Helldivers 2 has been out of the headlines for a good while, but now it’s back. Developer Arrowhead have announced the upcoming Escalation Of Freedom will be adding a bunch more content. And not just new paid Warbonds.
The threats of democracy will be escalating with a new difficulty level, Difficulty 10 Super Helldive.
But for less hardcore players, expect to see new content as well, as the game expands its roster of enemies. They are:
- Terminid
- The Impaler, a Teminid enemy from the original Helldivers, is back. And now you can’t just outrun the bugs when one of them sprouts tentacles from the ground.
- Spore Charger. New charger variant. These beasts of walking armour now spreads fog so you won’t see it coming.
- Alpha Commander. New Brood Commander variant. Calls in bugs for backup.
- Automaton
- Rocket Tank
- “Other surprises”
And lastly, a new swamp environment with fog and darken trees will be added in the update.
The PlayStation Blog post detailed a few changes to mitigate griefing via kicking players out of the party. Players spawn into a new session as the host, with all loot from previous session in tact if kicked out.
Helldivers 2 Escalation Of Freedom update goes live on August 6. The game is available on PS5 and PC (Steam). Check out our review of the game here.