Highlights
- Helldivers 2 has surpassed God of War as the most concurrently played Sony game on Steam.
- Despite some frustrating bugs and issues, Helldivers 2 has attracted a large player base.
- While previous Sony games like God of War and The Last of Us Part 1 saw success on Steam after their initial PlayStation launches, the simultaneous release of Helldivers 2 has helped it achieve an impressive player count.
Following its anticipated launch, Helldivers 2 has beaten God of War to become Sony’s highest-played game ever on Steam. While Helldivers 2 features strong gameplay that attracts plenty of shooter fans, some users have grown frustrated after its rocky release, but this hasn’t stopped it from outperforming other Sony heavyweights on Steam.
God of War was released on Steam in January of 2022. Similar to other high-profile Sony games, its Steam release came well after its initial launch on PlayStation, which likely hampered its peak concurrent player count. Despite this, it peaked at over 73,000 players and became a hit with those who could not previously purchase the game on PlayStation. In contrast, Helldivers 2 has benefited from a simultaneous launch on both PlayStation and PC, and in one aspect, the popular shooter has overtaken all Sony games to ever be released on Steam.
Helldivers 2: How to Farm Medals
Players who want to unlock items through Helldivers 2’s free and premium Warbonds can learn how to quickly earn Medals in this guide.
Twitter account SteamDB posted an image showing Sony’s highest-played games on Steam, with Helldivers 2 now sitting atop the pile with a peak concurrent player count of over 81,000 users. The previously mentioned God of War comes in second, Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition comes in third, and The Last of Us Part 1 is fourth. The popularity of the first Helldivers and the promising gameplay of Helldivers 2 has caused the game to outperform the other anticipated Steam releases by a wide margin. However, Helldivers 2 users have experienced frustrating bugs following its launch, including matchmaking, login, and crashing issues. Arrowhead recently released a Helldivers 2 patch for PC players that improved matchmaking for some users, but many fans are still reporting problems. Arrowhead confirmed that PlayStation users can expect a similar patch soon.
Sony Games With the Highest All-Time Concurrent Player Counts on Steam
- Helldivers 2 – 81,840 players
- God of War – 73,529 players
- Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition – 56,557 players
- The Last of Us Part 1 – 36,496
- Days Gone – 27,450
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection – 10,851 players
To be fair to the other Sony-published titles, God of War and The Last of Us Part 1 were both released on Steam years after their initial launches on PlayStation, and Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition was released a couple of years after the base version’s launch. While these factors likely played in the favor of Helldivers 2, its achievement is still clearly nothing to be sneezed at.
A recent leak claimed to reveal Sony’s next PlayStation games to be ported to PC. The list included The Last of Us Part 2, God of War Ragnarok, Demon’s Souls, Gran Turismo 7, and Ghost of Tsushima. The impressive lineup is likely an exciting possibility for PC fans, but they should probably try to keep their excitement in check for now, seeing that the list is still unconfirmed.
Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 is a third-person cooperative shooter developed by Arrowhead Games Studios for the PC and PlayStation 5 where players take control of a Helldiver set to protect the citizens of Super Earth by traveling to hostile alien worlds and destroying threats. Players undergo missions, defeat enemies, and use special items called Stratagems to help turn the tide of battle in this punishing release.
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Platform(s)
- PC , PlayStation 5
- Released
- February 8, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios AB
- Genre(s)
- Shooter
