Helldivers 2, in a matter of a few weeks since its release, has shaken the industry full of half-baked AAA games to the core, as gamers and critics around the world widely proclaim it as the fast-paced, cinematic, and epic shooter they had been waiting for all this time. Now, collecting trophies in Helldivers 2 is almost as satisfying as Spreading Democracy. After all, who does not like to see their efforts and achievements being acknowledged. Whether you are a seasoned trophy hunter, or among hardcore fans like us who left glowing reviews on Metacritic and want to get all that the game has to offer, this Helldivers 2 trophy guide will help you get all of those achievements.
Unlike the traditional story mode games, where steps to getting trophies of achievements are well defined, in Helldivers 2 there is no well-defined roadmap to take for your trophy hunt. The game requires you to complete feats of varied difficulty and expertise as you play the game and rewards you with the associated achievement. Some trophies in Helldivers 2 are easy and you can obtain them earlier in the game while playing solo and on lower equipment stats. As you progress towards the platinum trophy, you will be met with some hard-to-get trophies that will up the ante, i.e., they will require you to play in a squad, with upgraded stratagems, and at the highest difficulties. The road to Platinum in Helldivers 2 is by no means an easy one, however, if you know the requirements for the trophies in Helldivers 2 and are deliberate about getting them as you play the game, you can minimize your grind substantially.
Tips for Collecting Trophies in Helldivers 2
To get trophies in Helldivers 2, you’ll have to play in more difficult missions. To play on climbing the difficulty ladder, you’ll have to constantly level up to unlock weapons and stratagems by farming XP and upgrade stratagems by farming samples. The point is that as you get better at the game and familiar with what weapons work against what enemy, progressively and deliberately challenge yourself by playing at higher difficulties, major order weekly missions, secondary mission objectives, and the like. This will make you a better player of course and allow you to gather rarer samples and XP much quicker. Here are some tips to help you on your ascent to higher difficulties and better rewards:
- Keep moving and keep diving to avoid getting swarmed by bugs or shot by bots, only stop to reload after garnering some distance or breathing room.
- You can kill enemies with your hellpod. Try to steer and drop over a heavy like a Bile Titan or Automaton Tank if you die in a mission.
- Helldivers 2 is not like Call of Duty, where reloading after one shot somehow magically adjusts the rest of those bullets in a fresh mag. An added dose of realism in Helldivers 2 causes the rest of the bullets in a mag to be wasted once you reload so it is recommended that for the most part, you unload all of it on the bugs before sliding the next mag in your weapon.
- Call in your support weapons as soon as you land to start the cooldown before you encounter the heat of a battle.
- Collect as many samples as you can as they are directly responsible for accelerated progression due to their role in upgrading your stratagems. Samples can be found around enemy hives or bases, or locations of secondary objectives.
All Trophies in Helldivers 2
Here is a list of all possible all the 39 trophies or achievements in Helldivers 2
Platinum | |
The Epitome of Super Earth | Obtain all trophies of Helldivers 2 |
 Gold | |
Hell Dive | Complete an Extreme difficulty mission or higher without anyone dying. |
Hold my primary, I’m going in! | Complete a full Hard difficulty mission or higher without anyone firing their primary or support weapon. |
Gone in 360 seconds! | Complete a full Extreme difficulty Blitz mission and extract in under 6 minutes. |
Silver | |
Extractamundo! | Extract with a full squad on a Hard difficulty or more mission. |
Caught them by Supplies! | Kill a Charger with a resupply pod. |
Samples are a diver’s best friend | Extract with at least 15 rare samples from a mission as a team. |
Doing your part | Complete at least 100 missions. |
It’s the only way to be sure… | Have 6 orbital barrage stratagems in the same place at the same time. |
For the greater good! | Kill 5,000 enemies. |
Kill it with fire! | Kill 100 enemies using fire damage during the same mission. |
Get some! | Fire at least 150 rounds in one burst, killing at least 10 enemies. |
That which does not kill you… | Be injured in all limbs at the same time. |
The power of Democracy | Kill 25 enemies with one stratagem. |
Fully operational | Reach max rank on one ship module. |
 Bronze | |
Ship it! | Upgrade all ship modules at least 1 level. |
Nothing is bigger than Freedom | Defeat a Hulk. |
The taller they are… | Defeat a Bile Titan. |
They don’t call it Tacticool for nothin’ | Complete 10 tactical objectives. |
Let’s call it a draw | Shoot off both arms on a Hulk and then extract while it’s alive. |
Cool guys don’t loo- AAAAH! | Fly at least 25 meters from the shockwave of an explosion. |
Hot Potato! | Throw back a live grenade. |
Bot Scrapper | Play 1 Bot Mission. |
Bug Stomper | Play 1 Bug Mission. |
Extractinating the Countryside | Play a planet defense mission. |
Patriot | Play at least 50 missions. |
Hold My Liber-tea! | While using a jump pack, knock yourself into a ragdoll state. |
Eat This! | Kill a bug warrior with a shotgun within 1 meter. |
Democracy ain’t done with you yet | Heal another player using stims. |
Promote Synergy | Provide assisted reload for a teammate. |
Strapping young lad | Customize your Helldiver with new cape, armor, and helmet. |
In the nick of time | Extract after the timer reaches zero. |
The Real Deal | Complete Basic Training. |
The long arm of Justice | Kill a target at a distance of over 100m. |
Stalking is illegal | Complete a Stalker Hive tactical objective. |
Job’s done! | Complete a mission but fail to extract. |
Science is done by quantity | Extract with at least 15 common samples. |
They mostly come at night… | Extract from a mission during nighttime. |
Spread Managed Democracy | Kill 150 enemies during the same mission. |
That covers all the achievements and trophies in Helldivers 2 that you can get as you march forward to protect Super Earth, managed democracy, and liberty.
