Action · December 7, 2015

HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition (2015)

calendar_todayAge 12+trophy39 achievementsextension14 DLClocal_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up209 peak concurrentrecommend24.9k recommendations
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

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146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume31.5k Steam reviewsTop 17% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles
Concurrent peak209 playersTop 24% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 35% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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  • 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

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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 dateDec 7, 2015
DeveloperArrowhead Game Studios
PublisherPlayStation Publishing LLC
Base price$3.99 -80%
Required age12+
DLC / Add-ons14 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

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Editions & Packages

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