Co-op shooters

Helldivers 2, Deep Rock Galactic or Darktide: Gameplay and Getting Started

All three build long-term play around four-player missions. Helldivers 2 creates cinematic chaos through friendly fire and shared campaigns, Deep Rock Galactic uses complementary classes and generated caves, and Darktide combines weighty melee, shooting and equipment progression.

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Comparison summary

Choose Helldivers 2 for accessible spectacle and a changing galactic war, Deep Rock Galactic for the clearest teamwork and welcoming long-term structure, or Darktide for heavy melee, Warhammer atmosphere and gear progression.

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Choose Helldivers 2

You want spectacle, friendly-fire mishaps and a shared war that keeps producing new stories.

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Choose Deep Rock Galactic

You value complementary classes, generated caves and a long-running co-op structure that welcomes newcomers.

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Choose Darktide

You care most about forceful melee combat, horde pressure, Warhammer atmosphere and equipment drops.

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Steam rating76%841,802 reviews97%303,890 reviews72%109,398 reviews
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Critic score83Metacritic onlyMetacritic 8385avg of 2Metacritic 85OpenCritic 8575avg of 2Metacritic 74OpenCritic 75
GenresActionActionAction · RPG · Adventure
Release date2024-02-082020-05-132022-11-30
LanguagesEnglish · Simplified Chinese · Japanese · French14 languages totalEnglish · Simplified Chinese · Japanese · French17 languages totalEnglish · Simplified Chinese · Japanese · French12 languages total
PlatformsWindowsWindowsWindows
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Key comparison criteria

Onboarding

Helldivers is readable but friendly fire creates mistakes, Deep Rock gives each class a clear job, and Darktide demands movement, blocking and target priority.

Mission variety

Deep Rock varies generated caves, Helldivers varies operations and the war map, while Darktide centers authored stages and difficulty progression.

Combat feel

Darktide leads with melee weight, Helldivers emphasizes explosions and stratagems, and Deep Rock makes four class toolkits solve terrain and enemies together.

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FAQ

What is the biggest difference between these three games?
All three build long-term play around four-player missions. Helldivers 2 creates cinematic chaos through friendly fire and shared campaigns, Deep Rock Galactic uses complementary classes and generated caves, and Darktide combines weighty melee, shooting and equipment progression.
Which one should a newcomer buy first?
Choose Helldivers 2 for accessible spectacle and a changing galactic war, Deep Rock Galactic for the clearest teamwork and welcoming long-term structure, or Darktide for heavy melee, Warhammer atmosphere and gear progression.
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