Summary
- A Helldivers 2 board game has been announced by Steamforged Games.
- The tabletop captures the video game’s essence with 1-4 players and offers cinematic action and tactical gameplay.
- The Gamefound campaign launches on April 8, 2025, and fans are expecting the board game to cost around $200.
Steamforged Games has announced a Helldivers 2 board game, thrilling players around the world at the thought of fighting for democracy from the tabletop. Steamforged Games is the name behind the Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Hearts of Iron, and Sea of Thieves board games, and the Helldivers 2 release has an impressive design team mapping the blueprint, including creatives who previously worked on Monster Hunter World: The Board Game, The Walking Dead: Something to Fear, and Devil May Cry: The Bloody Palace.
Arrowhead Game Studios deployed Helldivers 2 back in February 2024, serving up punishing co-op shooter action following the titular elite force of shock troops tasked with protecting humanity from a host of alien threats. Helldivers 2 became one of the most cinematic multiplayer games through its striking cinematography of each biome and high-octane action against hordes, sharing a similar feat with Battlefield 1, Tekken 8, and Space Marine 2.
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Helldivers 2 Originally Featured Larger Squad Sizes
While Helldivers 2’s four-player squads may now be a core part of the experience, developers had other ideas before the game’s release.
Steamforged confirmed Helldivers 2: The Board Game would be launching on April 8, 2025, on Gamefound, a crowdfunding and pledge management platform similar to Kickstarter. The upcoming project is described as having 1-4-player tactical action that captures several aspects of the video game, including, “heroic last stands, spectacular mishaps… and cinematic action.” Helldivers 2 offers a catalog of useful Stratagems to aid the missions at hand, and the board game will also include this feature to deploy on tabletop. Regarding pricing, fans carped in the comments section that interested parties should expect to fork out around $200 for the base board game, and prepare for additional shipping costs.
Helldivers 2: The Board Game Announced by Steamforged Games
Helldivers 2 players are adequate at farming Super Credits in-game now, and fans inquired in jest if the board game could be purchased using the in-game currency, while most insisted Steamforged take their money immediately. One backer mentioned they were planning on buying some Warhammer 40K, but the board game quickly took priority. Another fan comically shared their relief that Helldivers 2 can finally be played when the power goes out.
Considering the upcoming board game release, it’s fair to say the shooter’s popularity is at an all-time high, and Arrowhead recently shared some interesting player stats from Helldivers 2. It was reported players accumulated 280 billion total kills, as well as 1.5B bombs dropped, 3.7B Eagles deployed, and 38M friendly fire deaths. Additionally, Terminids were revealed to be the main culprits behind most player deaths.
- Released
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February 8, 2024
- ESRB
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M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
- Developer(s)
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Arrowhead Game Studios