# Helldivers 3 “only makes sense” if it’s so unlike Helldivers 2 “that both games can exist side by side”, says Arrowhead boss, discussing their new prototype game

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/helldivers-3-only-makes-sense-if-its-so-unlike-helldivers-2-that-both-games-can-exist-side-by-side-says-arrowhead-boss-discussing-their-new-prototype-game/
- Published: 2026-10-23T12:20:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T13:38:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Paper Shotgun
- Original article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helldivers-3-only-makes-sense-if-its-so-unlike-helldivers-2-that-both-games-can-exist-side-by-side-says-arrowhead-boss-discussing-their-new-prototype-game
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## Key points

- Arrowhead has no current plans for Helldivers 3.
- A sequel would need to be distinct enough to coexist with Helldivers 2.
- About 95% of the studio is still focused on Helldivers 2.

## Summary

Arrowhead is not planning Helldivers 3 at present, and studio chief creative officer Johan Pilestedt says a sequel would only make sense if it were different enough to sit alongside Helldivers 2. He argues that a sequel could split the community and make players start over, while continuing to improve the existing game preserves its momentum.

About 95% of Arrowhead’s roughly 150 staff are working on Helldivers 2, with a small team prototyping the studio’s next game. The game had 47,097 concurrent players on Steam at the time of writing, excluding consoles. Pilestedt says an active player community can keep a game alive without a sequel, and that Helldivers 2’s main competitor would be a new Helldivers game.

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