Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 is a game developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released on February 8, 2024 on PlayStation 5 and Windows.

Description
Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Can you keep democracy away from these cretins? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.

Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.

Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread freedom, liberty and managed democracy to the galaxy once and for all!

Helldivers don't go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.

Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead's best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.

Plot
Helldivers 2 is set a century after the triumph of Super Earth, a managed democracy, over the Cyborgs, Terminids, and The Illuminate during the events of the first game. It is discovered that, upon death, the Terminids produce a unique and highly valuable resource E-710. Farms are established on human-colonized worlds, but containment is eventually breached, releasing the bugs and causing chaos and destruction. Simultaneously, a new threat emerges in the form of the Automatons, a mechanical army intent on destroying humanity. The game begins with a recruitment video for the Helldivers, who are elite shock troops dropped from orbit to reclaim the colonized lands. Environmental storytelling is prevalent throughout the game, with various logs, notes, and propaganda messages available for players to find during gameplay. The story and progress of the war is told via major orders, timed main objectives within the game.

Reception
Upon release, Helldivers 2 attracted immense interest, overwhelming servers with a peak of 457,649 concurrent players on Steam charts within two weeks, surpassing popular titles like Destiny 2, Starfield, Monster Hunter: World, and Grand Theft Auto V.