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Game entry

Helldivers 2

2024 · FPS, Strategy · PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S · Sony Interactive Entertainment

Helldivers 2 is ranked no. 135 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,823 and 73% of duels won. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the rival it has faced most: 4 duels, 3 wins and 1 losses. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 3 out of 108 (2024).

World rank

no. 135

ELO score

1,823

Wins

73%

Duels played

248

Join the debate · 37

About Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 is a cooperative third-person shooter in which squads of up to four players are deployed from orbit onto hostile planets to complete strategic missions. Players select loadouts of weapons, armor, and stratagems that allow them to call in orbital strikes, supply drops, vehicles, and turrets during combat. Friendly fire is always active, requiring coordination between teammates. The game features a persistent galactic war where community-wide performance determines which planets are liberated or lost.

The community says

This game climbing the way it has in such a short time is honestly amazing to watch, every duel feels like a chance for it to prove itself again and I'm here…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,823 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Helldivers 2 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 132 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 1,824
  2. 133 Resident Evil 4 1,823
  3. 134 StarCraft 1,823
  4. 135 Helldivers 2 1,823
  5. 136 NieR: Automata 1,822
  6. 137 Persona 5 Royal 1,822
  7. 138 Hitman: Blood Money 1,822

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The standing

Where Helldivers 2 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Helldivers 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 3 out of 108 (2024).

Where Helldivers 2 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 135 5,110
FPS 9 458
2020s 20 945
2024 3 108

The community

The debate

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  1. claire72

    This game climbing the way it has in such a short time is honestly amazing to watch, every duel feels like a chance for it to prove itself again and I'm here for every single one!!

    meza_dario

    La escalada que mencionas... la vivimos igual con mi grupo, cada duelo nuevo lo comentamos como si fuera un partido de verdad.

    Océane_1987

    Sur PS5 j'ai encore des chutes de frames pendant les extractions chargées, l'ascension au classement ne corrige pas ça.

    Puente51

    Frente a Half-Life 2 la comparación es injusta, son experiencias completamente distintas en ritmo y enfoque.

  2. Bayer15

    I only get an hour or two a week these days but even in short bursts the extraction runs feel tense, though I never touch the harder difficulties solo

    bayer_jennings

    Same here, short bursts work fine. Difficulty holds up even solo for me.

    IronPilot

    Same here honestly, short sessions are all I manage too, and somehow the extraction always ends up more stressful than it should be...

    ElainaPilot

    Short sessions were my norm too, and yet somehow this thing keeps climbing the ranks despite everyone saying they barely have time for it

  3. yleannon

    166 duels and still climbing steadily, that consistency says more about it than any single win streak would

  4. Kuphal99

    Squadded up with three randoms one night and we wiped so hard on a bug mission that we all just started laughing instead of raging, it was suppose to be strategic but it turned into chaos and honestly 258th feels generous for how often the friendly fire ruins runs

    ArcadeKnight

    Con lo del fuego amigo... alguien realmente termina misiones limpias sin bajas propias?

  5. Crit_Becker

    And honestly the difficulty spikes feel arbitrary past a certain point, like the game just throws more enemies instead of smarter ones to justify the harder tiers

    NovaRex

    Same climb w my squad tbh, spikes get rough but we push thru anyway

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