Summary
- Helldivers 2 is currently impossible to platinum.
- Following the end of Operation Swift Disassembly, players can no longer unlock three PlayStation trophies and Steam achievements that require engaging with Automatons.
- Arrowhead is expected to reintroduce Automatons to the game at some point in the future.
A number of Helldivers 2 trophies can no longer be unlocked. And while Helldivers 2 is hence currently impossible to platinum, there's reason to believe that players will eventually get another chance to grab these trophies.
Both the PC and PS5 versions of Helldivers 2 have 38 achievements in total. Several of them are tied to Automatons, a faction of cyborg-like enemies that many fans found to be challenging to deal with, at least relative to the much more squishy Terminids. The High Command has finally authorized the community to deal with this galactic threat once and for all in March 2024, when a Major Order called Operation Swift Disassembly was issued, tasking the player base with completely eradicating Automatons.
Helldivers 2 Players Eradicated Some Trophies Along With Automatons
While the mission wasn't always looking like it was going to be a success, the community did eventually manage to complete this Helldivers 2 Major Order come early April. Arrowhead promptly congratulated the fandom for their achievement, proclaiming that "the galaxy is free once more" in an April 7 tweet. But as some players were quick to note while the celebrations were still ongoing (via TheGamer), the triumph came at the cost of making some PS5 trophies and Steam achievements impossible to unlock.
Specifically, the fact that Automatons can no longer be fought means players are now locked out of completing "Let's call it a draw" and two other Helldivers 2 achievements, all of which require engaging with some shape or form of these deadly cyborgs. The most widely unlocked of the newly retired trophies is "Bot Scrapper," awarded for playing any Bot Mission, which approximately 87.4% of Steam players did by the time Operation Swift Disassembly concluded in early April. Meanwhile, "Nothing is bigger than Freedom" and "Let's call it a draw" have so far been unlocked by 74.4% and 12.2% of PC players, respectively.
Helldivers 2 Trophies That Are Currently Impossible to Unlock
- Bot Scrapper: Play one bot mission.
- Let's call it a draw: Shoot off both arms on a Hulk and then extract while it's alive.
- Nothing is bigger than Freedom: Defeat a Hulk.
Given how the hit co-op shooter has just celebrated its two-month anniversary on April 8, the chances of its platinum trophy already being permanently out of reach appear slim. It is instead much more likely that Arrowhead will eventually reintroduce Automatons to the game, allowing players to resume their achievement hunts. Such a move would also fit Helldivers 2's overall live-service philosophy, which aims to avoid the FOMO (fear of missing out) phenomenon with things like permanent battle passes.
Helldivers 2
- Released
- February 8, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
URGENT BROADCAST – SUPER EARTH ARMED FORCES
Freedom. Peace. Democracy. Your Super Earth-born rights. The key pillars of our civilization. Of our very existence. But the war rages on. And everything is once again under threat.
Join the greatest military force the galaxy has ever seen and make this a safe and free place to live.
BECOME A LEGEND
You will be assembled into squads of up to four Helldivers and assigned strategic missions. Watch each other’s back – friendly fire is an unfortunate certainty of war, but victory without teamwork is impossible.
LOADOUTS
Rain down freedom from above, sneak through enemy territory, or grit your teeth and charge head-first into the jaws of combat. How you deliver liberty is your choice; you’ll have access to a wide array of explosive firepower, life-saving armor and battle-changing stratagems… the jewel in every Helldiver’s arsenal.
REQUISITION
Super Earth recognises your hard work with valuable Requisition. Use it to access different rewards that benefit you, your squad, your destroyer ship and our overall war effort.
THREATS
Everything on every planet wants you dead. That’s what we’re dealing with. Each enemy has distinct and unpredictable characteristics, tactics, and behavior – but they all fight ferociously and without fear or morality.
THE GALACTIC WAR
Capturing enemy planets, defending against invasions, and completing missions will contribute to our overall effort. This war will be won or lost depending on the actions of everyone involved.
We stand together, or we fall apart.
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Arrowhead Game Studios, Nixxes
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Publishing
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Helldivers
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Extraction Shooter, Action, Science Fiction
- Metascore
- 83
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC & PS5
