Helldivers 2 on Steam surpasses GTA 5 and Starfield to gain player cap

Hellraiser 2the latest cooperative shooter Arrow Game Studios, was a smash hit.The game was released on February 8 PS5 and personal computersurpassing popular games such as Grand Theft Auto 5, Destiny 2, Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in terms of concurrent players. steam. However, due to the increasing number of players, the third-person shooter has been facing server issues and the developers are working hard to fix the issues. Now, Arrowhead Games Studios has reportedly capped its concurrent players at around 450,000 to improve server stability.

according to a Report According to Eurogamer, the developer of Helldivers 2 has been forced to limit the number of concurrent players it allows. Arrowhead Game Studios announced the news on the game’s Discord server, which itself has suspended invitations to new members.

Popular gaming news account Wario64 shared a screenshot of the Discord post on X on Sunday. The post addresses the server issues plaguing Helldivers 2 players and says the team is “working around the clock” to release a fix. “Earlier tonight we experienced server-related issues with a spike in concurrent players,” the team said. “This resulted in some mission payments failing and some players being kicked off the ship, or being logged out,” the post said. “As a result, we had to limit the concurrent player cap to around 450,000 to further improve server stability. We will continue to work with Partners work together to increase the cap,” the announcement added.

The team also recommends that players restart the game to restore synchronization if they encounter progress-related issues.

Helldivers 2 was a surprise hit, with the game experiencing unexpectedly high player interest and, consequently, player counts within days of its release.This game is provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment, launched simultaneously on PC and PS5, and was a success that exceeded expectations. According to SteamDB chart, the game is currently the sixth most played game on Steam, with 186,205 concurrent players at the time of writing.The game’s all-time high concurrent player count has reached 409,367 players, making it the 24th most played game of all time on the platform, beating GTA 5monster hunter: world, starry skyCounter-Strike, Destiny 2“The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” and “Halo: Infinite”.

Earlier this month, Arrowhead CEO and Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt reply X confirmed that the game has sold around 1 million copies and “exceeded expectations.”

Helldivers 2 is a third-person multiplayer shooter that allows players to team up in cooperative matches of up to four people and fight against swarms of alien bugs and Terminator-style killer robots.