Johan Pilestedt is curious about what Helldivers 2 fans would want from the Arrowhead studio's new game. Besides the fact that it should be full of amazing moments.

CCO of Arrowhead Studios Johan Pilestedt reveals what might be next for the studio as well as what projects the team has worked on over the years.

While fans wait to see what Arrowhead might make next, there is still lots more planned for Helldivers 2 as part of its live-service programming. Its latest DLC, a crossover with Killzone, launched in December and didn't go over perfectly with fans due its pricing and other issues. Arrowhead made changes and apologized to fans over this.

Helldivers 2 was one of the biggest surprise success stories of last year, selling over 10 million copies and becoming a cultural phenomenon. The alien shooter’s creative director kicked off 2025 by asking fans about their hopes and dreams for Arrowhead Game Studios’ future projects,

Helldivers 2 creative director and Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt, the creative lead on a game built around the idea of wearing a caricature of fascism like a Halloween costume, reckons game developers should simply "make good games,

Helldivers 2 is less than a year old, but it seems that Arrowhead already has plans for what's next. To celebrate the new year, Arrowhead CCO Johan Pilestedt confirmed that he's working on the "high concept" for Arrowhead's next game.