CHARTS: Helldivers 2 spends fourth week at Steam No.1

boasts delightfully intricate gameplay systems, and people are still discovering not-so-hidden mechanics and features to exploit. Some features are relatively intuitive, found naturally by simply completing missions. In the chaos of Terminid and Automaton combat, however, Helldivers are hard-pressed simply to survive from one skirmish to another. In the pandemonium, many of the game’s unique mechanics hide in plain sight – in view but out of focus.

Despite all the success and hype around the mechs of , the upcoming mech farming game may be Steam's next big thing. 2024 has been a year of indie games and smaller studios taking the spotlight, and is no exception. The cooperative shooter has become one of the most popular releases in gaming history while continuing its development with well-timed content updates. However, early previews show it may be the perfect game for those who want a more relaxing and casual experience.

Super Earth's galactic war in never rests and based on some recent clips, the fight is about to become a whole lot more frantic. Following the game's launch, the community has already been spread thin fighting on two separate fronts in an effort to push back the enemy forces of the insectioid aliens known as the Terminids and the deadly robots called the Automatons. If that wasn't challenging enough a third faction is seemingly creeping into but it should be familair to anyone who played the original game.

Despite the variety of mission types in , some strategies may be hurting the overall global liberation effort. has launched to extreme success for a myriad of reasons, one of which is the clever mission planning and liberation mechanic. Liberating planets leads to unlocking new sectors to explore, as well as new content drops based on how the developers have acted so far. These random but also player-driven updates have helped drastically increase the popularity and retention of .

One of the many beautiful aspects of is the game's capacity to drive organic storytelling during the battleground's chaos. Over 450,000 players have banded together to complete intergalactic missions sent by the enigmatic gamemaster Joel. However, as Helldivers spread managed democracy across the known galaxy, some encounter scenarios that have played out in another universe 27 years ago.

Shortly after releasing a major balance update for Helldivers 2, developer Arrowhead Game Studios has now kicked off a new major order for its players. Tying in with the upcoming release of pilotable mechs, players have now been tasked with liberating the planet Tien Kwan in order to get production of the EX-45 Patriot Exosuit going.

Arrowhead has announced a new Warbond for , called "". This new update will give players the chance to enhance their loadouts with an array of new items.

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Well, we’ve never heard this one before. A pair of games on PC storefront Steam disguised themselves as Helldivers 2 to hoodwink users into buying them.

Taking his passion for democracy one step further, a fanhas created his own Super Earth broadcasting service to keep players informed on the state of the galactic war. Keeping in tune with the satirical nature of the game, players of the co-op shooter are all working together to «liberate» planets from the evil forces of the Terminids and Automatons in a large-scale meta-game. To track their progress, Arrowhead has inserted several fictional news broadcasts that keep Helldivers informed of their contributions to the war effort, but one user has taken this propaganda to the next level.

After finding an immense amount of success on Steam, both and are the target of scammers trying to trick consumers into purchasing the wrong product. Whenever a game manages to make waves within the community, there's always someone who tries to capitalize on the hype by either creating an inferior project or by simply editing a Steam listing to obscure an already existing game. Fortunately, internet-savvy users are usually quick to point out listings that aren't legitimate.

It's a tale as old as time: when a great, popular game rises to the top of the Steam charts, scammers and chancers will do everything in their power to steal some of that glory for themselves. The latest victim is Helldivers 2, with scammers putting up two separate fake pages for it on Steam over the last 24 hours. Each page listed Arrowhead as the developer, and PlayStation as the publisher, along with big discounts of 50-75% off to tempt players into buying the cheap version instead of the real one.