
Both Helldivers games were published by PlayStation, but developer Arrowhead is an independent studio. After the runaway success of Helldivers 2, it looks like the company has plans to make its next game fully on its own.
"The wonderful thing is that thanks to the amazing support of you FINE people," CEO Shams Jorjani said in a recent message to fans on Discord (via Forbes), "Arrowhead's future is quite bright and we have the freedom to explore some really cool concepts that we couldn't have otherwise. Game 6 (our next project) will happen the way it will happen thanks to you."