All missions in Helldivers 2

Some missions in Helldivers 2 are far simpler than others. But don’t be fooled by that 40-minute mission timer. Have a crack at every mission, regardless of whether you’re solo or playing with a team to learn what you’re best at. Here are all the missions in Helldivers 2.

Helldivers 2: All missions and their objectives

Helldivers 2 offers various mission types focussed around the two factions. Each faction has its own unique set of missions as you fight against the invading lifeforms that threaten the Super Earth. There are a minimum of three missions per difficulty setting on each planet. These can be filtered by each unlocked difficulty, keeping the mission type but increasing the amount of enemies that spawn on the map.

Helldivers 2 missions are separated into four types of Operations: Defend Freedom, Bug Extermination, Destroy Automatons, and Protect Liberty. Each Operation has missions, with some overlapping one another. New mission objectives are added as you unlock harder difficulties.

The same missions will frequently appear throughout your Helldiver career, regardless of your chosen difficulty. Most missions with multiple objectives give you 40 minutes to complete. Other missions with objectives like killing a specific amount of enemies have more limited timers (10 to 12 minutes). Use the mission timer wisely. Complete the objectives as quickly as you can while looting resources (Samples, ammo, and Stratagem weapons) to handle hordes at the extraction point.

Helldivers 2 is intended to be played with four players. Therefore, solo players will naturally have a tougher time completing missions as a lot are easier to complete with a team stocked on ammo, Boosters, and Stratagems. Let’s dive into every mission available in Helldivers 2 and our recommended party size for each type.

This article is a work in progress.

All Defend Freedom missions (Terminid Faction)

All Bug Extermination missions (Terminid Faction)

All Protect Liberty missions (Automaton Faction)

All Destroy Automatons Operation missions (Automaton Faction)

Major Order missions

Major Order missions are exclusive missions dedicated towards a specific Major Order’s objective. The first in Helldivers 2 is the Defend Planet: Retrieve Essential Personnel mission. Here you need to escort researchers from continual Bot Breaches. This mission is incredibly tough to complete on harder difficulty levels and near-impossible for solo Helldivers.

Major Orders record the progress of every Helldiver, letting you track the progress via the Defend bar on each Defend Campaign. It is uncertain whether the Retrieve Essential Personnel mission will remain part of Helldivers 2 once this Major Order is complete. But there will likely be more Major Order exclusive missions to come in the Liberation Campaign.