Helldivers 2 is Seemingly Getting a Major Update on May 20

The update, reportedly dubbed Heart of Democracy, revolves around Super Earth being in danger and Helldivers having to mobilise.

It looks like developer Arrowhead Game Studios isn’t content with just having released its latest major update for Helldivers 2. The studio is seemingly planning a bigger event where the fate of Super Earth might hang in the balance. A now-deleted post made by the official PlayStation social media account for the Czech Republic has indicated that May 20 will see the release of an event dubbed Heart of Democracy.

“Super Earth is in danger,” posted the PlayStation account, as spotted by X user Iron_S1ghts (translation via Google). “All Helldivers must report to their Hellpods immediately. The battle for humanity itself begins! The big update ‘Heart of Democracy’ is coming out on May 20.” The post was accompanied by a warning image boasting of a “Galactic Emergency” along with the text “Calling all Helldivers.”

While the post has been deleted and was likely posted early by accident, the supposed ‘Heart of Democracy’ update will be a big follow-up to the major update Helldivers 2 earlier this week. The update brought with it a host of new content, and revolves around the Illuminate invading Super Earth. Among other things, the update brought with it new enemies, like the Stingray and the Crescent Overseer, as well as new gameplay features.

Core among these new features is the ability for players to now level up most of their primary weapons. By simply playing Helldivers 2 and completing objectives, players will be able to unlock customisation options for their primary weapons, including under-barrel attachments, magazine types and muzzle attachments. Rather than simply being cosmetic additions, these attachments add functionality to the player’s weapon of choice.

Later this week, Arrowhead Game Studios will also be releasing the Masters of Ceremony Warbond. Included in the Warbond are a host of new weapons, like the R-2 Amendment rifle that also features a bayonet for quick melee attacks, a new melee weapon in the form of the CQC-2 Sabre, as well as the new G-142 Pyrotech Grenade, which can be used to set enemies on fire.

Along with new weaponry, the Masters of Ceremony Warbond also includes a host of new armour pieces that give players the Reinforced Epaulettes perk that allows them to last longer in fights without having to worry about broken limbs.

The upcoming Warbond comes two months after the previous one, and the studio was well aware that it hadn’t released a major update for Helldivers 2 in quite some time. Earlier this month, the studio took to social media to apologise for the gap in Warbonds and overall silence when it comes to major updates.

“We know it’s been a while since our last update, fear not—we are cooking,” posted the studio. “You may have noticed that the gap between our major updates and Warbond releases is a little longer this time. But we’re happy to say we’ll be announcing our next Warbond on May 8, and there will be more exciting news to come not long after.”

Helldivers 2 is available on PC and PS5.