PC Gamer reports that Helldivers 2 has introduced new alien enemies designed with horror influences resembling those in Dead Space and Silent Hill. The additions matter because they shift the game’s familiar co-operative combat towards a more unsettling, body-horror atmosphere.

The article’s headline highlights the apparent visual and thematic inspirations, but the supplied text contains no further details about the creatures, update, release date or gameplay changes. As a result, the comparison should be understood as the publication’s framing rather than a confirmed statement from developer Arrowhead.