HELLDIVERS™ 2

I wish there was an option for a mixed review. I love this game, I really do. It has such an unbelievable amount of potential for awesome gameplay, unique storytelling, and crazy co-op shenanigans. Sometimes it achieves this. There are moments where it feels like everyone is truly contributing and steering the direction of the game. The problem is, for every fun thing in this game, there are multiple truly awful design decisions.

It's as if Arrowhead Studios were gifted a genius-level child and decided to raise it on a diet of Fanta and Elmer's Glue. It's frustrating that so many people in the community can come up with so many cool ideas for the game, but Arrowhead just does the absolute bare minimum.

Their content release cycle is an ouroboros of truly baffling decisions: Content gets added, the content is either broken or extremely underwhelming, the community gets pissed, Arrowhead says they'll conduct an internal review into their design philosophy, a month goes by, they finally add a modicum of fun to the content, they release something new, and it's either broken or extremely underwhelming.

Some examples of this: At one point, a new mission was added where the Helldivers had to land on a planet completely infested by bugs and defend drills that would pump dark fluid under the crust to destroy the planet. When the mission launched, it was borderline unplayable due to bugs spawning under the drill and almost immediately destroying it.

Recently, the Helldivers spent about two months and multiple major orders building a space station to wreak havoc on the enemies of democracy. The anticipation of this new mechanic was enough for players to overlook the fact that no meaningful content had been added in months.

The space station was finally built, and it was the most simple, barebones, awful mechanic ever. It's a glorified menu with three extremely basic, boring effects. Nothing new, mind you—just reusing stuff already in the game. When the Helldivers activated the Orbital Bombardment effect, it just ended up teamkilling people. It became so problematic that shields had to be added to everyone's loadouts. You couldn't even see the space station in the sky.

Now the station has moved, and the new effect is that, every now and then, some strafing runs will target enemies. Granted, it's much more playable and there is significantly less teamkilling from it, but that's not setting the bar high. It's somewhat cool for a mission or two, but it's just more strafing runs that we can't even control. We still can't see the space station from the ground (though the planes flying around all over the place are kinda cool!).

It might seem like I'm harping on the space station too much, and perhaps that's true, but it feels like the quintessential example of the constant frustration I experience with this game. Something that was meant to be awesome ended up being a broken, bare-minimum effort disaster that almost no one enjoys in the long term.

I respect that some people might find it fun and hilarious; I think it's great that you can have fun with that. I just wish they could implement these ideas in a way where everyone could enjoy it.

I want this game to be a shining example of how live-service games can buck their negative stigma by providing a simply good game without predatory, manipulative monetization. It looks like we're up to the "Arrowhead says they'll conduct an internal review into their design philosophy" stage, and unfortunately, given their track record, I think I know what the next few steps will be...

We contributed months for the DSS for it to be released like THIS? Congrats, you gave the bots unlimited 380mm bombardments that are CENTERED AROUND PLAYERS. Not objectives, not large enemies, the bombardments are centered around the players.

decent game but they need to fix those simple coop/host connection not find problem, it getting annoying buying a game and you can 9/10 play onley solo

To Arrow Head and its devs:

Going to be brutally honest, the Devs don't have what it takes to make this game what it should be. This game can be an absolute blast to play but can turn into the most infuriating experience with just one mistake. Get yourself killed and you'll get thrown into a meat grinder and if your base loadout isn't the best of the best (because maybe you wanted to have fun with other weapons) you just get killed over and over.

They claimed that the main focus of the game should be fun but they don't want the game to loose its difficulty factor. The problem is the devs don't have the skill to do that without just overwhelming you. Enemy patrols will just spawn right behind you. Kill and enemy trying to call in reinforcements? Anther one will immediately start calling one in. Were you trying to kill them quickly to save some time? Too bad, they called in a breach/dropship. Should of used the best weapons/stratagems instead of what you wanted to play with.

Invisible walls/bodies block your path, getting you stuck while being chased causing you to die. Watching your character stab themselves with a stim jut to be hit by an enemy immediately and cancels your heal. Certain enemy attacks that rag-doll you way too easily, rendering you helpless and killed. Stratagems bouncing wildly resulting in either killing you/your team or making it useless.

The DSS is the latest example that the devs are unable add fun things. It took so many Major Orders for this underwhelming addition for the game. As of right now, it's a glorified resource sink and planetary stat padder. No public hub, no additional exclusive DSS stratagems to call down, and no weapon of last resort option.

I don't think they can help themselves, they don't know how to make the game fun. They were so worried about the weapons not being OP that them nerfed the fun right out of the game. They wouldn't listen to feedback of how just nerfing everything was not fun. It took the player base leaving for them to even see this and buff the game. Even after that, they have secret nerfs, and "opps, we forgot to say that one of the buffs we mentioned in the update got cut out", Things that just leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I'm sure they will add things to the DSS eventually, but the problem is there are features it should of had from at the start. I just don't think they are able to see that. Right now they feel like a one hit wonder studio. They were able to make a really fun game but sadly don't know how to run a really fun game. I fear this game will die a slow death at the hands of a dev team that doesn't know what to do with what they made.

The DSS is finally online after long and hard work and the First Helldivers have generously donated to bring the firepower to the bots... Unfortunately also to their own people...

@ArrowHead:
STOP THE DAMN PLANETARY BOMBARDMENT OR FIX IT!!!

I thought being too close to the 380mm was bad, but this takes the cake... You're not safe on the whole map anymore and that's what me and the community worked so hard for... This is a joke or what...


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Deutsch:

Die DSS ist endlich nach langer und harter Arbeit online und die Ersten Helldiver haben großzügig gespendet um die Feuerkraft zu den Bots zu bringen... Leider auch zu ihren eigenen Leuten...

@ArrowHead:
STOPPT DEN VERDAMMTEN PLANETAREN BESCHUSS ODER FIXT IHN!!!

Ich dachte schon zu nah an der 380mm zu sein währe schlimm aber das setzt dem Ganzen die Krone auf... Auf der Ganzen Map ist man nicht mehr sicher und dafür haben ich und die Community so hart für geackert... Das ist doch ein scherz oder was...

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
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☐ 10

They keep making the game worse and FUCK SONY. every update it just get worse and worse, they still havent fixed crashes, and DSS just made everything worse plus they pretend to listen to community but they actually dont

It's painful to admit, but the early success of this game was a complete and perfect fluke by AH and is in no way a good representation of their competency as a game developer.

I've played over 500 hours and while I'm quite invested in the game I simply can't recommend it. AH has repeatedly made the most counter intuitive decisions that go against all common sense in relation to gameplay and the implementation of new mechanics. It's clear they have zero quality control or play testing and it shows.

They have an excellent artistic vision and knack for story telling and it is truly astounding what they have managed to squeeze from a dead game engine, but they are not good developers. Every major improvement has only been implemented after intense community backlash that is always (unfortunately) deserved, as the issues are always the result of irrational and truly bizarre decision making. The most recent example is a space station that the whole community worked towards constructing and looked forward to immensely; one of its 'perks' has been wiping out squads since it came online and is truly a terrible experience.

I think I've started to have enough. I'll still play, because there's still fun to be had, but It's clear the game is never destined for the truly great heights it may have achieved.

Countless MOs and so many planets lost to unwinnable scripted events just for a team killing garbage mechanic that is the DSS.

Who on the development team thought this would be a good idea?

I want to love this game but it’s so hard to keep playing these days.

Six months after launch when you finally think the game is shaping up and almost in launch ready state Arrowhead shows that they don't know what QA is.

I'll consider changing the review to positive when/if they learn what QA is. Until then new content added to the game is in an unacceptable state and takes weeks or months to be fixed to where it should have been to begin with.

This game is amazing, this game is flawed, this game is beloved by so many, this game is a real contender for game of the year. This game went through a rough time back in August 2024 with balance changes that people hated, but Arrowhead turned it around and made the game the most enjoyable its been since launch, this game is worthy of your attention if you like PvE multiplayer horde shooters where you can call in airstrikes and orbital lasers from the palm of your hand

But Sony doesn't want greatness, they keep showing over and over again that they don't want this game to actually be good, they want it to be theirs. Sony keeps threatening to force an unsafe PSN account linking to the game, which would lock out more than 170 countries who could play the game and did back before they embargoed the game back in may 2024, the game has been unavailable in those countries ever since, and Sony has not refunded those players who can no longer play the game.

This review WILL remain until all PSN account requirements are lifted and the game is relisted back in all of those countries, the world deserves Helldivers 2, Arrowhead games doesn't deserve this, and Sony can eat my ass. If it is announced officially that Helldivers 2 will never be relisted, and that PSN account linking requirement is permanently implemented, I will uninstall Helldivers 2 permanently in solidarity. Arrowhead games should purchase their rights back to Helldivers 2 and leave Sony in the dust, Sony does nothing but ruin Arrowheads hard work and scam its users, and I want them gone, or as good as gone. And I don't want this game to win any awards until Sony backs off, Sony deserves no praise for what they did to Arrowhead games and Helldivers 2.

First of The game IS Funny, hectic and genrally amazing....

It is just Sony who sucks yet again!

Don't by the game or spend money on super credits before sony learns anything

Great game under the boot of Sony Tyranny. They are effectively stealing the money of Steam players who don't want to make a Playstation Network account. Again.

Sad as I enjoy the game but if Sony wants to do this for profit margins under the guise of "Safety" then I can uninstall the game and leave this negative review.

Jogo incrível para jogar com amigos, divertidíssimo. Ainda não joguei muito, mas pelo que joguei é sensacional, bastante itens para comprar à medida que você vai evoluindo, possui uma comunidade que realmente se ajuda, e a sensação de estar no meio de um campo de batalha com centenas de aliens e robôs, realmente deixam a experiência bem imersiva e, ao mesmo tempo, desafiadora. Além disso, a jogabilidade do game é um tanto diferente do que conhecia em jogos, realmente me impressionou.

NOTA: 9,8/10

Top demais!

Honestly I dont really leave reviews but i love this game a lot only issue is i spend damn near half an hour on a mission only for the game to crash on extraction, fun game really it is but losing progress like that is irritating when you are grinding medals.

Out of all co-op & glorified military games, HELL DIVERS 2 is no doubt the only game which has made its players special like a true HERO & not only they are on a journey to become a part of something great but also are the only last line of defence for SUPER EARTH

I express my utmost respect for the Arrowhead Staff who have presented a great gem like HD2 to us fellow players :)

I dont get much time to play, and this game is perfect to hop on smash some enemies of democracy with a very non toxic community. Best game to have a beer with.

After the patches and everything, this game still surpasses every other live service game you can buy. It's so refreshing to get a good game not made by an indie developer nowadays!

i am no longer able to play the game because of how much it crashes. Just today,i hopped onto several games,and people just crash one after the other,every single game. I havent been able to play for more than 30 seconds today without a crash.

This is absolutely the best game I have ever played! I have never had so much fun playing a game! I love how much detail and time was put into every aspect of this game! It is almost perfect. The only issue I have had with it would be occasional lag, but that is probably a problem on my end.

Absolutely great game! Only problem is you lose materials permanently if you drown which is just dumb.

Imagine the most epic cinematic moment of your favorite action movie. This game is that scene every time you play. Visually impressive, great variety of weapons, combat is punchy and gritty, extra fun with friends, and the community is active and immersed in the universe. For Super Earth and Managed Democracy!

The Dev's are actually responding to the concerns of the players, in real time. They attempt changes, see what works through feedback, and make more changes to fit the players wants. As well, the constant updates, really keep the game fresh meaning every time there is a new update, it feels like there is something new to discover. It's already been a crazy ride since the beginning of the release, and I see it only getting better. I'm all in.

You get to “enjoy” some real intergalactic chaos, courtesy of the Super Earth Army.

Just don’t expect to make it out with all your limbs intact.
Enemies? Yeah, they’re bad.
But the real danger? Your teammates. Nothing screams “teamwork” like your buddy accidentally dropping a supply crate on your head or setting up a turret that blasts you instead of bugs/automatons.

The controls? Absolute pain. Get ready to mash buttons trying to call in stratagems while a horde of bugs charges you.

Would I recommend the game? Hell yeah. It's amazing!

One of the greatest comebacks of all time
Listening to player feedback actually works, what a shocker

its fun to play drunk trust fighting the aliens that invade our space and cause endless violence for no reason scaring our youth and hurting the minds of our own ways join the hell divers today save our very own way of life its our DUTY NOW GET TO ITTTTTTTTTTTTT

One of the best coop on the plarform at the moment.
Great Gameplay.
But.
This patch makes your Processor crash, in a BAD, BAD, BAD WAY.
Until these last days, before the patch, i had no problems whatsoever.
The last 3 days i keep having bad crashes due to Helldivers.
This evening had to force arrest to avoid permanent damage by a crash caused by the game.
With Graphics set to Mid, no audio, got nearly my pc to sun temperature.
Atm I work with my pc.
Today i had around 15 tabs between Pycharm, Unreal Engine, Chrome and other stuff open and had No problems whatsoever.
Can run Crysis at High whitout problems.
Still, Can't take the chance to fry my pc.
In the end.

Great game.
Not worthy to play if it fries your PC.
Please. Fix it.

Really a great game, but the stupid PlayStation Network don't let me join or get in party with my friends. Fuck it, uninstalling this shit. FIX THIS CRAP!
Sorry about developers

Helldivers 2 is a true masterpiece that captivated me just like the first part. From start to finish, the game is filled with dynamism, fun, and a great sense of humor, all presented through the idea of "democratic" galactic conquest. As someone who has earned all the achievements on Steam, I can confidently say that every moment of the game was enjoyable.

One of the game's biggest strengths is its focus on cooperation and socialization. Team missions with friends or other players turn into epic battles where success depends on coordination and teamwork. And those moments when you accidentally kill a teammate during a "democratic" mission are unforgettable, adding to the game's humor and atmosphere.

The attention to detail is remarkable. For example, the game brilliantly simulates the idea that you're controlling a random person just freshly unfrozen and thrown into battle after training. When your character dies in combat, you don't just respawn as the same hero - instead, a newly unfrozen soldier takes their place, with different height, body build, and gender, which enhances the feeling of replacement and keeps the game immersive. Combine this with the never-expiring battle pass, and it's simply genius - removing the pressure of time and letting you enjoy the game at your own pace. Additionally, the tribute to history with mini-games involving arrow presses during reinforcement calls adds nostalgic depth to the gameplay.

Helldivers 2 also brilliantly conveys the importance of every mission and the influence players have on galactic events. The game's portrayal of "democracy" with an ironic twist is a real gem, making it not only entertaining but also a clever social satire.

If you enjoy challenging yet fun games with a focus on teamwork, Helldivers 2 will undoubtedly become one of your favorites. I thoroughly enjoyed every mission, every battle, and every "accidental" friendly fire. This is one of those games that will stay with me for a long time.

game is bugged, everytime i try loading the game up i get a low pitched beep then the game closes and the same thing over and over i have validated the files and done everything i can to resolve the issue yet it still hasnt been fixed wouldnt recommend for this specific reason

Fun game, Devs genuinely make the effort to improve the game and have learned from past. STAY OUT AND AWAY FROM THE DISCORD. also cannot suggest it because of random crashing to desktop, and crashing whole damn machine.

Blood, Bile, and Oil.

I used to love this game with all my heart. It seemed to be a complete 180 from established game developers. A title where "dlc" content could be obtained by just playing the game. Sure paying for the war-bonds was faster but it was more a pay to loose experience where you would miss out on actually enjoying the experience. I didn't like the progressional nerfs they kept levying but I heard that's been fixed in the Latest update.

HOWEVER.

Even if they completely fixed this game, removed every exploit and glitch, added tonnes of new weapons, cosmetics, etc. EVEN IF they made this the absolute GOTY or even game of the Decade. I will never play this game again unless Sony makes a formal apology to the fan base over the whole PSN debacle and re-enables the game for the 177 countries that were disabled. Fuck you Sony, you just had to ruin the only good thing you've done since the launch of the PS3. This review will remain posted until the situation changes which I doubt it ever will.

Shoot bug, bug die, life good
Shoot bot, bot die, life good
Big boom goes "BAM", very fun.

Latest updoots have fixed the garbo balancing, thank god.
Who would've guessed that nerfing things to the ground, isn't how you balance a game?
They at least admitted that on their YouTube, so, that's some credibility regained.

Assuming you're not pissy about the PSN stuff still, the game is in a much better state now. Hopefully it STAYS that way though.

I don't write many reviews but i feel like this game is worth the review. To me this is game of the year. I know it has had its flaws with behind the scenes decision making and balancing but this game does one thing many games don't do. It brings a community together. Haven't seen any cheaters, there is very little to none griefing. It is just a bunch of gamers fighting for liberty and democracy. It truly is all opinion but I think in a time where most multiplayer games feel like a chore and are riddled with cheaters and exploiters; this is exactly what the gaming community needed.

I've been playing since launch. While the first couple months of the game saw a huge fan base, some unfortunate decisions from the devs (at the time) saw an exodus of players leave HD2. With the renewed efforts of the developers, and their 60 day plan to revitalize the game, Helldivers 2 is now back to it's full glory -- even better than before!

I've dropped 60+ hours in this game. I've solo'd mission arcs alone. I've joined match-made lobbies. I've run full squads with friends. The experience overall (as of October 2024) is a fantastic one. We are on the eve of the game's one year anniversary, and the devs are planning something special for the occasion. I'd highly recommend the game in it's current state, and I GREATLY appreciate the transparency that Arrowhead games has shown the community. Join their discord; they regularly send out questionnaires and surveys for player feedback!

HellDivers 2 is an amazing game.
However, it isn't without its flaws
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Negatives
- It has minor bugs (ha ha) that can be frustrating
- some stratagems are semi unusable
- the grind for super credits is slow
- some mission types are awful
Positives
- INCREDIBLY funny with a group of friends
- very large weapon catalogue
- beautiful environments
- satisfying gun mechanics
- almost all weapons/stratagems are usable
- the multiple difficulties allow for accessibility for people like me who are bad
- active updates and a dev that listens
- the war gives a concrete goal and a sense of direction
- the major orders are interesting and contribute to lore
-and much more

TLDR: This game is amazing and it's only getting better. You AND your friends must all buy it!

I was a teenager when Helldivers 1 came out in 2015, and I played the hell out of it on my ps4. I must've played hundreds of hours alone or online with my friends.

The first game was already amazing. The ironic lore, the high action gameplay, the incredible music.

Again, I played the hell outta that game, but I always felt it was missing one thing for it to be the best game ever: a standalone camera for every player. I kept telling my friends: "One day they'll make a sequel where every player has it's own camera and it'll be amazing".

On February 8th, 2024, they released the long awaited sequel, and they made it a 3rd person shooter, which fits way more the "Starship trooper" vibe the first game was going for.

The gameplay is great: It's very replayable and they keep adding content to keep it fresh and fun. The gunplay is great and is so satisfying. You don't know how good it feels to empty an entire mag of a machine gun at 1150 RPM on a Terminid Swarm.

The way the Dev are building up the story is amazing, with the major orders, capturing ennemy planets, etc. The Devs and the players are working hands in hands that way. I have never seen another game try something so bold. If done correctly, this could keep the game alive for 10+ years

Now, I know this game has hit a few bumps throughout it's first year; They didn't have enough servers the first few weeks so many players were left waiting at the menu, sometimes for hours. Then there's the nerfing of most weapons, which really frustrated the community. There were other minor frustrations but these are the two biggest reasons players have left a bad review since launch.

But throughout all of that, the Devs have always been transparent, quick to address the issues and even quicker to fix them. To me, that speaks volume on the quality of a Dev team. It also proves how dedicated they are on the longevity of their game.

Helldivers 2 is a work in progress. You can't expect everything to be perfect when they add new guns, vehicles, factions, etc., It's gonna need a few tweaks every now and then, which is why it's so great that the Devs are listening closely on what the players say.

Now here comes my biggest complaint with the game: The Super Credit system.

They add Warbond every now and then with different themes that adds a little content and spice things up a bit (about 2 guns, 2 armors, a new grenade, a few cosmetics, etc.) but all of them has to be bought with a 1000 credit, which costs about 9.99 $US.

The price is a little steep but you can find Super Credit in-game, which should fix the problem if it wasn't for the fact that it takes a really long time to farm them. I've found people that says they can farm 1000 credits in just a few hours, but from what I've read online and my own experience, it's gonna take between 30-50 hours, give or take. That's gotta be my biggest gripe with the Dev team... Give me free stuff!!

Another thing I find a little lame it the lack of customization, which hurts the most because I feel like that's already something the team has worked on but it's honestly not enough, and I don't know how the team let this go under their nose.

You can't customize your weapons at all. In the first game, you could at least upgrade them, but I was expecting a lot more from the sequel. I was expecting to mod my guns, upgrade and paint them, but there's nothing. Nothing!!

Since then they've added patterns for Shuttles, Hellpods and Exosuits, so i'm hoping they'll add guns customisation also but even then I'm very disappointed this wasn't day 1. It's one of the only thing I feel Helldivers has regressed on.

Not to keep complaining but we're also lacking armor customization for our character, but I think this will be added in the futur, since the former CEO talked about it and dataminers already found recolors and different shaders for existing armors.

If I balance everything out, I still find that this game is more than worth the buy. If you and/or your group of friends is looking for a new thrill, Helldivers 2 will more than deliver. And if you can get it on a discount, even better!

Nothing is perfect, even this game, but despite it's flaws, is still one of the best thing that ever came out of the gaming industry in my opinion.

Now, fellow Helldivers, come on and join the fight for Democracy!

Super recomendable para jugar con compas, buen movimiento, armas, misiones, etc. Ojala sacaran contenido mas seguido pero igual es juegardo

Sony just posted a new agreement that I MUST accept in order to play the game. I don't want to accept and I can no longer play the game. I can't get a refund either according to Steam, despite Sony changing the terms of playing the game. Now saying that I don't actually own this game, just a license to play it at Sony's leisure. Arrowhead seems like a great developer, but Sony is a craptastic publisher.

Apparently the game is enforcing us to accept some terms not even readable. Also seems to be necessary to have an account on some other Sony's system, which I'm not interested at.

Let's see if this can be fixed soon, so I can get back to using what I bought. Otherwise I will have to ask a refund.

Probably one of the most fun game i have ever played, they saved it with the last update.

I adore Helldivers 2. It's gameplay and its world-building is top-notch, and the bad business practices which have crept into video games over the last 20 years are much milder and better disguised than comparable titles.

As of early October 2024, the in-game microtransactions are the least obtrusive and onerous they can be while still including them. The Kernel-level anti-cheat doesn't bloat the system or over-tax your hardware. Roughly fifty hours of gameplay yields 1000 SuperCredits - enough to purchase one new Warbond. Forced mission type rotation is built into 3-mission "Operations" which contribute to the larger meta-story of the campaign map. 11 difficulty levels allow players to find the most rewarding difficulty for their skill level and squad size. And the game-play loop is addictive as all hell.

But I can't in good conscience actually recommend anyone actually purchase this game at this point. Tens of thousands of players who did so when this game was at its height of popularity are now unable to play the game they purchased after Sony pulled server support in their countries. Players who tried to get around this using VPNs had their Steam accounts banned by Valve. And now after a change to the laws in California, the EULA has been updated to make it 100% clear that players do not own copies of this game, but rather are buying licences to access an online service which can be changed or shut down at any time at the whims of the developer Arrowhead Studios or the publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment.

All signs point to a day some time in the future where this game will simply be pulled from service like so many MMOs and "games as services" before it. At best it's comparable to a theme park with lots of roller coasters but there's someone at the door waiting to confiscate your balloons and cotton candy.

Or, as Darth Vader famously said, "I am altering the deal, pray I do not alter it any further"

Please visit the "Stop Killing Games" campaign and lend your support. Hopefully we can drag this corrupt business model into the light and have it finally recognised as the illegal nonsense its been all along.

This review is on behalf of my friend, the Trinidadian people, and other countries that have been unfairly restricted from sharing their opinions.
"I won’t blame Arrowhead, but Sony has decided to ban me and many others from expressing our thoughts and posting our own reviews. Such a decision affects not just individuals but entire nations.

Games shouldn't be region-locked, and voices from all regions deserve to be heard. Limiting reviews based on location undermines the global community that gaming should be fostering."

After all the bugs and balancing issues Sony now (October 4, 2024) even wants to force me to agree to some EULA or else I can't play the game any more? Now, after playing the game for months? Are you kidding me?

I will not agree to this new EULA for PSN, I do not play on a Sony device so I don't even understand why I would need to agree to it. It also just doesn't work and only shows a link that doesn't work so I am unable to read the EULA I am required to agree to to play. So until this is fixed and I don't have to agree to something that shouldn't affect me, I will not be playing and I will not be changing my review. This game is great and so is Ghostship games, let them make the game and the greedy Sony assholes can shove an orbital up where the sun doesn't shine.

As of today, 10/4/2024, The game is unplayable due to a new EULA, that they won't tell you what is in it. Maybe if you jump through a bunch of hoops you will be able to read it, but its not available where you click to accept nor is there a link to.

Wanted to play today, but can't. There is a new EULA that I have to agree to but I can't even view it. I'll try to refund this game.