Helldivers

 PC
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. GameWatcher
    Dec 14, 2015
    95
    HellDivers is one of the best multiplayer games of the year.
  2. Game Debate
    Mar 1, 2016
    90
    If you take into account the limits of the genre itself, then Helldivers is a fantastic way to keep yourself busy for hours at a time, Helldivers is a surprisingly immersive game with intuitive mechanics and a rewarding levelling system.
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Jan 6, 2016
    90
    Brilliant co-op game that lets you "accidentally" drop ammo crates over your friend's head while shouting quotes from Starship Troopers.
  5. Brash Games
    Dec 6, 2015
    90
    The gameplay is addictive and incredibly well done but beware a lot of things can kill you, your own grenades and defective turrets, team members shooting you in the back on purpose or by mistake, even while waiting for the extract shuttle it landed on me leaving me as a red smear across the planet.
  6. Worth Playing
    Dec 21, 2015
    85
    Helldivers is a very good game. The focus on being a more strategic top-down shooter gives it an identity, as does the high mortality rate due to friendly fire.
  7. CGMagazine
    Dec 11, 2015
    85
    Helldivers is hands down one of my favorite multiplayer experiences of this year.
  8. ZTGD
    Dec 11, 2015
    85
    Helldivers is held back from an even higher score by the fact that it is, ultimately, fairly isolating for the solo player. However, Arrowhead Game Studios have still created a wonderfully entertaining game here; one that performs best when its brilliant cooperative elements are fully embraced.
  9. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2015
    83
    A great opportunity to feel yourself like one of the soldiers from Starship Troopers and dive headfirst into an intergalactic war.
  10. GameStar
    Dec 8, 2015
    83
    A demanding and motivating shooter which is best with three teammates. One of the most underrated action games of the year.
  11. Ragequit.gr
    Dec 29, 2015
    80
    Helldivers is a hardcore twin stick shooter from the developers of Magicka. Designed for co-op multiplayer sessions offers a lot of fun and challenge to the player.
  12. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 3, 2016
    79
    Helldivers proves that even firepower loses to repetition. [Feb 2016]
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  13. GamingTrend
    Dec 18, 2015
    78
    Ultimately, Helldivers is a fun, extremely well-polished game which is going to appeal to a fairly specific subset of gamers.
  14. SpazioGames
    Jan 4, 2016
    75
    We liked this game on PS4, and it’s still good fun on PC, where it’s even better due to a pair of new content expansions and some graphical tweaks. Basically, it’s still a fun experience with friends, with a lot of content and some good ideas, but it’s still pretty weak when played solo and has quite the repetitive structure. If you like top down shooter give it a chance.
  15. CD-Action
    Mar 30, 2016
    65
    If you value interesting co-op Helldivers is worth checking out, but the developers should have used 10 months since the release of the original PS4 versions to improve the camera and tackle the repetitiveness. [03/2016, p.51]
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Awards & Rankings

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#34 Best PC Game of 2015
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#82 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 95 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 95
  3. Negative: 19 out of 95
  1. theobsolelitist
    Dec 28, 2015
    9
    Become a Hero, become a Legend. HELLDIVERS!

    (now on Steam, PlayStation 4, and Vita.) Is it fun? You bet your arse it is. This top down,    Become a Hero, become a Legend. HELLDIVERS!

    (now on Steam, PlayStation 4, and Vita.)

    Is it fun? You bet your arse it is. This top down, squad shooter boasts casual eviscerations, sonic booms of a stratagems entering the field. bullets, rockets, and lasers flying off in all directions as you mercilessly pound the tech heavy cyborgs, Alien Bugs, and the Illuminate, a race of squid people! A grin of pure glee plastered my face as barrage after barrage tore chunks of viscera off my enemies and teammates alike. Can it match the excitement of riding around in a cocaine fueled truck, travelling at high speeds through the amazon underbrush? Maybe not, but that’s not how you live forever, and it gets pretty close at times.

    The game opens up with a cheerful exposition, describing your aim and purpose in the Galaxy spanning adventure. You are a HELLDIVER, an elite soldier made to bring freedom (read: Death) to the already pretty free alien species that you meet. To do so you will have access to powerful firearms and assorted goodies, called Stratagems, courtesy of SUPER EARTH, your home.

    Your mission? To protect the assets of the Galaxy and push back the alien, and human, scum back on three fronts. If you are successful in pushing them all the way back to their home planet, you will confront the supreme leader of the races, where victory means one step closer to annihilating the alien scourge for good, until, that is, the global campaign resets, and the deadly dance begins all over again.

    The missions themselves are a randomly generated affair, which gives the game a nice bit on longevity, although they can start to feel a bit repetitive after awhile. I’ve only put about fifteen hours into the game, but I’m already starting to feel the grind. I’m in no way exhausted by it, but it does start to feel a bit samey. Luckily the combat itself is particularly meaty, with pieces of your targets casually flying off as you aim centre to them, a game mechanic whereby weapon shots can actually bounce of the target, doing no damage. So make sure to keep your weapons laser sights centred on enemies and away from friendlies, as friendly fire is always on. The ability to call down Walkers, airstrikes, and gun toting APC’s, lends the game a tactical approach, with players often bringing down ammo for each other, or bringing in support drones that can either heal players, or kill enemies.

    It has to be said that the sound design is superb, with rifles and lasers all given appropriate weight and bass to them. The machinegun turret and starting assault rifle sound particularly meaty, with all other sounds produced at a wonderful quality that softly soothed my ears as I

    shredded my enemies.

    Graphics wise, there’s nothing much to complain about, aside from a bit of lackluster AA that leaves the HELLDIVERS looking a bit ragged at times. All weapons and armours, and there are a huge bunch, ranging from what I think are Fallout homage laser rifles, to large anti tank rocket launchers, and also the occasional cheeky Dreadnought, are wonderfully done is a cartoony style that reminds me of LEGO figures and weapons, only slightly more edgy and polished.

    There are a few complaints, sometimes the game will randomly disconnect, and the host migration often meant that I was kicked out of the game entirely, although the game compensates by saving your XP and progress. However, this is juxtaposed by the absolute rush I got from playing this game. Time after time I was booted from a game, kicked for some less than friendly fire, and just general rage quits, but I always came back and raring to go because of the mix of great squad play and general awesomeness: The weapons, the fighting, the amazing cloth psychics of HELLDIVERS brought me back in.

    So in conclusion I heartily recommend this game. See you all in Hell.

    9/10

    The ObsolElitist

    Reviewing old **** because I’m poor.    … Full Review »
  2. jojovem
    Dec 14, 2015
    9
    Helldivers is simply one of the best action games i have ever played. Great Co-op, fun for all ages. Easy addiction. Tons of different gears,Helldivers is simply one of the best action games i have ever played. Great Co-op, fun for all ages. Easy addiction. Tons of different gears, levelling system and a easy to learn mechanism.… Full Review »
  3. Gwaeronx
    Dec 16, 2015
    9
    Helldivers is a great game at a great price. Co-op is really fun, graphics are decent with little cool features. I has a very unique systemHelldivers is a great game at a great price. Co-op is really fun, graphics are decent with little cool features. I has a very unique system that all players are playing together to conquer 3 different enemy homelands. I would recommend this game to everyone who wants to have fun… Full Review »
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