Action · December 7, 2015
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition (2015)
Just Updated The celebration of Liberty Day 2019 is upon us! Super Earth Command have made a new training area available for Helldivers in an all new game mode called Proving Grounds. These challenging, repeatable, missions have unique modifiers that will put your skills to the test! We're also introducing a new loadout system with random- and favorite- loadouts. Are you ready to DIVE HARDER? Just Updated To commemorate Liberty Day 2018, Super Earth Command is giving you more Freedom. More Democracy. MORE LIBERTY. Are you ready to dive into A New Hell? 3 NEW Difficulties have been added beyond HELLDIVE! 3 NEW Enemies have been added. A NEW Stratagem has been added (MGX-42 Machinegun). Just Updated In celebration of Liberty Day 2017, new FREE equipment has been added to the Helldivers arsenal. To protect Super Earth from all threats and spread managed democracy, unlock the 3 new Stratagems (Heavy Strafing Run, 'Thunderer' Smoke Round, A/GL-8 Launcher Turret) by liberating planets. For Super Earth! Just Updated Celebrate the 2 year Anniversary of HELLDIVERS with a FREE new HELLDIVER 'Next-Gen' Armor and Helmet! Simply start the game and the new content will be in your armory. Just Updated In celebration of Liberty Day 2016, we are giving away free equipment to all Helldivers. Simply start the game and the new 'M2016 CONSTITUTION' rifle and 'Liberty' cape content will be in your armory. Just Updated Celebrate the 1 year Anniversary of HELLDIVERS with a FREE new HELLDIVER 'Assault' Armor and LAS-13 'Trident' Laser Shotgun! Simply start the game and the new content will be in your armory. About the Game HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war. HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition is a free upgrade for all existing owners and include: A NEW GAME MODE: 'Proving Grounds'. Take on challenging missions with unique modifiers. NEW loadout system with random- and favorite-loadout options All previous expansions (A New Hell, Masters of the Galaxy, Turning Up The Heat and Democracy Strikes Back). Up to 4 player local and online co-op on STEAM. Full friendly fire - “accidentally” kill your friends, again and again. Direct the full might of the military with a wide variety of Support Stratagems. Community-driven galactic campaign. A universe of worlds to liberate. 100+ hours of gameplay
Action releases from 2015
146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 31.5k Steam reviews | Top 17% in Action |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 209 players | Top 24% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 14 h average | Top 35% for session depth among Action |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Russian volume_up
- Swedish
- Danish
- Finnish
- Norwegian
- Polish
Full audio (9)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Russian
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Spanish - Latin America
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Online Co-Op · 417
- Co-op · 402
- Top-Down Shooter · 313
- Twin Stick Shooter · 297
- Local Co-Op · 287
- Action · 249
- Multiplayer · 235
- Sci-fi · 195
- 4 Player Local · 187
- Top-Down · 165
- Shooter · 155
- Comedy · 140
- Funny · 131
- Space · 114
- Difficult · 105
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Valve Anti-Cheat enabled
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 31.5k reviews
28.4k positive · 3.2k negative
Metacritic
83/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
24.9k
Peak concurrent players
209
Press Quotes
“HellDivers is one of the best multiplayer games of the year.” 9.5/10 – GAMEWATCHER “PICK UP A KEYBOARD OR CONTROLLER AND PLAY HELLDIVERS RIGHT NOW.” DESTRUCTOID “The gameplay is addictive and incredibly well done” 9/10 – Brash Games
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
14h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
5h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
39
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 7, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Arrowhead Game Studios |
| Publisher | PlayStation Publishing LLC |
| Base price | $3.99 -80% |
| Required age | 12+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 14 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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