"HELLDIVERS 2" has received high praise since its launch and is regarded as an important success for PlayStation in the saturated real-time service game market. However, just a few months later, the number of players of this game has plummeted by nearly 90%.
As shown in the figure, the highest number of simultaneous online players for " HELLDIVERS 2 " on Steam once reached 458,700. However, in the past few days, the number of online players on Steam has dropped to around 30,000 to 40,000, with a 24-hour peak of only 45,000. people. Compared with the peak data, the number of online users now has dropped by 90%.
As the number of online players dwindles, sales of the game also decline. Although " HELLDIVERS 2 " once frequently appeared on the Steam sales list, it has now fallen out of the top 50.
This situation is similar to the extremely popular " Phantom Parlu " a while ago. After several months of popularity, " HELLDIVERS 2 " cannot avoid the fate of losing players. " HELLDIVERS 2 " was released on February 8, 2024. The comprehensive evaluation on Steam is "mostly favorable", and the most recent evaluation is "particularly favorable".
According to Sony's financial report data, the game sold more than 12 million units within three months of its release, achieving great commercial success.