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Helldivers 2‘s initial daily active users (DAUs) on Steam have been on par with major releases including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Apex Legends, according to a report by IDG Consulting.
Now that’s Democracy!
Christina Kei, vice president and head of syndicated research at IDG Consulting said that Helldiver 2’s numbers are pretty strong considering launch challenges.
IDG Consulting said that in spite of its well-documented server issues at launch — and the fact that it is not a free-to-play game like Apex Legends — Helldivers 2 (which sells for $40) is on par with leading free-to-play titles like Warzone 2 and Apex Legends as well as the premium title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
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After 30 days on the market, Helldivers 2 has millions of players on Steam and PlayStation, just shy of the Call of Duty DAUs on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation, IDG said. And Helldivers 2 is far above the first 30 days of Apex Legends and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
The rarity of success
The Helldivers 2 recruitment video.
The success is a remarkable achievement in a lot of ways. Market researcher Newzoo reported that the PC and console market grew revenues by only 2.6% in 2023, reaching $93.5 billion in revenue. But average quarterly playtime has decreased by 26% since the first quarter of 2021, with players spending over 60% of playtime on games released six or more years ago. That means breaking into the top ranks like Palworld and Helldivers 2 have done is a rare occasion.
Coming down to the planet.
Call of Duty’s DAU moving average trended downward on Steam from about the end of January onward, so it cannot be said conclusively that its numbers went down because of Helldivers 2, which is only available on two platforms. However, when you consider that Call of Duty is on three platforms, the Helldivers 2 achievement seems pretty monumental. Call of Duty hasn’t had real competition like this since the launches of Apex Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
While the rest of the industry was hurting from layoffs, the game from Arrowhead Game Studios in Stockholm, Sweden was a rare success — like Palworld a bit earlier — that delighted players and took off in the absence of other successful triple-A launches.
Look at them scores.
In fact, IDG Consulting said that Helldivers 2’s Metacritic score of 82 out of 100 has beaten games like Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (60), Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones, and Payday 3 (66). Arrowhead isn’t a tiny indie studio; it built the game with more than 100 developers. They worked for eight years, using an engine that was dis …
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Helldivers 2‘s initial daily active users (DAUs) on Steam have been on par with major releases including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Apex Legends, according to a report by IDG Consulting.
Now that’s Democracy!
Christina Kei, vice president and head of syndicated research at IDG Consulting said that Helldiver 2’s numbers are pretty strong considering launch challenges.
IDG Consulting said that in spite of its well-documented server issues at launch — and the fact that it is not a free-to-play game like Apex Legends — Helldivers 2 (which sells for $40) is on par with leading free-to-play titles like Warzone 2 and Apex Legends as well as the premium title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
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We’re thrilled to open our call for speakers to our flagship event, GamesBeat Summit 2024 hosted in Los Angeles, where we will explore the theme of “Resilience and Adaption”.
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After 30 days on the market, Helldivers 2 has millions of players on Steam and PlayStation, just shy of the Call of Duty DAUs on Steam, Xbox and PlayStation, IDG said. And Helldivers 2 is far above the first 30 days of Apex Legends and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
The rarity of success
The Helldivers 2 recruitment video.
The success is a remarkable achievement in a lot of ways. Market researcher Newzoo reported that the PC and console market grew revenues by only 2.6% in 2023, reaching $93.5 billion in revenue. But average quarterly playtime has decreased by 26% since the first quarter of 2021, with players spending over 60% of playtime on games released six or more years ago. That means breaking into the top ranks like Palworld and Helldivers 2 have done is a rare occasion.
Coming down to the planet.
Call of Duty’s DAU moving average trended downward on Steam from about the end of January onward, so it cannot be said conclusively that its numbers went down because of Helldivers 2, which is only available on two platforms. However, when you consider that Call of Duty is on three platforms, the Helldivers 2 achievement seems pretty monumental. Call of Duty hasn’t had real competition like this since the launches of Apex Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
While the rest of the industry was hurting from layoffs, the game from Arrowhead Game Studios in Stockholm, Sweden was a rare success — like Palworld a bit earlier — that delighted players and took off in the absence of other successful triple-A launches.
Look at them scores.
In fact, IDG Consulting said that Helldivers 2’s Metacritic score of 82 out of 100 has beaten games like Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (60), Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones, and Payday 3 (66). Arrowhead isn’t a tiny indie studio; it built the game with more than 100 developers. They worked for eight years, using an engine that was dis …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]