Diablo 4, Blizzard's action RPG, launched on Steam, is receiving mixed reviews with an average rating of just 55%. First launched exclusively on Blizzard's own Battle.net platform in June, the game saw record-breaking sales, making it the fastest-selling game in the company's history.

However, Diablo 4's Steam launch has been less stellar, with users not just evaluating the game but also the developer Blizzard. According to Steam, the "most helpful" review by a user claims: "During my childhood Blizzard couldn’t get it wrong. As an adult, they can’t get it right.” Other reviews highlight issues such as the implementation of battle pass, expensive microtransactions, and user interface problems, paralleling controversies that appeared during the launch of Blizzard's Overwatch 2.

On a positive note, responses to Diablo 4's new Season of Blood and its quality-of-life changes have been generally favorable. Despite its rocky start, the game's concurrent player count is slowly increasing on Steam, even if it hasn't yet cracked the top 100 most popular games on the platform.

While IGN has reported on battle pass and seasonal rewards issues, Blizzard has rolled out fixes, although crossplay between PC and consoles remains offline due to technical issues. In the wake of Microsoft's recent ownership of Blizzard through its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the possibility of reviving old franchises has been broached. The Season of Blood is live, and players can explore new vampiric powers, complete with guides and a full walkthrough of the original campaign.n