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Helldivers 2, the co-op shooter title from Arrowhead Game Studios is one of the best games that have been released so far this year. The game impressed fans and critics alike with its satire, unintrusive microtransactions, graphics, character animations, and much more.
The game was even praised by several game devs and also broke several records. While the game maintained a good run since its launch, theHelldivers 2player count has been dwindling for the last couple of months. It has now reached a milestone that the developer wouldn’t have wanted.
Helldivers 2 Isn’t in a Great Shape Right Now
Helldivers 2topped the Steam charts soon after its release and managed to sell over 12 million copies in just the first three months of its launch. However, it also suffered player loss due to several issues and now only a fraction of those players are jumping into the game.
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The game has struggled to keep players engaged in recent times. This is now showing asHelldivers 2has dropped to less than 10,000 concurrent players since its release back in February 2024.
That PSN requirement situation did some damage .they need to drop some new content too
As perSteamDB, the game’s player count dropped to 9,796 players at 9am UTC on August 12, 2025. The player count has been on the decline for the past few months but this is the lowest number that the game has recorded.
The all-time peak count of the game is 458,709 players. These are the numbers on PC alone but the same could be the case on PlayStation as well. However,it has now bounced backas there are over 29k players in-game at the time of writing.
Fans Expected This but Arrowhead Isn’t Giving Up
The game’s player count hadn’t gone lower than 100k even during the PSN controversy but it seems like the lack of new content is catching up. Fans have said that the PSN requirement has done“some damage”to the game.
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Players have also said that the game has been out for over six months and the hype around it has now died. Many also said that the lack of new and engaging content is the main reason behind this.
6 months. Hype died. Not much “new” content. They’re on a 6 week vacation (or were), other games came out, it’s a casual live service, and balance issues that have been fixed for the most part*, it’s Monday 35k players w/ PlayStation + steam. And it’s popular to hate on it on…
It can be said that this was expected as there wasn’t much added to the game for the last couple of months. However, Arrowhead isn’t giving up and is now bringing the biggest update yet to the game.
The new update drops on August 6 and will add new difficulty level 10, new bots and bugs, new mission objectives, and terminid Larva. Fans are excited about the update and hope that it’ll bring fun back to the game.
What are your thoughts on decline inHelldivers 2player count? Do you think the update will bring players back? Let us know in the comments!
Rohit Tiwari
Gaming Editor
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Rohit Tiwari is a Gaming Journalist and Editor at FandomWire. With a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Rohit combines academic insight with a passion for the games and the stories they tell. When he’s not busy playing games, you’ll find him reading or catching a football game.
