Community18 Aug 2026Helldivers 2: A deep dive into the Illuminate VoidHelldivers, we have entered the unknown at last to face the unthinkable. Our elite peacekeepers are looking into the corruption and shining Liberty’s light onto the heart of darkness. The Gateway is constructed and we have crossed into the new frontier. The Illuminate may have broken through but Super Earth will push back. Now is the time to mount the counteroffensive! You must work together to…
The wait is over. Today, the Ministry of Defense Research & Development has unveiled the latest tactical solutions and implements of Freedom for Super Earth’s finest to repel hostile entities from across the galaxy. Helldivers, High Command is delighted to invite you to access the new HELLDIVERS™ 2 x Warhammer 40,000: Castellan’s Creed Legendary Warbond.* Inspired by one of the Astra Militarum’…
Attention, Helldivers. Super Earth High Command has an update regarding the M-103 Supply FRV : the resupply slinging cousin of our beloved Fast Recon Vehicle, the full-scale production of which was enabled by the bravery of Helldivers during the Census Thunder Campaign, is being made permanently available in October 2026 . Helldivers will be able to unlock it with Requisition slips. Let's unpac…
Cheaters have been a top topic in player feedback since launch, and today we are united in dealing a hefty blow to their undemocratic ways! Greetings, Helldivers. You've told us that cheaters and exploiters ruin the experience that it feels unfair when someone games the Super Credit system while you're out there earning yours the hard way. We heard you, and we're starting to implement changes t…
Freedoms Greetings Helldivers, Our devs are hard at work on a Hot Fix for the game, more info to be shared on that next week. So we wanted to use today's blog to celebrate an amazing initiative from players within our community: “HEROES 2026”, The Freedom Alliance annual fundraiser with Save The Children. The Freedom Alliance is the largest independent community for Helldivers 2 boasting over 5…
Greetings Helldivers, This week we're passing the keyboard to our game director, Mikael Eriksson, to chat about the near future of progression in Helldivers 2. Spoiler alert - changes to both Community and Personal progression are inbound! Hello, Today there's a lot to talk about, but let's start by talking about progression, and why it's not progressing faster . The way we see it, there's two…
Greetings, Helldivers. We are still waiting on a fix from our platform partners so that we can submit the patch, do the final live checks, and push it out to you. We don’t currently have an ETA on when the issue will be fixed. We’re keeping in close contact with these teams and we will update you when we have more news. Thank you for your patience.
Greetings Helldivers, In our last blog, we talked about improving how we communicate with you, and that commitment continues here! We’re focused on being clearer, more consistent, and giving you better visibility into what’s coming and why. We’re excited to announce a new set of technical improvements, deploying May 27th. In collaboration with our partners at Nixxes, this release brings a range…
Attention Helldivers! High Command has authorized a scheduled refit of our Super Destroyer network. Expect temporary outages as we optimize the logic circuits for Freedom. We will perform backend maintenance on May 19 at 10am CEST until 12pm CEST, during which you will be temporarily unable to purchase or spend Super Credits in-game. You may also experience brief login interruptions and delays…
To our Dedicated Citizens of Super Earth, We’ve been following your feedback over the past few days and seeing the conversations across the Helldivers 2 community. Helldivers 2 matters to all of us, and we want to be clearer about what we’re working on and what’s coming next. Alongside new content, we’re focused on improving the core of the game - stability, progression, and the Galactic War. B…
Machines… Our enemies… But they can also be forces for good, tools at our disposal, and when you need to fight fire with fire it is important to be an Exo Expert. The Ministry of Defense has authorised the immediate mobilisation of new Exosuits to aid in our ongoing war efforts against the enemies of Managed Democracy. Weapons and Stratagems Let’s start where all good Warbonds start, with the l…
Citizens of Super Earth, For the first time since launch, we’re ready to share a clearer view of the battles ahead. Our fight for liberty continues to grow, and with each new front comes more opportunities to spread Managed Democracy across the galaxy. Over the past months, you’ve stood firm through every invasion, every escalation, every unexpected threat. Now, we want to give you a better loo…
Keep your head down and keep your feet dry, Helldiver, because this is definitely going to get messy. The Ministry of Defense has authorized the deployment of a new Premium Warbond perfect for frontline assault squads who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty. Weapons & Stratagems Let’s dig into the latest offensive items included in Entrenched Division*! You’ll be bucking all those pesky, mod…
Greetings Helldivers After extensive testing of our “slim” build (for more details on this history of this topic see here and here ), weeks of your input and stress testing including a great influx of new and returning players in the ‘Machinery of Oppression’ major update, we are confident that players are having a great experience playing HELLDIVERS 2 on the smaller build. As a result we will…
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