Today, the crowdfunding campaign for the Helldivers 2 Board Game went live. This tabletop adaptation of Arrowhead Studios’ satirical sci-fi shooter was an instant success on Gamefound, reaching its funding goal 12 minutes after going live.
The Helldivers 2 Board Game Gamefound Campaign
On its official campaign page, the Helldivers 2 Board Game brings the fight for managed democracy to gaming tables. Much like the Helldivers 2 videogame, it is a co-op experience for 1-4 players. Players choose one of four classes, mission difficulty, and a planet on which to deploy.
From there, you and your squadmates must manage your ammunition, prioritize targets, strategically use action cards, utilize different weapon types and stratagems, and heroically extract from the mission area. According to the campaign page, a single game takes 120-180 minutes to complete.
The base version of the Helldivers 2 Board Game includes many game pieces and elements that fans expect: damage dice, Helldivers miniatures, stratagem boards, and various status effect tokens. As for enemies, the base game only supports the insectoid Terminid enemies.
Thankfully, developer Steamforged Games included various expansions at different pledge levels and as add-ons. These include the Patriot Exosuit expansion, bringing mech power to the squad, and various boss enemies like the Bile Titan, Factory Strider, and Impaler. Finally, there is an Automatons expansion, bringing the robotic terrors of Malevelon Creek to the game.
There are three pledge levels for the Helldivers 2 Board Game. They are as follows:
- Commander Pledge for £61.00: The base version of the Helldivers 2 Board Game.
- Galactic Commander Pledge for £92.00: The base game, the Patriot Exosuit expansion, and two mystery expansions set to be announced at a later date.
- Hell Commander Pledge for £246.00: The base game, Patriot Exosuit, Impaler, Bile Titan, Factory Strider, Automaton, and mystery expansions
In addition, anyone who backs the crowdfunding campaign will receive a Gamefound exclusive Helldivers commemorative turn tracker coin at no additional cost.
At the time of writing, the Helldivers 2 Board Game campaign has raised £383,714, more than six times its initial funding goal of £60,000. The campaign concludes April 22.