Gaijin announced in January that its 100-player WW2 shooter Enlisted was coming to Steam as Enlisted: an updated version of the standalone game that began open beta in 2021. early access release on Steam was finally realized on March 28 It was finally realized on March 28, but sales were halted that day due to a mixture of technical problems and player dissatisfaction.

Enlisted: Reinforced is essentially the same as the standalone version available through Gaijin's launcher, but access is restricted to players who have purchased the Early Access Pack, which includes various premium game content.

This seemed to surprise some players, who either did not know they could get it for free from Gaijin or were expecting a different, more enhanced version of the game than what they got. There were also complaints that the premium items offered in the Steam access packs were actually cheaper to purchase on Gaijin's launcher.

An even bigger problem was that some players could not link their existing Gaijin accounts to the Steam version. As a result, avid players who want to use Steam to access the game are left disconnected from their existing progress and from more advanced weapons and vehicles they have previously acquired or purchased.

This disruption, while not a complete catastrophe, has sparked an influx of negative reviews: Enlistment: Reinforced currently has "mixed" user ratings, with positive user reviews at 56%. However, the backlash was so strong that Gaijin apologized for the confusion and halted sales of Enlisted: Reinforced; those who purchased the Steam version can continue to play the game while the developers "evaluate what can be done to address the issues noted."

Resolution may take some time; Gaijin did not offer a timeframe for a fix or a return to Steam, but the account-linking issue is a problem where players can link their Steam accounts to other Gaijin games (the popular military MMO War Thunder is also available on Steam), explaining that it is a "significant technical failure" that occurs when linking to a Gaijin game (the popular military MMO War Thunder is also available on Steam): an email address different from the one used in Reinforced "is used. Gaijin stated, "This completely breaks our linking procedures."

There is no mention of refunds in the update, but in response to negative user reviews, Gaijin's developers said players can get refunds through normal Steam procedures.

Despite the trouble, Gaijin is Enlisted: Reinforced is a joke piece about an "elite unit" whose performance is enhanced through the use of chemical "motivational agents." During World War II, the use of stimulants to get soldiers into combat was relatively common, and I was almost fooled as I quickly scanned through the updates until I arrived at this last image, purportedly taken from a historical database:

The Steam launch certainly didn't go well, but it was an April Fool's Day effort." yeah, not bad.