Helldivers 2’s director says he’s already planning Arrowhead’s next game

Helldivers 2’s creative director has claimed he’s already planning developer Arrowhead’s next game.

Johan Pilestedt made the comment in a post on X this week, in which he wrote: “With 10 minutes to 2025. What are your expectations and desires for what the next Arrowhead game will be? I am working on the high concept, but I would love to hear your speculation.”

Since its release and breakout success last year, Arrowhead has continued to update the Sony-published Helldivers 2, and Pilestedt has even suggested it will work on the game until it effectively becomes ‘Helldivers 3’.

Arrowhead is an independent studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Previously, it worked on Magicka and The Showdown Effect for Paradox, Gauntlet for Warner Bros Interactive, and the original Helldivers game.

Sony said last May that Helldivers 2 had become PlayStation’s fastest-selling game launch ever, with sales “far exceeding expectations” at 12 million copies sold across PC and PS5 in its first 12 weeks.

That saw the live service game beat the 11 million copies sold in 10 weeks achieved by God of War Ragnarök last year, according to the platform holder.

Last month, Sony launched a major Helldivers 2 update and announced a limited edition DualSense controller inspired by the game. Priced at $84.99 / €84.99 / £74.99, pre-orders for the controller will open on December 20 ahead of its launch on February 6, 2025.