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Most Active Helldivers 2 Clans
Clans with a member or a session active in the last 30 days, most recent first.
Helldivers 2 on The100 right now: 3 groups active in the last 30 days.
Helldivers 2 is a four-player co-op shooter, and it is one of the few current games where the difference between a random lobby and a squad you know is measured in whether the mission finishes at all.
Is Helldivers 2 crossplay?
Yes. Helldivers 2 has crossplay across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S players squad up together. Crossplay can be switched off in settings to match only on your own platform.
Source: arrowhead.zendesk.com, checked Oct 1, 2026. Compare crossplay across co-op games · Find a Helldivers 2 group
Helldivers 2 at a glance
| Platforms |
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S
PC via Steam and PlayStation 5 since launch; Xbox Series X|S since August 2025. |
playstation.com checked Oct 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Crossplay |
Yes
PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S players squad up together. Crossplay can be switched off in settings to match only on your own platform. |
arrowhead.zendesk.com checked Oct 1, 2026 |
| Cross-progression |
No
No cross-save, cross-progression or cross-buy. Linking Steam and PSN accounts does not copy progress, and Arrowhead says it has no plans to add cross-progression. |
arrowhead.zendesk.com checked Oct 1, 2026 |
| Squad size |
Up to 4 players
Four is the hard ceiling for every mission; there is no larger raid mode. |
arrowhead.zendesk.com checked Oct 1, 2026 |
| Modes | Galactic War co-op missions (1–4 players); Solo play, with an SOS Beacon to call in help |
arrowhead.zendesk.com checked Oct 1, 2026 |
| Release status | Released February 2024 on PS5 and PC; Xbox Series X|S since August 2025 — paid; live service |
store.steampowered.com checked Oct 1, 2026 |
Why Helldivers 2 players end up looking for a group
The early difficulties are forgiving and the late ones are not. Once you are running Extreme and above, missions assume four players splitting objectives, sharing a reinforcement pool, and not dropping orbitals on each other. Public matchmaking will give you three bodies. It will not give you three people who agreed on a plan.
The other pressure is the Galactic War. Major Orders run as campaigns over roughly one to three weeks, so the players who see the most of the war are the ones with a standing night, not the ones with the most hours.
What you get here
Two things, and they solve different problems. Posted sessions are for tonight — a specific difficulty, a specific faction, a specific start time, with slots that fill. Groups are the longer game: a roster of players on your platform and your schedule who keep showing up, so you stop starting from scratch every time you log in.
Both are open to PlayStation, PC and Xbox players, because Helldivers 2 supports crossplay across all three.
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Helldivers 2 — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best way to find people to play Helldivers 2 with?
Decide first whether you need a squad for tonight or a group for the long run. For tonight, answer a posted session that names a difficulty and a start time near yours. For the long run, join a group of players on your schedule — it costs one evening and it means you are not matchmaking from zero next week.
Is Helldivers 2 playable without friends?
Yes, and the lower difficulties are genuinely fun solo, since enemy density scales with squad size. The friction starts at the higher difficulties, where operation modifiers and heavy-unit spawns are tuned for four coordinated players. That is the point where most people go looking for a squad rather than a lobby.
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