Helldivers 2 joins Steam’s top 3, nearly breaks its own player limit

2024 is the year that keeps on giving. Helldivers 2 has climbed to the top of the gaming world as yet another of this year’s smash hits. The game broke into the Steam top three with over 400,000 players, and nearly smashed its own 450,000-player limit.

Sony’s surprise hit and its first game to ever release simultaneously on the PlayStation and PC has continued to grow, and finally reached the highly coveted Steam top three. On Feb. 19, only days after release, Helldivers 2 became the third most-played game on the platform by concurrent players, standing alongside Valve’s own CS2 and Dota 2. The game peaked at over 407,000 players, according to SteamCharts, beating out even the new year’s biggest success story, Palworld. This fantastic record comes after the game’s developers announced they would be limiting the concurrent player numbers to 450,000 as they work to solve the mounting issues surrounding networking and matchmaking in the game.

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