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SeriesHelldivers

Helldivers 2

Critic score7 critics
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First release
Feb 08, 2024
Genres
Shooter, Tactical · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Helldivers 2 is a cooperative third-person shooter in which squads of up to four players are deployed from orbit onto hostile planets to complete strategic missions. Players select loadouts of weapons, armor, and stratagems that allow them to call in orbital strikes, supply drops, vehicles, and turrets during combat. Friendly fire is always active, requiring coordination between teammates. The game features a persistent galactic war where community-wide performance determines which planets are liberated or lost.

Also known as HELLDIVERS 2, Helldivers™ 2, Helldivers II, bin\helldivers2.exe
… See more, 絕地戰兵2, 绝地潜兵2

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Storyline
Set a century after humanity's victory in the First Galactic War, the Federation of Super Earth harvests a valuable resource called E-710 from insectoid creatures known as Terminids across colonized worlds. When containment of the Terminids is breached, they overrun multiple planets. Simultaneously, a mechanical army called the Automatons emerges with the goal of destroying humanity. Players serve as Helldivers, elite shock troops deployed from orbit to reclaim lost territory and repel both threats in an ongoing galactic conflict shaped by the collective actions of all players.Read more

Set a century after humanity's victory in the First Galactic War, the Federation of Super Earth harvests a valuable resource called E-710 from insectoid creatures known as Terminids across colonized worlds. When containment of the Terminids is breached, they overrun multiple planets. Simultaneously, a mechanical army called the Automatons emerges with the goal of destroying humanity. Players serve as Helldivers, elite shock troops deployed from orbit to reclaim lost territory and repel both threats in an ongoing galactic conflict shaped by the collective actions of all players.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 08, 2024
PlayStation 5
Feb 08, 2024
Xbox Series X|S
Aug 26, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Completionist
40h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
aliens, friendly fire, squad based shooter, the game awards - best action game - nominee, the game awards - best multiplayer game - winner
… All 6, the game awards - best ongoing game - winner

At a Glance

Critic Score
88
Completionist (IGDB)
40h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 841,838 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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