Properly, by no means say Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Studios would not have a darkish sense of nostalgia. One yr faraway from the notorious in-game liberation of Malevelon Creek, Helldivers 2 is sending its gamers again to the planet to carry it in opposition to surging Automaton forces.
After a current Main Order failure, gamers had been anxious a few return to the Creek, as studies indicated the Automatons — pushing ahead with their fiery new Incineration Corps — had been focusing on the Severin Sector. The sector, and Malevelon Creek specifically, was the middle of considered one of Helldivers 2’s earliest and most notable collective moments within the recreation. Helldivers converged on the planet to attempt to preserve the Creek underneath Tremendous Earth management.
The mixture of jungle terrain and very harmful foes led to Malevelon Creek being dubbed issues like “Robotic Vietnam.” After the combat concluded and the Creek was securely underneath Helldiver management, Arrowhead launched a particular cape to commemorate the combat.
Properly, over the weekend, a brand new Main Order confirmed Helldivers will be heading again to Malevelon Creek. The offensive, led by the Incineration Corps, is on its approach, with Malevelon Creek because the goal. Already, invasions and skirmishes are underway throughout the sector, with traces pushing in direction of the Creek.
By the in-game briefing, Tremendous Earth is urging its Helldivers to guard the resting place of many “Creekers” who fell within the push to free the planet. That is all to forestall the “best internet desecration” of the upcoming Malevelon Creek Memorial Day.
New MAJOR ORDER
:Maintain MALEVELON CREEK! pic.twitter.com/Dx6WuhG948
— Helldivers Alerts (@HelldiversAlert) March 30, 2025
Helldivers 2 gamers are, predictably, amped for this Main Order. Memes invoking the whole lot from Starship Troopers to the Doom Slayer and, someway, Delicious in Dungeon flooded the Helldivers subreddit. Those that skilled the Creek again then, with its swarms of bots and lasers filling the air, are equipped for spherical two.
New gamers who joined after the unique combat for the Creek also seem eager to leap in and expertise this significantly memorable locale. There’s quite a bit to be stated for these communal efforts, the place Helldivers begin logging on and constructing in direction of massive moments collectively. When it ties into the long-running story and a sense of a shared expertise in a universe, it may be actually unimaginable.
In fact, considerations are already rising that Arrowhead hasn’t absolutely tipped its hand but. One post notes that whereas the defensive efforts are going nicely and Malevelon Creek is at present protected, there are nonetheless 5 days left on the Main Order. Groups are (*2*) because the sector stays a hotbed for Automaton incursions. It is fascinating to see it unfold in real-time, and can little doubt make this week an thrilling one for Helldivers gamers because the battle for the Creek picks up.
Eric is a contract author for IGN.