Helldivers 2 Developer Arrowhead Is Already "Working On The High Concept" For The Next Game

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The developers of , Arrowhead Game Studios, are reportedly working on another game. Released last February to near-universal critical acclaim and a massive player base that seemed to pop up overnight. Despite a controversy caused by the game's mandatory PSN linking, and a dearth of content in the latter half of the year, the game is still going strong, with promises of massive updates to in 2025.

But Arrowhead Game Studios isn't stopping there; Johan Pilestedt, the CCO of the Swedish development company and Creative Director of recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to solicit fan opinions on what the studio's next game should be. Pilestedt says he's already working on the "" of the next game, but was curious to hear what fans are expecting from the studio. While it's unclear whether these expectations will actually influence Arrowhead's output, Pilestedt engaged directly with the collective brainstorming session, responding to fan speculation and sharing concepts for similar projects that Arrowhead has previously scrapped.

Many fans had opinions on what Arrowhead's next game should be, but some of them seem more familiar than others. Naturally, many suggested just making, but if his concept were as simple as that, Pilestedt likely wouldn't have sought their input. But other fans came surprisingly close to scrapped game concepts that Arrowhead has worked on in the past, including @SoundwaveSpectr's suggestion for an on-rails aerial combat simulator a la .

Others, like @BlueFinn42, knew exactly what they were doing. This user suggested bringing back , a largely forgotten co-op game released by Arrowhead in 2011. In gameplay, it's similar to the first — just replace Stratagems with spells. It takes place in a Norse myth-inspired fantasy universe with a uniquely Arrowhead satirical bent — see the expansion .

And still others, like @archibald_liu, had bizarre-yet-brilliant ideas for a sequel. Instead of making another shooter, this fan suggested, Arrowhead's next game