Forget Balatro, your Stardew Valley farm can wait, Helldivers 2 needs your help

The Helldivers 2 Mars invasion has catapulted Arrowhead’s community-based team shooter ever closer to the top ten list of Steam Deck’s most played games, and we’re feeling incredibly proud and patriotic about it. We defended Malevelon Creek when all felt hopeless, we’ve worked together against those dastardly alien bugs and their nefarious plans to destroy democracy as we know it, but now, more than ever, Super Earth needs your help, soldier. The training planet of Mars has succumbed to the Illuminate, and our fellow fighters have suffered arguably the biggest loss in the galactic war for freedom so far. Mars was home to the Helldiver training facilities, and the brave soldiers, as well as the FNGs they were initiating, perished during the battle. The call for vengeance has been heard far and wide throughout the galaxy, and while it may not be the best Steam Deck game out there, us handheld gamers must still do our part. Mars sits eerily close to the home planet of Super Earth, meaning the Illuminate inches ever closer to a full-scale invasion… but democracy always finds a way, and freedom conquers all, as we all know. The recent Heart of Democracy update introduced Super Earth maps to Arrowhead’s award-winning co-op game, meaning our beloved Mega Cities are under siege, and in the name of liberty, we simply cannot let the future of our home fall. Continue reading Forget Balatro, your Stardew Valley farm can wait, Helldivers 2 needs your help

May 22, 2025 - 19:20

Forget Balatro, your Stardew Valley farm can wait, Helldivers 2 needs your help

The Helldivers 2 Mars invasion has catapulted Arrowhead’s community-based team shooter ever closer to the top ten list of Steam Deck’s most played games, and we’re feeling incredibly proud and patriotic about it. We defended Malevelon Creek when all felt hopeless, we’ve worked together against those dastardly alien bugs and their nefarious plans to destroy democracy as we know it, but now, more than ever, Super Earth needs your help, soldier.

The training planet of Mars has succumbed to the Illuminate, and our fellow fighters have suffered arguably the biggest loss in the galactic war for freedom so far. Mars was home to the Helldiver training facilities, and the brave soldiers, as well as the FNGs they were initiating, perished during the battle. The call for vengeance has been heard far and wide throughout the galaxy, and while it may not be the best Steam Deck game out there, us handheld gamers must still do our part.

Mars sits eerily close to the home planet of Super Earth, meaning the Illuminate inches ever closer to a full-scale invasion… but democracy always finds a way, and freedom conquers all, as we all know. The recent Heart of Democracy update introduced Super Earth maps to Arrowhead’s award-winning co-op game, meaning our beloved Mega Cities are under siege, and in the name of liberty, we simply cannot let the future of our home fall.

Continue reading Forget Balatro, your Stardew Valley farm can wait, Helldivers 2 needs your help