GET STARTED IN HELLDIVERS 2

Take to the stars and fight for managed democracy.

- Sean Martin

NEED TO KNOW 

DIFFICULTY Hard

TIME 20 hours

VITAL LINKS

Weapon tier list: pcgamer.com/helldivers-2-bestweapons

Best loadouts: pcgamer.com/helldivers-2-bestloadouts

1 BUGS OR BOTS 

The galactic war sees Super Earth beset on both sides by Terminid insects and Automaton robots. These factions feature entirely different rosters; the Automatons, for example, have ranged weapons, while the Terminids rely more on swarming you.

2 MAJOR ORDERS 

While Helldivers 2 doesn’t have a story as such, it does have Major Orders. These objectives set the playerbase a challenge to overcome to progress Super Earth’s galactic war. This might be taking planets back from Terminids or defending against robots.

3 GET IN THE WAR 

Your first step in Helldivers 2 is choosing a weapon. The current frontrunner in the meta is the SG-225 Breaker shotgun, but the standard AR-23 Liberator is no slouch, either. As you earn Medals and progress through your War Bond you’ll unlock new weapons.