HELLDIVERS™ 2
Last updated: 2025-02-22
- Addictive gameplay, excellent gunplay, stunning graphics.
- Engaging co-op experience best with friends.
- Unforgiving friendly fire creates frustrating moments.
- Frequent crashes and disconnects plague the game.
- Excessive weapon nerfs reduce player fun.
- Repetitive missions and unfair enemy spawns.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 2000
- Helpful reviews
- 66%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 7%
- Protest reviews
- 27%
- 66%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 34%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 5612
- Negative points
- 6255
- Gameplay points
- 2284
- Perf. points
- 658
- Rec. points
- 2091
- Misc points
- 929
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Addictive, cinematic, and satisfying gameplay | The core gameplay loop is praised for being fluid, satisfying, and replayable. Missions offer intense, cinematic experiences with chaotic combat, strategic teamwork, and emergent moments. The game balances challenging action with humor, creating an addictive and enjoyable experience. | 82% |
| Excellent gunplay and weapon design | The game features well-designed and impactful gunplay with diverse weapons and stratagems. Weapons feel weighty and satisfying, with attention to detail in sound design, animations, and feedback. The game balances realism and sci-fi elements, creating a unique and immersive combat experience. | 67% |
| Excellent and engaging co-op experience | Co-op gameplay is a major strength, fostering teamwork and camaraderie. The game requires communication and coordination, creating intense and memorable moments. Friendly fire adds a layer of challenge and humor, enhancing the overall experience. | 55% |
| Stunning graphics and level design | The game boasts high-quality graphics and level design, creating visually stunning and immersive environments. Each planet offers unique biomes, weather effects, and challenges, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. The game is optimized to run well and looks good even on lower settings. | 53% |
| Fair and generous monetization model | The game features a fair and non-predatory monetization system. Players can earn premium currency through gameplay, allowing them to unlock content without spending real money. The developers are committed to providing regular updates and new content, avoiding pay-to-win mechanics. | 22% |
| Unique and immersive sci-fi world | The game draws inspiration from science fiction classics like Starship Troopers and Terminator, creating a unique and immersive world. The game's tone is satirical and humorous, with over-the-top propaganda and dialogue. The game is a well-made co-op shooter that retains the bug-filled legacy of its predecessor. | 19% |
| Balanced and rewarding difficulty | The game offers a balanced and rewarding difficulty progression. Higher difficulties require teamwork and strategic thinking, providing a satisfying sense of accomplishment. The game respects player time and offers a variety of missions and challenges. | 16% |
| Positive and supportive community | The game has a generally positive and helpful community. Veteran players often assist newer players, creating a welcoming environment. The community works together to accomplish missions, fostering a sense of camaraderie. | 16% |
| Varied and engaging enemy design | The game features diverse enemy factions with unique designs and behaviors. Each faction requires different tactics and loadouts, enhancing replayability. The enemy variety keeps the gameplay fresh and challenging. | 13% |
| Responsive and dedicated developers | The developers are responsive to community feedback and actively work to improve the game. They have released updates to address concerns, balance weapons, and add new content. The developers are committed to the longevity of the game and have a player-friendly approach. | 11% |
| Improved weapon and enemy balancing | Recent updates have addressed balancing issues, with many weapons and stratagems buffed. The game is now more balanced and enjoyable, with a wider variety of viable loadouts. | 11% |
| Well-designed and rewarding Warbond system | The Warbond system is well-designed and player-friendly. Warbonds never expire, and players can earn premium currency through gameplay. The system provides a steady stream of content and rewards without feeling grindy or exploitative. | 10% |
| Creative and effective stratagem system | The game's stratagem system allows for creative player choice and tactics. Stratagems are effective for dealing with the game's biggest threats, and the system is constantly being balanced to ensure that all options are viable. | 10% |
| Engaging worldbuilding and satirical tone | The game's worldbuilding and lore are enjoyable, with an overly satirical and hyperbolic tone. The game effectively conveys a sense of hopelessness mixed with humor, starting from the initial video. | 8% |
| Excellent sound design and music | The game features excellent sound design and a dynamic soundtrack. The music adapts to the action, enhancing moments of tension and excitement. The sound effects are immersive and well-executed, creating a cinematic and engaging experience. | 6% |
| Well-executed live service model | The game's live service model is well-executed, with regular updates and new content. The live service model allows players to influence the outcome of the galactic war. | 4% |