With its success, Helldivers 2 is without a doubt setting the world on fire. Its developer, Arrowhead Game Studios, is making sure the game remains a fun time for everyone who gets into it. And there’s no doubt about it; people are getting into it, and this game is growing with every passing day.
When it launched back in February, Helldivers 2 really surprised gamers all over. For one, it was a live-service co-op game that was available for both PC and PlayStation 5 with cross-play. Secondly, its polish was such that people could not believe it was not made by a triple-A game studio. Now, yet another proof of its success has appeared online.
Helldivers 2’s success does not seem to be stopping at all!
Often, large games sell pretty well, especially if they belong to a massively established franchise. That’s why God of War: Ragnarok became the fastest-selling first-party game ever for PlayStation consoles. No doubt, it was a big deal.
Spider-Man 2 is another successful game that launched in 2023. It was launched as a direct sequel to Insomniac Game’s hit games Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Thanks to its massive brand name and its legacy, the game ended up selling 10 million units by February 2024.
But who would have expected that a game like Helldivers 2 would do something even better? It is being said that Helldivers 2 is currently selling faster than Spider-Man 2. It is currently the top-selling game in the UK when it comes down to both digital and physical formats.
The fact that a game that cannot be considered AAA is outselling a game like Spider-Man 2 is pretty mind-blowing. Arrowhead Game Studios is no doubt celebrating this occasion at their offices, all the while making sure the game keeps running.
Smooth gameplay remains one of the most crucial factors for Helldivers 2 gamers and developers alike. After all, it’s a live-service game, and any kind of problem can surface at any given moment. But the studio hasn’t backed up from this before, and they have yet to say they cannot fix something either.
Also, with a steady stream of brand-new content continuously coming their way, gamers have nothing to worry about. They can keep on playing the game, and they can keep on liberating those planets to their hearts’s content.
The other spots on this top-selling list are secured by games like EA Sports FC 24, which is second on the list, and Dragon’s Dogma 2, which stands third. The most surprising game on this list is Grand Theft Auto 5 at number 8. More than 10 years after its launch and just a year or two shy of its next installment’s launch, this game still stays on the top 10 selling list.
These games are exactly where they deserve to be, but eventually, these numbers might change. The reason is that a number of new games are coming to PlayStation 5 later this year, the prime of them being the much-talked-about Stellar Blade.
There’s one very specific reason for Helldiver 2’s success
Yes, Helldivers 2 is a massive success, even larger than the developer Arrowhead Game Studios and publisher Sony could have ever expected. But one cannot overlook the fact that this success is pretty obvious due to two big factors. One is its significantly lower price of $40 both on Steam and PlayStation 5.
The second factor is that this game was released on two platforms at once. This did not happen for Spider-Man 2, as it was only launched for the PlayStation 5. Maybe they would bring it to PCs at a later date, but currently, its availability remains limited to PS5 owners.
