Helldivers 2’s viral success shatters GTA 5’s all-time player record
Arrowhead Game StudiosHelldivers 2’s viral success knows no limits, as it continues to smash all-time player counts left and right.
The arrival of Helldivers 2 has been nothing short of miraculous and tumultuous for Arrowhead Game Studios. Since it deployed in early February, the game has received rave reviews and has filled social media with clips of how much fun the player base is having.
On the other hand, the servers themselves are buckling and can barely support the continued success. The developers didn’t anticipate the game to be as successful as it’s been, so servers have been at capacity for quite some time. Fans have been left rightfully frustrated.
Despite this, Helldivers 2 continues to march forward, climbing up the Steam player charts & surpassing Rockstar Games’ best-selling title on peak concurrent players.
Helldivers 2 continues to smash expectations
This weekend alone has been a big weekend for Helldivers 2, as it previously jumped over Destiny 2 and Starfield in all-time player count on Steam.
Since then, it’s now vaulted over GTA 5 in all-time player count with its all-time peak over 366,00 players. While it may not seem like a remarkable feat, given the rampant server issues and this metric only counting PC players, it’s mindblowing, to say the least.
Of course, the number keeps rising, as it’s currently sitting around 369,000 players, per Steam Charts.
Bear in mind, GTA 5’s RP player count isn’t included in this metric, but regardless, it’s an impressive feat nonetheless. Plenty of the replies echoed that sentiment, with fans loving what they’re seeing, along with sharing how these numbers will change when the servers are fixed.
Can't wait to see what happens when they resolve their server issues 🔥🔥🔥
— Del Walker 🇵🇸 (@TheCartelDel) February 18, 2024
Jim ryan seeing helldivers 2 top the charts on steam and become the #1 sold game on ps store after everyone on the internet told him no one wants that live service shit on playstation pic.twitter.com/FFkDoRB3T2
— Chill_ice04 (@ChillIce04) February 18, 2024
Arrowhead’s CEO mentioned the team is looking to increase its staff post the massive success of Helldivers 2.