Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 is suffering yet another review bomb from players. The extremely popular co-op game has consistently passed from review bomb to review bomb, and this time it’s no different.
While the game’s last review bomb on Steam stemmed from the game’s introduction of Easy Anti-Cheat, this time the issues stem from myriad issues. Arrowhead’s anti-cheat decisions are still being targeted, especially as the company has claimed that some mods can now result in bans, but fans have grown tired of poor updates and a lack of commuication.
In prior statements, Arrowhead explained that the goal with Helldivers 2 is to expand it so much it essentially becomes Helldivers 3. A recent interview with creative director Johan Pilestedt revealed that the studio is hoping to continue improving the game instead of making a sequel, but fans have been waiting years now for actual mechanical improvements.
“AH was addressed several times for lack of communication and for poor gameplay decisions regarding updates, and their response was to release a roadmap,” one recent negative review reads on Steam. “However, they completely failed to deliver on it, both in terms of the timeline and the quality of the promised content.”
Over the last year, Arrowhead has promised fixes to long-standing bugs and mechanical issues, an overhauled progression system, and additional unlockable ship content. Unfortunately, while the game has seen some fun updates and missions, the major overhauls have simply not arrived, and players are still dealing with issues that have existed since launch.
Arrowhead has continued to add to Helldivers 2 with a multitude of warbonds and the addition of new features. For example, SEAF soldiers can now drop into a battle, team up with you, and even shoot you in the back. Unfortunately, these game-altering features feel like they’re coming at a glacial pace, and it’s hard for daily players to stay invested.
In the last 24 hours, Helldivers 2 has been met with a severe wave of negative reviews as a result of this, especially as Arrowhead has failed to deliver on its roadmap. At the time of writing, just 24% of the game’s user reviews in the last 30 days are positive, and players are hoping that another review bomb will result in better communication and a faster release of new features.
As Helldivers 2 approaches its third anniversary, the game has seen more than triple that number of review bombs. With that said, review bombs have proven effective for the community with significant balance tweaks, major changes to the game’s galactic war rewards system, the game’s first roadmap, and more coming after prior review bombs.
Right now, though, players are growing increasingly tired of having to resort to review bombing to get real communication regarding the issues surrounding Helldivers 2. Nevertheless, the community is still showing up, and seemingly still buying Warbonds with stable player counts for a nearly three-year-old game.
