Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, is a cooperative third-person shooter game that was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows on February 8, 2024. This game is the direct sequel to Helldivers, a top-down shooter game from 2015. The gameplay of Helldivers 2 is set a century after the triumph of Super Earth, a self-described managed democracy, over the Cyborgs, Terminids, and The Illuminate during the events of the first game. The game introduces a new threat in the form of the Automatons, a mechanical army intent on destroying humanity. Simultaneously, it is discovered that upon death, the Terminids produce a unique and highly valuable resource E-710. Farms are established on human-colonized worlds, but containment is eventually breached, releasing the bugs and causing chaos and destruction. Players are assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. The game features a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor, and battle-changing stratagems. As players gain experience and progress in levels, they unlock different weapons and access to a variety of Stratagems to use in combat. The game also features a battle pass that never expires, with unlockable rewards that can be obtained by acquiring War Bond medals for completing missions.