Game profile
Helldivers 2
A chaotic co-op shooter against alien hordes, where friendly fire and satirical propaganda humor are part of the fun. Coordinated strategy against Bugs and Bots demands real teamwork.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / Action, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
It is genuinely demanding, and repeated failure is part of how it is designed. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It runs on 3 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Chaotic co-op
- Satirical humor
- Living galactic campaign
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want your skill measured against other people
- you want real resistance and are fine with dying a lot
- you have someone to play with
Look elsewhere if
- you want to relax and not be punished for mistakes
- you play alone, this needs other people
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you prefer a stylised look over realism
How long is Helldivers 2?
About 40 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 7 weeks, or 20 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 88 out of 100, which puts it above 78 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 251 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 7 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 323 collected ratings.
Released in 2024 and 2 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2024
- Genres
- Shooter, Action, Horror
- Playtime
- approx. 40 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Demanding, punishing
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Co-op
- Setting
- Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox
- Critic rating
- 88 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 2024 | approx. 40 hrs. | 88 | Mid price |
| Killing Floor III | 2025 | Endless game | 67 | Full price |
| Gears of War: E-Day | 2026 | approx. 15 hrs. | 80 | Full price |
| Halo Infinite | 2021 | approx. 12 hrs. | 88 | Free-to-play |
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