Helldivers 2 was designed to make players feel like "no single person can do this alone" as its director believes a great co-op game "makes players want to play together"

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The director of Helldivers 2 says the shooter was designed to encourage players to work together, as "a good co-op game forces players to play together, but a great one makes players want to play together."

In an interview with the PlayStation Blog, Johan Pilestedt - the CEO & Creative Director at Arrowhead Studios - talked about Helldivers 2's development and, more specifically, the shooter's co-op aspects. "Since Helldivers is fundamentally a game where collaboration and cooperation is key, we struggled with this early on," Pilestedt said.