As can be seen from the statistics on “SteamDB”, the number of players of the co-op shooter “Helldivers 2” has been steadily declining recently. Is the big hype over?
With “Helldivers 2” the independent studio Arrowhead released nothing less than one of the biggest surprise hits of 2024.
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By the end of May, the cooperative shooter had sold more than twelve million timesNo title in Sony's history sold faster. At its peak, “Helldivers 2” had more than 450,000 active players simultaneously on Steam alone.
Unfortunately, there are no concrete figures for the PS5 version. However, the current user numbers on Steam suggest that the big hype about “Helldivers 2” may be over.
Numbers on Steam recently declining
According to the statistics of “SteamDB” It is clear that “Helldivers 2” is now far from its best days. The highest number of 458,709 concurrently active players was achieved in February, shortly after the launch.
Most recently, the co-op shooter's user peak on Steam was 45,315. Less than ten percent of the previous record.
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For comparison: The leader “Counter-Strike 2” recorded a peak of 1,331,887 in the last 24 hours. “Elden Ring” reached a high of 533,563 active players on Steam in the same period. For “Apex Legends”, on the other hand, the peak in the last 24 hours was 286,290.
Values that “Helldivers 2” is now far from achieving. However, the truth is that the co-op shooter is still in a very good position with its current value and has recently remained stable among the 40 most played titles on Steam.
What’s next for Helldivers 2?
As promised before the release in February, Arrowhead wants to support “Helldivers 2” for as long as possible. For example, the community can look forward to war bonds at regular intervals. These are a kind of battle pass that brings new content and rewards.
Just over two weeks ago, Arrowhead launched the “Viper Commandos” war bond, which included here finds all the important details.
Updates are of course still planned. Most recently, the developers presented the Update 1.000.403 Here Arrowhead took another look at the FAF-14 Javelin and fixed further bugs.
In May, Arrowhead officials pointed out that they would be looking forward to future updates of the co-op shooter will take a little more time.
“Helldivers 2” is available for PC and PS5.
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