About r/Helldivers
In its own words:
A subreddit dedicated to HELLDIVERS and HELLDIVERS II, intense co-op shooters set in a satirical dystopian future where you play as one of mankind's elite soldiers determined to spread managed democracy. Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios.
Community guide
r/Helldivers (#490) draws about 2.3 million members as a subreddit dedicated to HELLDIVERS and HELLDIVERS II, intense co-op shooters set in a satirical dystopian future where you play as one of mankind's elite soldiers determined to spread managed democracy. Collected rules highlight Be Civil; No reposts; and No spamming, among 15 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:252, text:229, video:144, gallery:71. Busy sample (~293.9 ppd across 699 posts).
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s stated focus—a subreddit dedicated to HELLDIVERS and HELLDIVERS II, intense co-op shooters set in a satirical dystopian future where you play as one of mankind's elite soldiers determined to spread managed democracy. Rule themes on file include: Be Civil; No reposts; No spamming; No begging. Stay on-topic and civil.
Format and effort
Sample composition leans image:252, text:229, video:144, gallery:71. Low-effort or off-scope posts are common removal reasons when rules call them out. Prefer clear titles and media that fit the stated remit.
Practical pointers
Busy sample (~293.9 ppd across 699 posts). Use the live rules for spoilers, NSFW, reposts, and promo. This page paraphrases directory + arctic rule snapshots only.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 22, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,708 subscribers (+0.08%). It sits just behind r/sewing (#489) and ahead of r/pennystocks (#491) in our ranking.
What sets r/Helldivers apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 129.9 new posts a day per million members, more than 99% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.60% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 87% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 3.2× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Helldivers grew from 2,248,513 to 2,262,103 subscribers (+13.6K, +0.60%). That is about 309 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Helldivers talks about
Across 699 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “game”, “arrowhead”, “warbond”, “super” and “help”. Other frequent themes are love, war, idea, fix, earth and community. Recurring phrases include “super earth”, “galactic war”, “noxious strain” and “super destroyer”. By format, 36% are images, 33% are text posts and 21% are videos.
Popular post flairs: DISCUSSION (219), HUMOR (153), MEDIA (82), FEEDBACK / SUGGESTION (62), BUG / TECH ISSUE (57), QUESTION (54).
Activity and best time to post
r/Helldivers gets about 290 new posts a day. The public archive holds 791,686 posts and 13,627,245 comments in total, about 17.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (305 posts) and the quietest was Monday (210). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Helldivers
The moderators of r/Helldivers list 15 rules. In short:
- Be Civil
- No reposts
- No spamming
- No begging
- No naming and shaming
- Credit the original creator
- No low efforts posts/comments
- No LFG request posts (use the megathread)
- Posts/comments must be related to Helldivers
- No leaks/cheats/exploits discussions
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Helldivers and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Helldivers?
r/Helldivers has 2,262,103 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #490 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 13,590 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Helldivers created?
r/Helldivers was created on Aug 22, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
Is r/Helldivers still active?
Yes. r/Helldivers gets about 290 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 791,686 posts and 13,627,245 comments. In a sample of 699 recent posts we counted 566 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Helldivers?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Helldivers?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit dedicated to HELLDIVERS and HELLDIVERS II, intense co-op shooters set in a satirical dystopian future where you play as one of mankind's elite soldiers determined to spread managed democracy. Developed by Ar…” Recent post titles often mention game, arrowhead, warbond, super and help. Most posts are images (36%).
Is r/Helldivers SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Helldivers as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Helldivers?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Helldivers accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Be Civil”; “No reposts”; “No spamming”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Helldivers?
Communities with similar topics include r/VALORANT (2.7M), r/marvelstudios (4.9M), r/Overwatch (6.2M), r/cyberpunkgame (2.7M) and r/WinStupidPrizes (2.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Helldivers.