Helldivers 2 is mid-way through its second weekend since launching on February 8 and it's showing absolutely zero signs of slowing down. After beating
God of War
's player count on Steam in its first weekend, it's giving Arrowhead Game Studios a reason to celebrate all the sleepless nights: it's now the third-most played game on Steam, beaten only by long-time platform stalwarts
Dota 2
and
Counter-Strike 2
.
The satirical third-person co-op shooter is giving plenty of other games on Steam a good run for their money, including last month's hit Xbox exclusive, Palworld. As of the time of writing, it has reached a peak concurrent player count of 333,827, making it the 28th-most-played game on Steam ever.