Helldivers 2 was originally launched for the PS5 and PC via Steam on 8 February 2024, and it has broken yet another record for PlayStation games on PC barely one day after reaching an all-time peak of 300,000 concurrent players on Steam. At the time of writing, Helldivers 2 has surpassed a whopping 409,367 all-time peak of players on Steam (via SteamDB), which has left God Of War’s 73,529 highest peak in the dust.

It is now undoubtedly PlayStation’s biggest game ever on PC.

That’s interesting, considering that it’s one of the few, or the only one so far, to come out on both PS5 and PC on the same day. Previous PlayStation PC launches have been staggered, where they launched on PS consoles first and only on PC years later. Perhaps we’ll see more same-day PS5 and PC releases in the future?

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: