Helldivers 2‘s Festival of Reckoning goes live on December 18, 2025 at 2am PT (10am GMT, 11am CET, 7pm JST) and runs through December 31 at 14:59 PT (22:59 GMT, 23:59 CET, Jan 1 07:59 JST). The PlayStation Blog announcement says the event will bring extended event time and special Major Orders that hand out limited-time celebration stratagems.
The festival is billed as a season-long celebration inside Helldivers 2. Players can expect holiday Major Orders that grant temporary access to a range of stratagems, including some normally reserved for Premium Warbonds. In-game dispatches will inform squads which Major Order is active and which mandatory celebration stratagems are available for the short term.
Players looking for a quick look at the festival trailer can view the official clip here:
Expect a mix of spectacle and tactical chaos while the event runs, with the temporary stratagems changing which loadouts and strategies feel best in drop zones during the festival window.
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Helldivers 2
Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios
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.
- Genre: Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release: 2024-02-08
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Age Rating:
PEGI 18 / ACB MA 15+ / GRAC 19+ / USK 16 / CERO Z / CLASS_IND 18 / ESRB M
- IGDB Rating: 82.2/100
