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Helldivers 2 sheds 130 gigabytes in an unprecedented feat of optimization

Grant St. Clair
Dec 05, 2025
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Helldivers II

As we’ve well documented here, Helldivers 2 is a lot of fun. Helldivers 2 also requires an ungodly amount of space, though, falling victim to the software bloat that plagues a lot of big-budget games. It’s tough, having to weigh the enjoyment I’ll get from a game against the storage space that installing it will take up — and in many cases,…

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