Dropped onto a hostile planet, four buddies on comms, and the galaxy is counting on you.

When the community decides on instinct, Helldivers 2 lands ahead of 77% of games, real goodwill in the tank. And the detail confirms the soul of the game: fun puts it ahead of 93% of titles, that session you fire up quickly and drop way too late. Controller feel follows, above average. But attachment stays low, ahead of just 31% of titles, on very few votes so take it lightly, like the desert island question a touch below the middle. Sound, style, rediscovery, all of it floats around the median. The profile is consistent: a game you love to launch more than you quietly cherish.

In the co-op shooter space, it reinvented messing around with friends, shared squad chaos. It is a game of the moment, of the night out, not one you keep deep in your heart for years.

So, who is it for? You, if you love instant fun, co-op mayhem, the laughs mid-mission. Much less if you are after a solo journey that ties you to its characters.