Helldivers 2’s Into the Unjust Update Goes Live, Unleashing Gargantuan Hive Lord Bosses

September 2, 2025 - Super Earth forces have officially deployed the highly anticipated “Into the Unjust” content update for Helldivers 2, sending squads deep into the Terminid Hive Worlds and unveiling the fearsome return of the Hive Lords.

In the early hours of Tuesday, Arrowhead Game Studios released Update 1.004.000 at 10:00 BST (2 am PDT/5 am EDT), with a download weighing in under 5 GB on PS5 and equivalent sizes on PC and Xbox. The centerpiece of the update is the expansion into the Gloom-shrouded Hive Worlds, featuring:

• Randomly generated giant cave systems with destructible walls and cave-roof stratagem holes
• Acid lakes, advanced bug spires, and hostile flora on the surface
• New mission types, including “Destroy Spore Lung” objectives and escorting the GATER oil rig through treacherous terrain

Most notably, the subterranean depths now harbor the colossal Hive Lords-towering, sandworm-like boss creatures with 150,000 health points that can obliterate squads with body slams, corrosive bile sprays, and seismic tunneling attacks. These true boss fights require deep coordination and heavy anti-tank ordnance such as Recoilless Rifles, Orbital Railcannons, and Anti-Tank Emplacement stratagems, which can deal up to 39,000 damage per emplacement.

Developers have also introduced four new Terminid variants: Rupture Spewers, Rupture Warriors, Rupture Chargers, and the flying, acid-breathing Dragonroach. Balance tweaks include unified orbital projectile values, improved stun mechanics, and throwable adjustments, alongside numerous bug and crash fixes.

Players are encouraged to gear up with the new Dust Devils Warbond and prepare for intense subterranean warfare against the Terminid horde and their Hive Lord overseers.