At the time of writing, Helldivers 2 has surpassed a whopping 457,649 all-time peak of players on Steam (via SteamDB). This has caused many issues for players wanting to play the game online, as the servers have struggled to keep up with the influx of players.

However, on his Twitter account, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Pilestedt posted last night that they have just updated the game’s server capacity and CCU cap, which translates to the maximum number of concurrent users, to a massive 700,000.

He also promises that they will be doing “final improvements” tomorrow (23 February 2024) for the weekend, which may indicate another update coming soon.

The tweet reads:

Friends of@helldivers2,

I have one final update for tonight. We have updated the max CCU cap to 700,000. Unfortunately, we expect the CCU to reach that level. We believe that the wait times will be much more bearable.

Tomorrow we are doing some final improvements for the weekend.

All love ??

Friends of @helldivers2,

I have one final update for tonight. We have updated the max CCU cap to 700,000. Unfortunately, we expect the CCU to reach that level. We believe that the wait times will be much more bearable.

Tomorrow we are doing some final improvements for the…

— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) February 23, 2024

Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by PlayStation, Helldivers 2 is a third-person squad-based shooter that sees the elite forces of the Helldivers battling to win an intergalactic struggle to rid the galaxy of the rising alien threats. From a 3rd person perspective, players use a variety of weapons (pistols, machine guns, flamethrowers) and stratagems (turrets, airstrikes, etc.) to shoot and kill the alien threats. Players can also aim down the sights for a more accurate 1st person-camera view.

Combat is accompanied by frequent sprays of blood and dismemberment as players exterminate the alien forces or players and squad mates are hit by environmental explosions or friendly fire. Enemy encampments and battlefield environments depict bloodstains and dismembered corpses.

In the meantime, check out our review of Helldivers 2 by heading over here.

Check out the trailer below: