With servers getting overwhelmed on Helldivers 2’s first day of availability, it was evident the game’s launch was doing good numbers, but I doubt anyone could have guessed that it’d be this big, as the Helldivers 2 concurrent playercount on Steam has managed to break 100,000, making it the most successful launch in PlayStation history for PC!
According to the reliable Steam Charts, Helldivers 2 managed to hit an all-time concurent peak of 119,117 making it the highest in terms of playercount beating God of War on PC which managed to wrangle 73,529 players at its peak. Of course, Helldivers 2 is not only cheaper but also multiplayer-focused, thus making this number skewed somewhat, but a win is a win, right?
Important to note that this is only the playercount on Steam, and I’m guessing the PS5 playercount is even higher given this is a first-party game, and the PlayStation fanbase are usually loyal to new exclusive games released.
This is definitely good news for not only Sony but Arrowhead Game Studios as well. In comparison, the first Helldivers only managed to peak at 6,691 on Steam — which is not even 10 percent of what the sequel managed to achieve. It didn’t help that the first game was released on Steam eight months after the PlayStation version was released.
Will Helldivers 2’s Success Continue?
Hard to say whether a live service game will continue in growth or not, but given the first game’s success and maintaining players years after release, even leading up to the launch of the sequel, we’d wager that Helldivers 2 is in for the long haul. With a big post-launch content push, and players clearly taking to the gameplay and challenge Helldivers 2 offers, don’t be surprised seeing it make more headlines in the coming months.
With Helldivers 2 confirmed to be a live service game, players can expect new enemies, biomes and more to be released in the coming weeks and months, and for free according to the studio.
For those having issues connecting to games and matchmaking, there was a patch deployed on both platforms recently, with another one headed out this coming week, which will improve the matchmaking even more.
Are you one of the 100K Helldivers 2 players on Steam or are you playing on PS5?