has finally launched, and after a long wait there were some seriously big boots to fill. Ahead of its launch, we compiled everything we knew about the game so you could access all the information in one place.

Make use of your Stratagems often. The tutorial does an excellent job of covering how important Stratagems will be for you throughout the game. But when you're out on your very first mission, you'll see just how essential they really are.

You can still extract once the timer has run out. But if you do, you lose the ability to use your Stratagems. This might make the wait for the extraction ship a little more challenging as you fight off enemies, but it's also worth going to unlock the "In the nick of time" achievement.

Embark on a range of different missions, from taking down high value targets or launching missiles to strike the heart of enemy strongholds. While fighting on the frontlines, keep your eyes open for potential resources and intel to bring back to Super Earth researchers.

It doesn't have an offline mode of any kind and is always em linha, so if you can't get connected to the internet, you won't be able to play it.

So whether you're jumping into your Hellpod for the first time or you've already taken down an onslaught of Terminids and Automatons, here are our tips and tricks to get you started in Helldivers 2.

These gathered pace today after ten seconds of gameplay purporting to be from Helldivers 2 appeared on Twitter before promptly being removed through a copyright strike.

The marks a bit of a delay, as it was originally set to release at the end of this year. Pre-orders will launch on Sept. 22 for both the Standard Edition and the Super Citizen Edition.

Tempest 3D AudioTech on compatible headphones Listen out for alien footsteps, incoming attacks, and distant, desperate screams for help from Helldivers wandering away from their squad mates.1

The good news is that, even if content is light initially, what I played of it was more than enough to get me excited about laughing with friends as we blast our way through killer robots, and I can’t wait to play more.

Performance vs quality mode on PlayStation 5. Essentially it's a choice between an uneven 30fps at 1728p or a relatively solid 60fps at 1080p, with both seemingly Helldivers 2 Gameplay combining TAA with FSR 1-style upscaling to a 2160p/4K output.

As a Helldiver, it’s your responsibility to combat these alien forces and protect your home planet and restore peace. In doing so, you’ll need to engage in high-stakes combat with an onslaught of alien lifeforms alongside your comrades. With a powerful arsenal at your disposal, Helldivers 2

It is a bit on the difficult side if you’re not playing with at least a friend, but I highly recommend a full group of 4 for the best experience. There are a good few types of missions, and some of them are very challenging as a solo player. If you don’t mind a good challenge, however, or have friends you can party up with, Helldivers 2 is a fantastic time and I sincerely believe you will enjoy yourself.

tone almost instantly, from the tongue-in-cheek propaganda of the opening cinematic and loading screens to a tutorial that ends with the player grabbing the flag of Super Earth, running it around an area to “wave its democracy” in people’s faces, then saluting it to end the mission. Helldivers 2