Helldivers 2 loses players: shooter's popularity declines smoothly but inexorably

The co-operative shooter Helldivers 2 was released in February and so far remains the biggest hit of the year.

The game became the fastest selling Sony project, never leaves the top 10 of the Steam sales chart and is constantly in the centre of attention of gamers.

In the first few months, the game had hundreds of thousands of players logging in daily and peaked at 458,709 online. However, SteamDB statistics indicate that interest in Helldivers 2 is gradually decreasing.

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In the last month, the peak concurrent users in Helldivers 2 was 166,305, down 64% from the peak. The lowest number was 66,436 players.

Of course, interest in any game declines over time, but the scandal around Sony's attempt to impose synchronisation with a PSN account has accelerated this process.

Of course, it's too early to conclude that Helldivers 2 is "dying". Since this is primarily a service game, created with the expectation of constant updates and additions, the developers from Arrowhead Game Studios will surely regain the public's interest by releasing a major patch or expansion, as well as discounting the game.

The seriousness of Arrowhead's intentions to ensure long-term and competent development of Helldivers 2 is emphasised by the decision of Johan Pilestedt to leave the post of the head of the company and focus on creative work, in particular, on the development of the shooter.

We should not forget that all these statistics are based on Steam data, but the game is also available on PlayStation 5, where its popularity is quite high, so it's impossible to talk about complete objectivity.

Source: SteamDB