The tone and storyline of "Helldivers 2" are heavily inspired by the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie "Starship Troopers". Humanity now lives under a "managed democracy" aka fascism in disguise, and there is a heavy coating of political satire draped over the whole thing.

The third-person shooter burst onto the scene in February 2024, with screenshots of armor-clad shock troops fighting robots on a tropical-looking world that made many commenters liken the game to a kind of “Space Vietnam.

PlayStation Studios and Columbia Pictures are partnering for the Horizon Zero Dawn movie, which is expected to adapt the first game. This is the second collaboration between the two after, the Uncharted film in 2022 starring Tom Holland. It received a mixed response from fans and critics alike.