Helldivers 2 Might Be Getting A Crossover With The Most Unlikely Game Imaginable

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The future of is constantly in flux, as that's just the nature of the game's ongoing Galactic War, but there's the possibility of an incredibly unexpected crossover in the future. Arrowhead Game Studios' co-op shooter is off to a blistering start with many more players than projected, and it firmly being in the realm of live-service makes crossovers with other series and franchises a distinct possibility. Common requests for such collaborations include, which already features the Helldiver-like ODST units, and, perhaps the game's most blatant inspiration.

An unlikely crossover candidate has emerged in , however, as hinted at by a survey posted via the official X (formerly Twitter) account. In the survey, appears among a number of other games, polling participants' experience with the titles. itself is known for crossovers, but it typically partners with other horror properties, not satirical science-fiction games like.

appears in the survey alongside many other, seemingly more likely crossover candidates, including,,,,, and more. appearing in the survey does not guarantee the two games will collaborate, and other inclusions such as and seem similarly out of place. doesn't seem especially well-suited for 's killers versus survivors dynamic, but a clever adaptation could make a crossover effective nonetheless.

is typically bombastic and over-the-top, but there is a noticeable undercurrent of existential dread. The giant, alien bugs in are terrifying at face value, the Automatons appearing at least partly human induces a grotesque sort of body horror, and the sheer scale of the Galactic War itself has an unfathomable level of violence. It could certainly be considered horror-adjacent when viewed in the right context, but it's not the same sort of skin-crawling slasher horror that 's asymmetrical multiplayer usually works with.

is something of the ultimate horror crossover in video games, having included characters from,,, and much more. It's not inconceivable that