The game received critical acclaim when it first came out in 2015 and the sequel, Helldivers 2, sold more than 12 million units across PS5 and PC in the first four months after its launch in 2024. The game recently expanded to Xbox, and is built on teamwork, camaraderie, humor and action. The concept, which recalls Sony’s Starship Troopers movies, centers on an elite unit of shock troopers, known as Helldivers, who must battle aliens known in simple terms as Bugs, Cyborgs, and Illuminate, threatening to destroy the fictional interplanetery and faux-democratic empire of Super Earth. Throw in some spores and genetically engineered decomposed Bug corpses come to life, and you’ve got yourself a sci-fi monster party.