unmark these reviews, which would then result in a Mixed score. Despite the ratings shift, fans of the game remain unhappy with Dead by Daylight, citing poor customer service. Valve's review labeling process aims to combat review-bombing and accurately represent a game's rating.",
  "summary": "Dead by Daylight has returned to 'Mostly Positive' recent reviews on Steam after Valve labeled a chunk of ratings surrounding TheBurntPeanut backlash as 'off-topic.'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}