Helldivers 2's recent Steam reviews have fallen to a "mixed" rating amid ongoing performance issues that Arrowhead CEO Shams Joranji has now acknowledged. Despite cultivating a wide and active fanbase since its February 2024 release, the multiplayer shooter has run into some difficulty lately. The team behind Helldivers 2 has assured players that it's working on optimizations, but that hasn't been enough to stop widespread negative feedback.
While the game's PC performance may be causing a stir right now, the title is still going strong on some platforms. In late August, Helldivers 2 sold nearly a million copies on Xbox in just one week of the Sony-published game coming to competitors' consoles. That was enough to solidify it as the top paid game on Xbox, but despite that success, Helldivers 2 is still grappling with some significant challenges elsewhere.
Just 69% of Helldivers 2's Steam reviews in the past 30 days are positive, and Joranji has addressed the criticism on Discord, saying Arrowhead is "well aware" that the game's stability and performance "isn't where it should be." He explained that the team is working hard to right those wrongs, but did not offer a timeline on when fans...
