Got pals free this weekend? Want to finish these friendships spectacularly? Because there’s nothing fairly like ‘accidentally’ killing your buddies with a turret dropped in from orbit in glorious co-op shooter Helldivers, which is free on Steam for the weekend. Developers Arrowhead have additionally buffed the game up just a little for this occasion – calling the brand new model “A New Hell“. The sharply satirical Starship Troopers-inspired game now has three new problem settings for knowledgeable gamers, three new enemy varieties and a brand new weapon to fractionally even the percentages.
If you’ve by no means performed Helldivers earlier than, you’re in for a deal with, particularly if you will get a couple of buddies with voice chat (or in native co-op) to again you up. Up to 4 patriotic space-troopers attempt to full suicide missions on alien/robotic/cyborg infested worlds to unfold Managed Democracy throughout the celebrities. Friendly hearth is at all times enabled and your personal provide drops have the potential to kill you. Mistakes might be made, plans will go horribly awry and also you’ll most likely get amusing out of it even when you fail in each approach attainable, as a result of all of it simply feels so weighty and enjoyable.
The new replace (as detailed here) provides one other three problem settings, named “An Exercise in Futility”, “The Definition of Insanity” and “The Inner Circle of Hell”. Cheerful. The three new enemies sound nasty, too. The Shadow is a stealthy Bug that may use spores to summon buddies from its hidden place. The Obsidian Observer is an armed, shielded robotic Illuminate drone, and the Legionnaire is a brand new Cyborg squad-leader soldier with a heavy protect that defies small arms. There’s additionally a brand new call-in weapon, a ‘disposable’ heavy machinegun with 300 rounds and no reloads.
Helldivers is free to do this weekend on Steam, and half off till October 29th. The common version of the game prices £8/€10/$10, however I’d suggest going Deluxe for £12.50/€15/$20, which provides a ton of sophistication, weapon, car and deployable choices. Oh, and a tip for brand new gamers; Machinegunners ought to inform their squad to duck earlier than firing. If they don’t, that’s their downside.
