Helldivers 2 sees highest PC player count this month following PSN controversy

May 2024 will go down in Helldivers 2 as one of the most turbulent times in the game’s history, following Sony’s controversial announcement that all PC players would be required to link a PSN account, which led to the game being removed in over 170 countries where PSN isn’t supported. Thankfully, Sony has backtracked on this decision, although a lot of damage has been done such as mass review bombing.

As things begin to level back out, with over 200,000 positive reviews being left following Sony’s backtrack, players are jumping back into Helldivers 2 to show their support and bring democracy to the galaxy. More players are Helldiving than what has been seen so far this month.

According to Steamdb, Helldivers 2 peaked on May 6th at 122,641 concurrent players on Steam. This figure is the highest seen in May 2024 so far, with the previous peak being on May 1st at 120,897. While this isn’t a massive difference, the game did a decline over the weekend following the PSN controversy as Helldivers 2 became the most negatively reviewed paid game in Steam history.

This is changing now that players are beginning to revert their reviews to positive after Sony backtracked on its decision to force gamers to connect a PSN account. It is worth pointing out that the low current player count comes right after the 01.000.302 update went live, so most players won’t have had chance to jump back into the game.

It is great to see players jumping back into the game, and it comes at the perfect time as the Terminids have become a “greater threat than ever before” after having become resistant to Termicide. So, it is time to bring democracy to the Terminids and prevent them from becoming a threat to Super Earth. To ensure victory, we highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide so you can be in the best position to serve liber-tea to all that stands between you and freedom.