Third-person action shooter Helldivers 2 recently saw a massive spike in player count after the release of its latest major update. Patch 01.003.

The Illuminate threat has spend the last few days on a collision course with Super Earth, and now the planet is under siege ...

Helldivers 2 had peak players in 2025, despite its steady downfall, showing players are ready to come back if good content is ...

Helldivers 2's 01.003.000 patch introduces weapon customization, allowing players to tailor their arsenal with attachments.

Helldivers 2 battle for Super Earth must "span multiple Major Orders," and players are order to "obliterate" billions of Illuminate.

A comment by Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani on the Helldivers 2 Discord suggests that this is very much on purpose. When one player asked if there was a reason why the "current update didn't get a ...