Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 released February 8, 2024 on PlayStation 5 and PC and reached Xbox Series X/S on August 26, 2025. The current service includes the Machinery of Oppression major update, live Frontlines of Freedom campaign activity and the Exo Experts Premium Warbond. The confirmed format is Third-person co-operative team shooter. The listed access model is Paid with in-game purchases.
Latest update
The current official social feed is running Frontlines of Freedom campaign activity around Termicide 2.0 and the newly identified Voids. The current major content update on PlayStation's update page is Machinery of Oppression, live since February 10, 2026 at no additional cost for owners. Machinery of Oppression sends players to Cyberstan against Cyborg Radicals, Cyborg Agitators and the Vox Engine, with objectives tied to recovering stolen Star of Peace plans. The same current update page lists Exo Experts as the latest Premium Warbond, including new Exosuits, weapons and the MGX-42 Bullet Storm Stratagem.
Latest Premium Warbond: name Exo Experts; headline gear EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit, EXO-55 Breakthrough Exosuit, SMG-203 Gallant, and P-33 Missile Pistol.
Release date and status
| Global release date | February 8, 2024 |
| Original launch platforms | |
| Current status | Released |
| Update model | Ongoing title updates, events, balance changes, and system updates |
Platforms and availability
Current availability covers PlayStation 5, PC and Xbox Series X/S.
Verified cross-play: PlayStation Support explicitly documents PS5-PC cross-play.
Gameplay overview
Squads of up to four players complete objectives, call in stratagems and fight hostile factions in a third-person co-op shooter. Friendly fire is always active, making positioning and squad coordination part of the core combat.
Maximum online players: 4. Online play: Required.
Story, setting, or main mode
Players serve Super Earth in a persistent Galactic War against evolving enemy factions. That premise sits within the game’s Action, Third-Person Shooter, and Co-op structure, so story context is kept separate from the mechanics and mode details covered in the gameplay section.
Trailer, screenshots, and media
Official PlayStation trailers and media show squad combat, stratagems, enemy factions and planetary operations.
Developer and publisher
Arrowhead Game Studios develops Helldivers 2 and Sony Interactive Entertainment publishes it.
| Developer | Arrowhead Game Studios |
| Publisher | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Official website | Helldivers 2 |
Download and availability
Helldivers 2 is a paid online-only game with optional in-game purchases.
System / Device Requirements
The current Steam PC requirements start at 8 GB RAM and GTX 1050 Ti / RX 470-class graphics, while the recommended tier moves to 16 GB RAM and RTX 2060 / RX 6600 XT-class graphics.
Both tiers list 100 GB of storage. PlayStation’s PC information also publishes higher performance tiers, so players targeting higher resolutions should use those performance-specific tables rather than treating the basic recommended tier as a 4K target.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Core i7-4790K / Ryzen 5 1500X | Core i7-9700K / Ryzen 7 3700X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GTX 1050 Ti / RX 470 | RTX 2060 / RX 6600 XT |
| Storage | 100 GB | 100 GB; SSD recommended |