A week and a half ago,Helldivers 2dropped on PC and PS5, and it’s been gaining quite a reputation.
While studio Arrowhead Games recently said it needed tocap servers at 450,000 players, it looks as though the game is close to reaching that limit. According to the latest figures fromSteamDB, the game reached 409,367 concurrent players yesterday, with around 180,000 playing at the time of writing. To put that into perspective,Starfieldreached 330,723 when it was released a few months back, soHelldivers 2is already doing better than Bethesda’s newest IP.
We’re also seeing theHelldiverssequel at the number one spot onSteam’s Top Sellerslist, once again knocking the Steam Deck down one place (as of this article being published). Even the Super Citizen Edition of the game is doing well, currently sitting pretty at the fifth spot, ahead ofBaldur’s Gate 3andPalworld.
It’s all a numbers game
The fact that it’s still pretty new probably attests to this continued popularity. It could also be because the developerrecently announcedthat – until the end of yesterday – players could earn “XP and Requisition at a 50% multiplier” on top of base mission scores.
Of course, many people are still reeling from the unbelievable success ofPalworld. With a peak concurrent player record of over 2.1 million, it made the game a tough act to follow for any studio (“Only 400,000 players? A pittance, I say!”)
As with a lot of new releases these days, Arrowhead has been putting out a fewHelldivers 2fires. Patch after patch has been sent out, with the team also wanting to improve server stability to prevent further issues. I guess this is just the world we live in now.
