Helldivers 2 Player Count: How Many People Are Playing

Helldivers 2 has seen incredible popularity since its launch, with the concurrent player count on Steam recently exceeding 400,000 users. This surpasses the peak numbers of many other major releases, showcasing the massive demand for the cooperative alien-blasting action.

Helldivers 2 Player Count

At the time of writing the active player count for Helldivers 2 is 235,933 players. As a multiplayer-focused sequel to the cult classic Helldivers, the new release aimed high in terms of expected players. However, it has managed to blow past even optimistic projections to achieve some of the highest concurrent users on Steam.

Here are some key stats about the extraordinary Helldivers 2 player count:

• 407,833 peak concurrent users on Steam
• Over 180,000 concurrent players daily
• Currently the #1 top-selling game on Steam
• Beat out Starfield's 330,723 peak concurrent users
• Topped charts ahead of major hits like Baldur's Gate 3

This shows that cooperative PvE shooting action has incredible appeal right now amongst PC gamers.

Capping Players to Reduce Server Strain

The sheer volume of concurrent Helldivers 2 players has put a significant load on servers. Developers Arrowhead Game Studios made the decision to cap the player count at around 450,000 in order to alleviate server issues while they work on optimization and scaling.

This cap has prevented the concurrent player count from exceeding 450,000 recently. However, tens of thousands of excited fans are still storming planets every day.

While capping concurrent users has kept the player count under control, Helldivers 2 remains hugely popular on Steam three weeks after launch.

The developer efforts to optimize and scale servers for an even higher ceiling means that the ongoing multiplayer momentum has a chance to grow further. As issues get ironed out, the player count could someday surpass 500,000 simultaneous users.

For now, prospective Helldivers can take comfort knowing they can instantly drop into intense co-op action with over 400,000 fellow players in this breakout hit sequel.