Helldivers 2 Continues to Generate Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, According to New Analyst Data

Nearly three years after its release, Helldivers 2 remains one of Sony’s most profitable live-service games. According to Alinea Analytics, the game averages around 700,000 players a day.

Helldivers 2 has sold more than 23 million copies across PC, PS5, and Xbox, generated about $786.3 million in revenue, and continues to attract hundreds of thousands of players daily.

Analysts at Alinea Analytics estimate that Steam accounts for 66.1% of all copies sold, PlayStation 5 for 25.7%, and Xbox for 8.3%. The version for Microsoft’s consoles launched about 1.5 years after the game’s initial release. The reported shares add up to more than 100%, likely because of rounding.

Analysts also point to high player engagement. More than 4 million people have spent over 100 hours in Helldivers 2, while 462,000 players have passed the 500-hour mark.

The game averages around 700,000 players a day. Player numbers rise after major updates. Alinea Analytics estimates that adding the game to the PlayStation Plus Extra catalog in August brought in 1.6 million new players.

In 2026 alone, Helldivers 2 sold more than 2.5 million copies and generated $81.1 million in revenue. The Arrowhead Game Studios title remains one of the most important live-service games in Sony’s portfolio.

Helldivers 2 is a co-op third-person shooter in which squads of space troopers fight alien bugs, robots, and other threats to defend Super Earth.