The Helldivers 2 cooperative shooter continues to grow online on Steam. On February 19, it simultaneously attracted 409,367 people, becoming one of the most popular games in the history of the platform.
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According to SteamDB, at the time of writing the news, Helldivers 2 ranks 24th in the list of games with the highest online rating for the entire time of Steam operation. The game was ahead of such titles as GTA V (364,548 people), HITMAN 2 (361,001 people), Monster Hunter: World (334,684 people) and Starfield (330,723 people).
Top 25 most popular games on Steam
1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS — 3,257,248 people.
2. Palworld — 2,101,867 people.
3. Counter-Strike 2 — 1 818 773 a human being.
4. Lost Ark — 1,325,305 people.
5. Dota 2 — 1 295 114 a man.
6. Cyberpunk 2077 — 1 054 388 a man.
7. ELDEN RING — 953,426 people.
8. New World — 913,634 people.
9. Hogwarts Legacy — 879,308 people.
10. Baldur's Gate 3 — 875,343 people.
11. Goose Goose Duck — 702,845 people.
12. Apex Legends — 624,473 people.
13. Valheim — 502,387 people.
14. Call of Duty — 491,670 people.
15. Terraria — 489,886 people.
16. Capcom Arcade Stadium — 488,791 people.
17. Fallout 4 — 472,962 people.
18. Life is Strange 2 — 468,717 people.
19. Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium — 463,928 people.
20. Among Us — 447,476 people.
21. Sons Of The Forest — 414,257 people.
22. POSTAL — 412,063 people.
23. World of Warships — 411,338 people.
24. Helldivers 2 — 409,367 people.
25. GTA V — 364 548 people.
Right now, the peak online Helldivers 2 on Steam is higher than all other Sony games combined. Their total online is 311,632 people.
The owners of the PlayStation version of Helldivers 2 are also actively playing the shooter. According to Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead Studio, at its peak, the total online gaming on PlayStation and Steam was kept at the level of 500 thousand people.
Helldivers 2 is still suffering from performance issues. On February 18, the developers decided to temporarily limit the maximum possible number of simultaneous players to 450 thousand people in order to improve the stability of the servers.
Earlier it became known that in the first three days Helldivers 2 sold a million copies.