Helldivers 2 is the Starship Troopers-esque video game of my dreams

Solid third-person gameplay ; Near-seamless background loading ; Fun, unscripted emergent events ; Premium currency can be earned in-game

Underwhelming image quality ; Ongoing server problems

Helldivers 2 is a fantastic co-op game where anything can and will go wrong, thanks to several clever design choices. Calling in orbital bombardments while laying waste to alien swarms and robot armies has never been more fun. However, server capacity...

I haven't had this much fun in a multiplayer shooter - when it works ; Supports crossplay between PC and PlayStation 5 ; Not expensive to purchase

Terrible server issues, but there's confidence this will be fixed ; Some bugs during matches can be frustrating