Summary
Helldivers 2started the year off with a surprising bang, as the third-person shooter turned out to be an unexpected hit. Steeped in witty satire and hardcore action,Helldivers 2highlights the absurdity of an authoritarian society in an incredibly fun way. The titular Helldivers are super-soldiers tasked with facing deadly bug-like aliens called Terminids and the robotic Automatons, all in the name of “managed democracy”.
As one of the biggest live service games at the moment,Helldivers 2has yet to follow in the footsteps of other games in the genre by embracing crossovers.Crossovers inHelldivers 2may not be part of the game’s future plans, as developer Arrowhead Game Studios has stated in the past that it would only consider a crossover if it was in line with the game’s lore. Although these criteria leave a lot of games out of the running to be featured in a collaboration, the perfect crossover forHelldivers 2will unfortunately likely never happen;Halo.
Halo Would Be a Perfect Helldivers 2 Crossover, But It Will Likely Never Happen
Halo and Helldivers 2 Showcase Similar Themes in Different Ways
Halomay not be a tongue-in-cheek satire likeHelldivers 2, but both games focus on humanity facing an otherworldly threat. The threat of the multi-alien race group known as The Covenant threatens the safety of human society inHalo, which is somethingHelldivers 2is deeply familiar with.Factions inHelldivers 2bring some harrowing non-human enemies onto the battlefield, so it wouldn’t be too far-fetched for a special in-game event to feature races in The Covenant, like Grunts and Elites.
Furthermore, bothHaloandHelldivers 2put their focus on the duty of being a super soldier. The main difference is that Master Chief was raised for the purpose of being the perfect killing machine, whilethe Helldivers inHelldivers 2are expendable citizens being swayed by propaganda. However, the armor of both the Helldivers and Master Chief have some similarities, making the possibility of a Master Chief armor set inHelldivers 2and a Helldiver skin inHalo Infinitenot too far-fetched of an idea.
AHaloevent inHelldivers 2would offer a treasure trove ofHalo-inspired Stratagem options, like the Warthog or Ghost.
Why a Halo/Helldivers 2 Crossover is Probably Wishful Thinking
Unfortunately,Helldivers 2’s perfect crossover will probably never happen simply because it’s published by Sony, whileHalois an Xbox exclusive. UnlessHelldivers 2finally gets an Xbox releaseorHalocomes to PlayStation, any potential collaboration is pretty much impossible at this point. The exclusivity of both franchises has currently erected a wall between a crossover event, but all hope may not be lost.
A major talking point this year involvedHalopotentially branching out to other platformsin the future. Similarly, there has also been plenty of speculation thatHelldivers 2might eventually get an Xbox release. As of now, this is unconfirmed, but it would be huge if it turned out to be true. If both games are given the chance to be released on their rival platforms, then the door would be wide open for a crossover betweenHaloandHelldivers 2.
Arrowhead Game Studios has made it clear that it would take a specific franchise to warrant a crossover, andHalois the perfect option. Even if it’s just a one-off event, it could be a fantastic fit.Halo Infiniteplayers have already created amode inspired byHelldivers 2, so the demand is clearly there. If rumors aboutHelldivers 2coming to Xbox are ever proven to be true, aHalocrossover event would be one of the best ways to welcome the third-person shooter to Microsoft’s roster.
