Fall Guys developer Mediatonic has apologised for a bug causing players to make “accidental” premium purchases in the free-to-play title‘s in-game store.
The issue was first chronicled over on Reddit, where numerous examples of players affected have been documented. When previewing cosmetic items like skins, players reported that the game is purchasing the item without input using their premium Show Bucks currency.
There have also been reported instances of Show Bucks disappearing from players’ accounts and items being switched after their initial purchase.
The Fall Guys support team was initially unwilling to refund players, citing a policy that states all cosmetic purchases are final. Thankfully that stance has been reversed in this case, and all refund requests from 21 June will be honoured.
It’s nice to see Mediatonic making things right, but adequate safeguards for accidental purchases, whether bug-induced or otherwise, really should have been in place from the get-go.
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