Helldivers 2 lastly has Super Earth maps to fight on as half of the Heart of Democracy main replace.
(*2*), the Heart of Democracy replace — out now throughout PC and PlayStation 5 — sees the Illuminate invasion attain Super Earth. You can now choose missions on our home planet in Mega Cities and fight back alongside SEAF troopers.
The metropolis biomes embody operations that work in direction of liberating the cities, which, developer Arrowhead mentioned, have “a significant impact on planetary campaigns.” This is a half of Helldivers 2’s ongoing Galactic War, a community-driven meta narrative that Arrowhead orchestrates behind the scenes.
The Illuminate have reached the Heart of Democracy.
Our Mega Cities are below siege. Liberty now hangs in the stability. The Ministry of Defence has authorised arsenal upgrades and positioned SEAF troopers on energetic obligation. Today, we fight for the future of Super Earth! pic.twitter.com/GxkrAQCmKD
— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) May 20, 2025
Here’s the official blurb, per the PlayStation Blog:
The Helldivers are tasked with a new goal: to repel the Illuminate invasion by gaining ground over the squids as they fight to control areas the place the fleet is touchdown. It gained’t be a stroll in the park, divers. Like a game of intergalactic tug-of-war, you’ll wrestle towards the incoming forces, gaining and dropping control shortly.
You can activate Planetary Defense Cannons and take down the Illuminate fleet, as proven in the trailer. And, as talked about, SEAF troops will help be part of the fight to defend the cities. These small squads will fight enemies on their own, or they are often ordered to comply with Helldivers and supply momentary backup as you navigate towards goals. You do, nevertheless, need to be conscious of civilians who’re nonetheless roaming the streets; Helldivers 2 is as a lot about pleasant hearth management as it’s blowing aliens up.
The Heart of Democracy replace is a component of Arrowhead's long-term committment to retaining Helldivers 2 going for years to come following its record-breaking launch final 12 months.
Last week, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani addressed player concern that the studio might leave the game behind to focus on its next project, dubbed "Game 6."
"Nah. It's ALL Helldivers 2 for now," he insisted. "A very, very small team will spin up something later this year and go at it sloowly. Helldivers is our main focus and will be for a loooong time."
So, how long does Jorjani count on content material updates for Helldivers 2 to final?
"As long as you folks keep playing and buying Super Credits we can keep it going," Jorjani mentioned, pointing to Helldivers 2's digital currency that's used to purchase Premium Warbonds. "Last summer we were kinda screwing the pooch so it looked like we wouldn't be able to keep the train going for a long time – but we turned the ship around, you support us a lot so it's looking bright."
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