Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Shams Jorjani recently confirmed that the studio “won’t rest” until the previously leaked chainsword is added to Helldivers 2. This is certainly exciting news for players who’ve been asking for a chainsword for a long time—especially since rumors about a potential collaboration between Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40K started earlier in 2025.
Despite any controversy Helldivers 2 may have faced in the past, it’s undeniable how committed Arrowhead is when it comes to giving players what they ask for. Over its year and a half on the gaming scene, Helldivers 2 has undergone major changes across many areas, with the developer delivering everything from new content to essential fixes. But the game’s evolution is far from over, as Arrowhead has several plans for future additions, crossovers, weapons, and more. Unfortunately for the studio (but not for players), a wealth of features has leaked over the past few months, revealing plenty of content still in development and expected to join the game at some point. Now, Arrowhead has addressed the addition of one particularly anticipated weapon.
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Posts 4On the official Helldivers Discord channel, one player asked Arrowhead if Helldivers 2's primary melee weapons were in the works, as they wanted to see a “very large sword.” Luckily for them, Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani responded, saying the studio is hard at work on introducing “some kind of chainsword” to Helldivers 2. “We won’t rest,” wrote Jorjani, emphasizing the studio's own excitement about bringing the melee weapon to the game.
Arrowhead Promises “Some Kind of Chainsword” Is Coming to Helldivers 2
CloseThe idea of a chainsword has long been on players’ minds, especially since Jorjani himself teased a Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40K collaboration. This idea gained even more traction back in February, when popular leaker IronS1ghts shared an image showing the silhouette of a chainsword. Players were totally excited about both the potential crossover between the two franchises and the melee weapon’s possible addition—though nothing has been officially confirmed by either developer.
Although Jorjani didn’t provide details about when players can expect to see the chainsword in the popular third-person shooter, Arrowhead has recently teased more Illuminate content coming to Helldivers 2 in the future. On top of that, a significant number of leaks have revealed what may be the studio’s upcoming plans, including a new Automaton homeworld called New Cyberstan, a new enemy called the Observer (similar to the Watcher but with a twist), and more.
