Helldivers 2 has sold over 12 million copies, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation game ever: 'There are more Helldivers than there are Swedes'

Every game studio has the same, overriding goal: To field enough players to destroy Sweden. Companies like Capcom and Activision have, of course, had more than enough players in their myriad series to occupy Stockholm for some time, but now a plucky upstart has joined their ranks. 

Arrowhead just announced that Helldivers 2 has sold over 12 million copies since its February release, meaning «There are more Helldivers than there are Swedes,» in the words of CEO Johan Pilestedt. Sweden has around 10.5 million people in it, if you're wondering, and Arrowhead is a Swedish studio, just in case you're baffled by the comparison.

Sony also put out its consolidated financial results for the 2023 financial year, in which it called Helldivers 2 its «biggest PC hit title to date.» What's more, the game's sales have beaten «the record set by God of War Ragnarok» back in 2022, meaning it's PlayStation's new fastest-selling game of all time. 

As announced in the Sony earnings call, we have sold over 12M units!It's crazy to think that there are more Helldivers than there are Swedes