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Lead up to four Helldivers through top-down alien-war missions, completing objectives and calling coded support under full friendly fire.
Released 07 Dec 2015
Call Coded Support
Fight Friendly Fire
Liberate Alien Worlds
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.
Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios · Published by PlayStation Publishing LLC









You are a Helldiver fighting to protect Super Earth in a satirical intergalactic war. Deploy alone or with up to three other players in local or online co-op, then take on missions across alien worlds.
Missions combine twin-stick shooting with objectives such as defending positions, escorting targets, and eliminating enemies before reaching extraction. Coordinate movement and aim carefully: the players share one camera, and friendly fire is always on.
Choose weapons and stratagems before deployment, then enter directional codes in the field to call in support such as weapons, supplies, defenses, vehicles, or airstrikes. Rank-ups and collected samples unlock equipment and upgrades, while planet missions contribute to a community-driven galactic campaign. Proving Grounds missions add unique modifiers.
Reviewers often enjoy the chaotic co-op, where coordinating movement and support can turn missions into tense or comic scrambles—especially when friendly fire or a poorly timed drop catches a teammate. They also praise the range of weapons and stratagems, the tactical challenge, and the satirical tone. Some reviewers find the shared camera restrictive, missions repetitive, or the difficulty punishing, and a few mention a small player base.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 39 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | HELLDIVERS supports solo play and cooperative multiplayer. It supports up to 4 players in local and online co-op on Steam, including mixed local+online play. Multiplayer uses a shared screen/shared camera, enforces full friendly fire, and supports joining missions in progress according to store text and multiple reviews. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No mod support is stated. One review explicitly says mods are not supported. No multiplayer mod features are described. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 14 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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