Helldivers News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Part of what makes a game like Helldivers II so addictive for its growing list of dedicated players is the fact that there are so many viable strategies to use with your own individual playstyle. For example, while the SG-8 Punisher wasn’t necessarily any player’s top weapon pick when the game first launched, the small submachine gun has seen a groundswell of support in more recent rounds.

Console exclusives have long been one of the most pivotal avenues to success in the gaming industry. While nearly every console throughout history has had a laundry list of great exclusives, things have grown especially competitive in recent years as console makers like Sony and Microsoft have been snapping up the exclusive rights to one series after another.

Before you start every mission in Helldivers II, you’ll have to take a moment to select four stratagems to equip for your next series of tasks. Each one goes in a square slot at the bottom of the screen, but what about the fifth slot? Well, it turns out that the hexagon has its own unique purpose. Furthermore, once you realize how to fill it with a booster, you’re going to have another advantage that helps you to stand out from the pack in this competitive squad shooter.

When it comes to squad-based online shooters, communicating can be a vital part of survival and team building. Being that these are pivotal aspects of a game like Helldivers II, it’s important to have a way to express your feelings toward your teammates, regardless of whether you feel like using a headset or a controller mic to speak directly.

The online cooperative game space has grown increasingly crowded in recent years and it’s no secret as to why. Multiplayer shooters are some of the most popular and profitable genres in the entire medium. This is because there are a whole lot more things that players can spend their money on, even after they’ve ponied up the asking price for either edition of a game like Helldivers II.

As you make your way through Helldivers II, you’ll begin to notice that there’s a lot of variety in terms of the game’s mission objectives. If you happen to be tackling automaton-related missions, in particular, you may have found yourself in a position where you need to destroy some fuel silos in order to complete your mission.

When you purchase a game that’s designed with multiplayer in mind, it might seem a bit strange to try and tackle it by yourself. However, in this interstellar sequel, the learning curve can be a bit high, especially at first. Other players may expect you to know what you’re doing immediately, even if this is your first mission and you’ve never played the first game.

When it comes to squad-based shooters or free-to-play games, you can generally count on there being premium paid content for players to fawn over. While Helldivers II isn’t free-to-play, being that there are two versions of the game and they both cost real money, it does offer a hefty amount of options for cosmetic character changes and upgrades.

If you’re looking for the latest cooperative game to hop online with and blast the crap out of aliens and robots, then Helldivers II is just the game for you. Currently available on PC and PS5, the game sees you joining a squad of democracy-happy maniacs dead set on murdering anything in the universe that goes against their way of life.

Fans of squad shooters will no doubt be happy to learn that Helldivers II is here to scratch your spacefaring, bug-killing itch. The sequel to the highly successful and popular first game has only been out for a short while but is already stirring up a serious player base, making it a bit intimidating for newbies to jump in.

Being that Helldivers II is a nail-biting squad shooter with a lot for players to learn, it’s possible that you’re finding yourself a bit intimidated by the game. This will especially be the case if you haven’t played the first game and are just starting with the second one. Luckily, we’re here to take you through the basics of the game, one entry at a time.

Lately, there’s been a rather disturbing trend in the video game industry from the developers/publishers. They tend to make video games that “aren’t complete” or “aren’t polished” by the time they launch, and then dedicate tons of time to trying to “fix it” in post-launch updates or try to have plenty of post-launch content announced before they even know if the main game will be a success. This has backfired on many teams, and it’ll continue to do so when the quality isn’t there. However, in the case of Helldivers 2, despite a few bumps at launch, they’re doing well on PC and are actively trying to bring in more people to help create more content for players as a result.

Despite all the challenging enemies to fight in , people are making the battle against one particular enemy harder than it has to be. has launched to amazing success as a third-person shooter as the sequel to the original top-down shooter. Characters dive into a multitude of planets to fight off the robotic Automatons and insect Terminids for the glory of Super Earth. Helldivers are equipped with a multitude of weapons, heavy support, and orbital barrages that can help turn the tide of any encounter.

The official Helldivers 2 Discord was locked down last night after members repeatedly spammed "F" in every channel to pay respects.

Helldivers 2's horrible Automatons are officially expanding, and they've quietly introduced a brand new game mode to the hit shooter.

Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt has gone on record that Helldivers 2 will never have PvP.

Helldivers 2 will «never» include a PvP mode in order to reduce toxic play.

Are you playing Helldivers 2 and wondering if the developers will ever add a player versus player mode? Don’t hold your breath — the boss of developer Arrowhead Game Studios has said it’s never going to happen.

If you've been yearning to take up arms against Super Earth as either an arachnid, a robot or a filthy (managed) democracy-hating human traitor, then I have bad news, roughneck. Helldivers 2 will "never" get a PvP mode, according to Arrowhead's CEO Johan Pilestedt. The reason? They want to avoid encouraging any toxic behaviour in the new shooter's multiplayer community.

Helldivers 2 sees you and three others crash into enemy territory time and time again, dispatching nightmarish bugs to bring democracy to the galaxy. It's a co-op experience, even if mandatory friendly fire means occasionally getting caught in the crossfire.

It has been confirmed by Arrowhead Game Studios' CEO and creative director Johan Pilestedt thatco-op PvE shooter Helldivers 2 will never get a PvP mode. 

By now, it’s no secret that Helldivers 2 is a success for Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony after just a week of launching on PC and PS5. It’s sold nearly a million copies and reached over 200,000 peak concurrent players on Steam. Such is the game’s success that even titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 can’t compare in terms of players (on Steam, at least).

Do you have what it takes to defend the Freedom, Justice and Liberty of Super Earth? To fight back the rampaging hordes of chitinous Terminids and the implacable robotic Automatons to defend our home? Do you want to see exotic new planets, and smash them into submission with high explosives? Then Helldivers 2 is the game for you!

Helldivers 2 has been successful enough for Arrowhead Game Studios that the developer is seemingly looking to expand its development team. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Arrowhead CEO and Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has said that the studio is going to start looking for more developers.

Helldivers 2 is a game plagued by bugs, both intentional and unintentional. The latest problem to be found in the amazing liberation-spreading game is with the Helldivers armor rating being completely broken. In a new video released on YouTube, the problems are highlighted.

Sony and Arrowhead Studios’ Helldivers 2 launched last week on PC and PS5, the rare PlayStation PC/console simultaneously release, and things are working out quite well for the throwback co-op shooter. Hellblade has been a consistent top 10 presence on the Steam charts, with the game peaking at over 200 thousand (203,312 to be exact) players yesterday.

Satirical sci-fi shooter sequel Helldivers 2 has got off to a flying start, and now its creator Arrowhead Game Studios has put out a call for fresh development talent so it can «accelerate and beef up» the game's content plans.

Helldivers 2 has released a new patch for PC and PS5 that addresses stability, stuttering, Defend Events, and more. Since the game's launch, Helldivers 2 users have struggled with a wide range of bugs.

Following an explosion in popularity and a rocky launch, a new patch for promises to address many of the game's most pressing technical issues. As a relatively unexpected sequel to the original, which released in 2015, makes several notable changes, the most significant of which is the switch from the original game's isometric, top-down point of view to a third-person perspective.Despite its status as a sequel to a relatively lesser-known game from almost nine years ago, however, has seen a very successful launch, quickly becoming Sony's best launch on Steam.

I suppose it’s appropriate that we get a Helldivers 2 patch on Valentine’s Day to address matchmaking. With the community lamenting disconnection issues, no doubt plenty are getting tired of the messy break-ups. Hopefully, today’s stability patch touches the hearts of all Helldivers 2 players.

Arrowhead has released another patch for Helldivers 2 and it's good news for those incredibly popular players among us — the game will no longer crash if you have too many friends.

Helldivers 2 is a video game with guns in it, which means somebody out there is clamoring for it to add a PvP mode, seemingly ignoring the fact that its lethal friendly fire means PvP is always at your fingertips. But according to CEO and creative director Johan Pilestedt of developer Arrowhead, a PvP mode is "never" going to happen because the inevitable toxicity ain't worth it. 

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios has said it’s planning to staff up in response to the success of the title.

There are a lot of factors to consider when designing your perfect build in Helldivers 2. I don’t need to explain the importance of things like choosing the best weapon, but other parts of your loadout play just as big a role when your boots hit the ground.

It turns out Helldivers 2 has friendly fire between enemies, not just players.

The insect enemies known as Terminids you fight on multiple worlds in have dangerous variants, including the hulking Charger, whose armor makes it hard to beat. These big bugs can be lethal to members of your brave squad if you don't find a way to take them down. By exploiting a weakness in a Charger's defenses, you should be able to exterminate this creature every time.

Even Sony and developer Arrowhead Game Studios have been taken aback at the level of success Helldivers 2 has enjoyed, with the unexpectedly large number of players it’s attracting also bringing with it in-game issues with connectivity, servers, and more. Arrowhead has, of course, promised fixes for those issues, and the first of those have now been applied with a new patch.

Helldivers 2's developer has announced an upcoming hiring spree to keep up with the game's demand, just like Palworld's studio did last week. 

Almost nine years since Arrowhead Game Studios released a new title, Helldivers 2 has become a resounding success for the studio just days after its release. With around a million copies sold and 360K concurrent users between PC and PlayStation platforms, gamers have been flocking to the sci-fi co-op shooter in droves, dethroning God of War as Sony’s biggest launch on Steam.

Helldivers 2 might be a co-op shooter mixed with comedy genius, but its launch has been blighted by bugs and crashes. Over the past week the devs have deployed server hotfixes and matchmaking tweaks, although one server and rewards patch had to be rolled back to fix "significant" performance issues. Still, they're doing their utmost as the game becomes PlayStation's biggest PC release to date. And the latest patch brings with it a slew of crash fixes, reductions to disconnects, further tweaks to matchmaking, and preps things for future server improvements.

There’s a set of unwritten rules in any online multiplayer game, and is no different. Whether it’s unique slang, an established meta, or a laundry list of dos and don'ts, there’s a lot to learn when picking up a new multiplayer game. That goes double when it’s a sequel like. Even though it’s very different from the original, long-standing fans have strong opinions about how the game should be played. And while they won’t totally reject an ally just for being new, it helps to know the rules.

Arrowhead Game Studios has released another patch for Helldivers 2, with update 1.006 now out on both PC and PS5. The patch aims to fix a few troublesome game crash bugs, while also laying the groundwork to resolve the persistent matchmaking and server issues that players have experienced since launch last week.

Arrowhead Games has released Helldivers 2 update 1.005 across both PC yesterday and PS5 today, aiming to squash some pesky bugs leading to server capacity and player progression issues. Unfortunately, this update has had to be rolled back on PC, as it introduced more performance problems!

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Games Studios has rolled out a new patch to address a range of matchmaking, performance, and stability issues affecting the popular co-operative shooter.

Arrowhead Game Studios has released a small but significantHelldivers 2patch to improve game stability connection issues.

Medals are a special currency in you can farm for new cosmetics, weapons, and other items. As you take on different missions, pursuing various objectives will help you earn these rewards in small amounts. However, certain events and activities offer better ways to collect Medals fast instead of simply playing the game normally every match.

After nearly reaching the milestone yesterday, Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 has officially crossed 200,000 peak concurrent players on Steam. It peaked at approximately 203,644 players about four hours ago per SteamDB.

Helldivers 2 is some of the best fun we've had with friends on PS5. It's a simple and broad statement to start a review with, but in many ways Helldivers 2 is a simple game. This satirical bug-squashing shooter has its upgrades and customisation, but it's at its best when you're holding the trigger and not letting go. This game knows how to make you feel like a badass — and a complete buffoon — and experiencing that spectrum with a full squad of friends easily makes it one of the best co-op games on PS5.

We’ve got to be honest: this wasn’t on our bingo card for 2024 at all. Helldivers 2 has blown up big time, and it continues to climb the Steam most played charts, now peaking at almost 120k concurrent players – with presumably bigger numbers to follow as the weekend goes on. This means it’s now PlayStation’s biggest-ever PC launch, outperforming even God of War.

Helldivers 2 is the new hot game that has been blowing up on both PlayStation and the PC platform. What about Xbox, though? Why is the game not available on Microsoft's games console?

Helldivers 2 has already become a huge success, with tons of soldiers ready to spread democracy across Super Earth. With such a heavy emphasis on co-op play, matchmaking issues are far worse than any bug or robot you could encounter. As is all too common these days, Helldivers 2 players have been experiencing some issues where matchmaking is failing to join lobbies. While we wait as developer Arrowhead works diligently on correcting the issue officially, there may be some tactics you can try to get yourself back into the action.

If you thought Helldivers 2 would get any easier as you made it deeper into the game, think again. Even if you’ve unlocked most or all of the game’s weapons, that doesn’t mean a massive monster can’t come out of nowhere and flatten you in mere seconds. The first time you encounter a Charger, that’s probably what will happen.

Despite (or partially because of) a massively successful launch, has still been subject to many of the same problems that other recent online multiplayer launches have faced, with unreliable matchmaking, overloaded servers, and a host of technical issues that can hold the game back by a significant amount. Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, who have previously developed the first game and the original 2015, is a strong departure from studios' previous focus on isometric, top-down games — although it still retains a strong tendency towards friendly fire.

excels in a wildly entertaining duality, frequently swinging between incredible power fantasy and chaotic hilarity. Arrowhead Game Studios' third-person co-op shooter, playable with up to four people online, comes nearly a decade after the first, a top-down shooter which was released in 2015. While the original garnered a small, dedicated player base, is already off to a blistering start, having so many concurrent players in its first weekend that the game's maximum server capacity was hit. It only takes a handful of missions to see the innate brilliance of, and a couple dozen hours have revealed a satisfying depth in its gameplay synergies, but the game's longevity remains to be seen, despite genuinely fascinating use of its always-online, live-service nature.

Developer Arrowhead Game Studios has announced that the recent PC update for Helldivers 2is being rolled back due to performance issues. The sci-fi shooter just released last week and, so far, has already experienced its share of ups and downs. While hitting some significant positive milestones, Helldivers 2 has also had a somewhat rocky launch.

Whether playing as a team or going solo, it is always best to know your enemies and environment. The beauty of Helldivers 2 is that your builds can be more or less shared, so the real technique to get the best of the game is to have a variety. Here are a selection of the best builds.

Arrowhead Games has released Helldivers 2 update 1.005 across both PC yesterday and PS5 today, aiming to squash some pesky bugs leading to server capacity and player progression issues. Unfortunately, this update has had to be rolled back on PC, as it introduced more performance problems!

Game developers have long sought to make a greatStarship Troopers video game, but no one’s ever come as close as Arrowhead Game Studios’ recent release, Helldivers 2.

Game developers are full of praise for Helldivers 2's character animations.

You might've noticed that one of the four Helldiver voices sounds suspiciously like a certain webslinger who also calls the PS5 home. You'd be right - they're voiced by none other than Yuri Lowenthal, AKA Spider-Man.

Bot worlds have a variety of robotic enemies you can find and defeat in , but the Hulk is the greatest challenge you'll face among these metallic foes. Even a group of brave soldiers might struggle against the sheer firepower of this walking war machine. However, this mini-boss has a clear weakness you can exploit if you are patient and brave enough under fire.

A new Helldivers 2 patch on PC has been rolled back because of performance issues, but the same patch has now gone live on PS5 without a hitch.

Helldivers 2 has ended up attracting a far larger playerbase than Sony or developer Arrowhead Game Studios were expecting (to the extent that its overcrowded servers are even causing several in-game issues), and its momentum hasn’t slowed down. Over the weekend, we reported that the co-op shooter had surpassed a concurrent user peak of 155,000 on Steam, and that number has only grown since then.

Developer Arrowhead has released a new patch for its PC version of Helldivers 2.

Much like a lone Super Earther descending from orbit, only to Nope The Heck back to their spaceship after glimpsing the insect hordes, Arrowhead have released and swiftly pulled a Helldivers 2 patch designed to address the new shooter's server capacity and progression issues. The bugs were too much to handle, I guess! Lord, this news post practically writes itself.

Arrowhead Game Studios has released a brand new patch for Helldivers 2 on PlayStation 5, after deploying and quickly rolling back the PC version due to performance issues. 

While co-op third-person shooter Helldivers 2 has gone down well with players and become Sony’s biggest ever PC game launch, it has continued to struggle with login issues and rewards not tracking, even forcing its developer to roll back a patch due to performance problems.

The newly-released Helldivers 2 was the biggest selling title on Steam last week.

Though the game has only just launched, the Helldivers 2 player community is already at work devising a set of common tips, tricks and etiquette for playing the game with others. These rules help players who may be struggling in the heavily team-play-focused game, as well as guide them in making the most of the unique (and comedic) mechanics found in Helldivers 2.

Arrowhead has released a new update for the PC version of Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2 has released a new patch that aims to improve various issues for PC users. Helldivers 2 players have struggled with stability issues since launch, and the new update will hopefully improve things for many users.

Helldivers 2 is only a couple of days away at the time of writing, and it's looking more and more promising the closer we get. The third-person co-op shooter has players working as a team to eliminate alien threats using an array of powerful weaponry. It looks like it should scratch that mindless shooting-stuff itch, and you can work towards your next Platinum while you're busy stomping bugs. The full Trophy list has now appeared online, and it looks like a potentially tough but fun set of trinkets.

Across its opening weekend, it's clear that Helldivers 2 has been a big success. There are some launch period fires to put out, and developer Arrowhead is working on it, having already released patches for across PS5 and PC. However, despite the early issues, the co-op shooter has made a splash, quickly becoming Sony's biggest Steam launch to date. If you're wondering how sales are going, we don't have a precise figure, but Arrowhead's CEO has provided some encouraging insight on social media.

Last week was a relatively quiet moment in what's been a very busy period for game releases, but the latest UK retail chart still has a new entry. While we presume most of its sales will be digital across PS5 and PC, it appears Helldivers 2 isn't doing too badly with its boxed copies, either. The PS5 version has debuted in the top 10 at number seven.

We’ve got to be honest: this wasn’t on our bingo card for 2024 at all. Helldivers 2 has blown up big time, and it continues to climb the Steam most played charts, now peaking at almost 120k concurrent players – with presumably bigger numbers to follow as the weekend goes on. This means it’s now PlayStation’s biggest-ever PC launch, outperforming even God of War.

With the industry as volatile as it is, publishers and developers must find new ways to monetise and offer value to their players to keep them coming back. Released on Friday, Helldivers 2 from developer Arrowhead Studios had a massive weekend, doing things slightly differently from its competitors in the service space, which might be part of the reason for its success.

We're on the verge of launch day for Helldivers 2, the sci-fi co-op shooter hitting PS5 and PC this week. While the emphasis in the game is very much on the action, there is some semblance of a story behind all the carnage, and that's what this new trailer aims to convey, complete with a neat stylised look.

Helldivers 2 has arrived on PS5 (and PC!) with a bit of a bang. The co-op shooter appears to be quite popular already, rocketing up the Steam player charts and garnering a sizeable audience on streaming websites like Twitch. The question, then, is whether you're joining the Helldiver ranks and taking the fight to those big old bugs.

Helldivers 2 experienced a somewhat chaotic descent from high orbit, deploying onto PS5 and PC simultaneously and paying for it, with players experiencing matchmaking issues and unable to link up with their comrades. Thankfully, developer Arrowhead is doing its part to keep the intergalactic war effort going. Confirmation of a hotfix has been received and is expected imminently on PS5, having already been deployed on PC.