Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony's co-op third-person shooter surpassed a peak of 81,000 concurrent players on Steam, overtaking God of War's all-time peak.
The studio is working hard to fix many issues that have caused Helldivers 2's Steam reviews to plummet down to "Mixed".
That's the third-best launch on the platform for a PlayStation Studios game to date, behind God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man.
Players will "witness events unfold" in Galactic War with the universe growing and offering "new tools, new challenges, and new threats."
The new Helldivers 2 trailer showcases the threat posed by tyrannical Terminids and the socialist Automatons.
Arrowhead Game Studios' Johan Pilestedt says the team are "constantly going to add more stuff to the game" and "expand the experience."
The brutal co-op third-person shooter launches on February 8th at 1 AM PDT worldwide for PS5 and PC and takes a live service approach.
The co-op shooter launches on February 8th for PS5 and PC. It supports cross-platform play and new features like Warbonds.
Warbonds contain "pages of unlockable content", with Premium versions that players use Super Credits to unlock the items they want.
Major Orders progress the campaign with the community, but you can undertake Personal Orders to earn additional rewards.
Here's what you should know about Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony's upcoming co-op shooter.
Terrain deforms naturally with explosions in the third-person shooter, while procedurally generated levels are seemingly returning.
Arrowhead's brutal third-person shooter launches on February 8th for PS5 and PC and features cross-platform multiplayer.
The latest Helldivers 2 trailer showcases players fighting for freedom, liberty and "managed" democracy.
The shooter requires a solid state drive for 1080p/60 FPS at Medium settings but can run on a 7200 RPM HDD at the very minimum.
The PC version of Arrowhead Game Studios' sequel supports 4K resolution, mouse and keyboard controls and the PS5's DualSense.
Arrowhead Game Studios and PlayStation haven't issued any statement on potential delays for the co-op third-person shooter.
The Standard Edition costs $39.99, while the Deluxe Edition is $59.99 and includes an armor set, cape, weapon, Premium Warbond, and more.
Sony and Arrowhead Game Studios have showcased gameplay footage for the upcoming multiplayer shooter, which is now set to launch next year.
The three games under the PlayStation Studios banner that are officially set to launch this year are Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Helldivers 2, and Stellar Blade.
