Helldivers

Helldivers
Helldivers
Developer	Arrowhead Game Studios
Publisher	Sony Computer Entertainment
Director	Johan Pilestedt
Designers	Johan Pilestedt; Patrik Lasota;
Programmers	Anton Stenmark; Mikael Bauer; Linus Nilsson; Mikael Berglund;
Artists	Calle Schytt-Winberg; Jim Svanberg; Niklas Malmborg; Therese Jansson; Oskar Kuijken; Lucas Örström;
Composer	Johan Lindgren
Engine	Autodesk Stingray
Platforms	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows
Release	NA: 3 March 2015; EU: 4 March 2015 (PS4); EU: 8 July 2015 (PS Vita); Super-Earth Ultimate Edition (PS4); NA: 18 August 2015; AU: 26 August 2015; EU: 28 August 2015; Windows; 7 December 2015
Genre	Shoot 'em up
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Helldivers (stylized in all caps) is a 2015 top-down shooter video game developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita (with cross-play) in March 2015. A version for Windows was also released on 7 December 2015, making it the first Sony-published game for personal computers since Twisted Metal 2 and Jet Moto in 1997. The story follows the Helldivers, a unit of shock troops mobilized to spread managed democracy and defend their way of life.

Helldivers received positive reviews from critics and sold over 4 million units by May 2024. A sequel, Helldivers 2, was announced in May 2023 and was released on 8 February 2024.