Helldivers 2
- Developer
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Released
- 08 February 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: shooter, tactical
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
Best gaming PC for Helldivers 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Helldivers 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sony Interactive Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT |
| Storage | 135 GB | 135 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Helldivers 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-9700K and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.