Arrowhead, well done!
Helldivers 2‘s install size on PC via Steam has been reduced by 85%, from around 154GB to only 23GB, developer Arrowhead has today announced.
“We are happy to report that, thanks to our partners at Nixxes, we have reached [the goal of a reduced install size] much sooner than expected,” Arrowhead said in an update over on Steam.
“By completely de-duplicating our data, we were able to reduce the PC installation size from ~154GB to ~23GB, for a total saving of ~131GB (~85%).”
The reduced install has been run through internal testing, with Arrowhead confirming it’s now ready “to roll this out to early adopters as a public technical beta”.
Better still, good news for those not on an SSD: “Our testing shows that for the small percentage of players still using mechanical hard disk drives, mission loading times have only increased by a few seconds in the worst cases,” Arrowhead said.
Enjoy that upcoming 131GB of storage space, PC gamers!
Helldivers 2 is currently available on Windows PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X.
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Helldivers 28 February 2024 (PC, PS5), 26 August 2025 (Xbox)PC PS5 Xbox Series S & X
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