Helldivers 2 Review
Managed democracy, unmanaged everything else. A 7.7.
The Good
- The best co-op chaos machine of the generation
- Every mission becomes a group-chat war story
- Stratagems and friendly fire never stop being funny
The Rough Edges
- Server fires and the PSN account stunt burned trust
- Mission rotation repeats its tricks fast
Helldivers 2 is the best co-op chaos machine of the generation when it works: four idiots for democracy, stratagems raining down, extraction timers and friendly fire turning every mission into a war story you'll retell in the group chat. Twenty million copies sold and a jump to Xbox in 2025 say the phenomenon was real.
So why is this my lowest score of the batch? Because the machine keeps breaking down around the fun. Launch queues and server fires at the start, a PlayStation account-linking stunt that review-bombed the game into an apology, balance patches that swung like a pendulum, and a mission rotation that repeats its tricks fast once the war map stops surprising you.
A 7.7. The highs are a nine. The everything-around-it drags the average down to here.
The highs are a nine. The everything-around-it drags the average to a 7.7.
Managed democracy, unmanaged everything else. A 7.7.
The Good
- The best co-op chaos machine of the generation
- Every mission becomes a group-chat war story
- Stratagems and friendly fire never stop being funny
The Rough Edges
- Server fires and the PSN account stunt burned trust
- Mission rotation repeats its tricks fast
Quick Answers
Helldivers 2 review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored Helldivers 2 a 7.7 out of 10. Managed democracy, unmanaged everything else. A 7.7.
What platforms is Helldivers 2 on?
Helldivers 2 is out now on PlayStation, PC and Xbox. Moe played and scored it on PlayStation.
Is Helldivers 2 worth playing?
Managed democracy, unmanaged everything else. A 7.7. Read the full Helldivers 2 review above for the breakdown.
