Squad-based sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2 storms onto PlayStation 5 and PC soon. Are you thinking about pre-ordering it and wondering what, if anything, you get for putting your money down early? Here are all of the Helldivers 2 pre-order bonuses and editions.
All Helldivers 2 Pre-Order Bonuses & Editions
It’s sometimes the case that a game comes in several editions, including a fancy Collector’s Edition with a statue that you can sit on your shelves. Helldivers 2 is halfway there, as there are a couple of editions, but there’s no top-end, wallet-busting collector’s edition. That’s likely because, while it’s published by Sony, Helldivers 2 isn’t quite as high profile as the likes of God of War and so on.
Here are all the Helldivers 2 editions you can get your hands on and the pre-order bonuses:
Helldivers 2 Standard Edition – PS4/PC (Physical and Digital) – $59.99
This is the core edition of the game, which simply includes the game.
Helldivers 2 Super Citizens Edition – PS4/PC (Digital)
This sounds like a $200+ collector’s edition, but it’s not. It’s more of a “digital deluxe” version that includes the game, plus the following:
- “DP-53 Savior of the Free” Armor Set.
- “Will of the Peopl” Cape.
- “MP-98 Knight” Weapon.
- Super Citizen Status.
- Stratagem Hero Ship Game.
- “Steeled Veterans” Premium Warbond.
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The cape and armor are cosmetic, and the weapon could be useful but not game-breaking, but the others might have you scratching your head. The “Steeled Veterans” Premium Warbond is part of Helldivers 2’s microtransaction system and helps you unlock items from an in-game catalog, including the “SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary” gun. You still have to complete objectives and so forth to unlock these items, and developer Arrowhead Game Studios insists it’s not pay-to-win. You can find out more here.
The Stratagem Hero Ship game is a mini-game you can play within Helldivers 2. And as far as I know, Super Citizen Status is just a cosmetic title that’s put on your in-game profile. All that content is digital, and I’m not convinced it’s worth the extra $20 asking price, but if you’re a hardcore Helldivers fan, you might want to go for it.
Whichever edition you go for, you’ll also get these three outfits as a pre-order bonus:
- TR-7 Ambassador of the Brand armor
- Helldivers 2 Cavalier of Democracy armor
- TR-9 Cavalier of Democracy armor
The “Ambassador of the Brand” armor is, according to Sony, “Promotional armor made by SUMY Corp. as part of a highly successful marketing campaign for frozen yogurt.” That’s in-universe, I should add. There have been tie-ins like Mad Max’s Thirstcutter vehicle, but SUMY Corp is not a real frozen yogurt company.
So, those are all Helldivers 2 pre-order bonuses and editions, which include a standard edition, a digital deluxe edition, and three sets of in-game armor for pre-ordering the game. And if you’re wondering where the Xbox Series X|S version is, sorry, with Sony publishing it, it’s skipping Microsoft’s console.
