Helldivers 2 devs say players are 'absolutely right to expect better' after latest update's crashes and stumbles—promise mid-October patch and 'better communication'

A Helldiver from Helldivers 2 seeing the ruination of Super Earth in the visor of their helmet.

Helldivers 2 is in the "it's so over!" part of the chart again, unfortunately. Despite its latest patch being a ton of fun, the entire engine is also buckling and groaning under the weight of extreme technical debt.

Crashes, bugs, terrible performance, and an ever-balooning file size are all starting to get the game a Mixed recent review score on Steam at the time of writing—although just barely. Currently, 69% (nice) of all reviews in the last 30 days are positive.