Despite some initial matchmaking issues, Helldivers 2 from Arrowhead Game Studios is performing well. The co-op third-person shooter is also the best-selling game on Steam and PlayStation Studios’ most successful release on PC.
Studio CEO Johan Pilestedt reported on Twitter: “We’re close to a million now.” It’s hard to say whether Sony will release a sales statement (though he “never understood why it had to be a secret”). However, Pielstedt confirmed that the developer is “at least exceeding forecasts.” As for the distribution of sales between PC and PS5, it is “about 50:50 – everything is happening very quickly now.”
Helldivers 2 is a continuation of the top-down shooter Helldivers. It’s a third-person shooter where Super-Earth once again battles the Terminids on different planets. A new faction, the Automatons, also pose a threat, and players engage in a massive Galactic War campaign to fight them off.
Helldivers 2 will receive new enemies, biomes and objectives for free, as well as story updates to further the story of the Galactic War.