Co-op shooter · Arrowhead Game Studios · 2024
Helldivers 2
Loud, silly, explosive. A four-player shooter where friendly fire is always on and that is the joke.
4.4Crew score out of 5Chaos
What you do
Drop onto a planet, complete objectives, call in air strikes and supplies with directional button codes, and get out before the extraction shuttle leaves. The community fights a shared galactic war that changes week to week.
Who it suits
Adult groups who enjoy a bit of chaos and will laugh rather than argue when a team-mate calls an air strike on their head.
Friendly fire is the point
You will hurt each other. A lot. The game is designed around it: careful players learn to communicate, and everyone else gets great stories. Agree early that blame is not allowed.
Start on Trivial and Easy
Lower difficulties are a real tutorial for a new squad. Learn the stratagem codes there before moving up.
Spending
Warbonds (sets of gear and cosmetics) cost Super Credits, which can be bought or found during missions. Nobody needs to spend to have a great time, but agree on it if you play with younger family members.
On deck
- Brilliant chaos with four players
- Crossplay across every platform
- A shared war that keeps things fresh
Below deck
- PEGI 18: strong violence
- Optional premium currency
Verdict
The most fun your adult friend group will have arguing about whose air strike that was.
Tested with crews and updated on 27 October 2026. Prices, platforms and features change with updates; the official page has the latest.