The PlayStation unique Helldivers 2 has caught the eye of many gamers for numerous causes. The hype has resulted in a tsunami of purchases, placing Helldivers 2 in a very good place.

On Steam, it reached the highest of the charts after which floated across the second or third place on Thursday morning simply earlier than launch. This means the sport has discovered some reputation, and persons are interested by what Arrowhead has been cooking up.

Not like its predecessor, it’s a third-person over-the-shoulder shooter, not a top-down one. We bought our first glimpse of it in the course of the State of Play in 2023. It seemed to be the third-person shooter to compete with franchises like Counterstrike and Helldivers 2.

If you happen to’re new to the collection (like myself), there’s a trailer that explains the story thus far. There’s additionally free content material within the pipes to maintain the web factor constantly alluring.

Top-of-the-line elements of Helldivers 2 is that it has cross-platform performance, which means that if you buy the sport on Steam, you’ll be able to nonetheless play it on PS5 totally free. It’s additionally attainable for associates on PC and PS5 to play collectively.

Destructoid will cowl Helldivers 2 to establish whether or not it’s the on-line third-person shooter Sony desperately wants or an indication that the style has outgrown itself.