Summary
Steamforged Games has announced aHelldivers 2board game, thrilling players around the world at the thought of fighting for democracy from the tabletop. Steamforged Games is the name behind theDark Souls,Elden Ring,Hearts of Iron, andSea of Thievesboard games, and theHelldivers 2release has an impressive design team mapping the blueprint, including creatives who previously worked onMonster Hunter World: The Board Game,The Walking Dead: Something to Fear, andDevil May Cry: The Bloody Palace.
Arrowhead Game Studios deployedHelldivers 2back 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 2became one ofthe most cinematic multiplayer gamesthrough each biome’s striking cinematography and high-octane action against hordes, sharing a similar feat withBattlefield 1,Tekken 8, andSpace Marine 2.
Steamforged confirmedHelldivers 2: The Board Gamewould be launching on July 25, 2025, onGamefound, 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 2offers a catalog of useful Stratagemsto 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 2players are adequate at farming Super Creditsin-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 someWarhammer 40K, but the board game quickly took priority. Another fan comically shared their relief thatHelldivers 2can 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, andArrowhead recently shared some interesting player stats fromHelldivers 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.
