Helldivers 2 could not be played in some countries around the world on Steam. This regional lock has now been lifted – at least partially. The players are celebrating this in their own way.
What about the regional lock? On Reddit, numerous players report that the region lock on Steam has been lifted in their countries, including the Philippines and Latvia. Helldivers 2 was only available in part of the world from the release.
However, SteamDB shows that there are still 8 countries that do not have access to Helldivers 2. These include:
- Belarus
- Cuba
- Iran
- Japan
- North Korea
- Russia
- Syria
- Vietnam
Whether and when these countries will also gain access to Helldivers 2 is currently unclear. So far, there has not been any announcement from Sony regarding why the company suddenly offers its PC games in more countries. Reddit user DoNeor suspects that the PC version of Stellar Blade may have changed their minds.
The lifting of the regional lock applies not only to Helldivers 2 but also to The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Spider-Man 2, and God of War Ragnarok. This is reported by user Wario64 on Bluesky.
More players to reinforce the troops
How are players reacting? Not only fans from areas where the lock previously applied are happy. Those in countries where Helldivers 2 is available are also pleased about the reinforcements. For instance, icelordcyro writes on Reddit that more reinforcements have arrived.
Additionally, there is a strong request that some users have for the community. They are issuing a new Major Order on Reddit for players to revise their negative reviews on Steam. They are referencing the Major Orders, which are special missions for the community.
This is the command for players to revise all negative ratings that were caused by the regional lock. Currently, the shooter has 77% positive reviews on Steam, which may change again due to the community call.
Even around 1.5 years after the release of Helldivers 2, the developers continue to provide the shooter with new updates, missions, and items. Players feared that this would not last much longer. However, the developers issued a statement: Soldiers from Over-Earth fear that the developers will leave Helldivers 2, but now the boss gives a clear answer
