Factory Striders Are Back in Helldivers 2 — and They’re Multi-Dropping

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has triggered the resurgence of the Factory Striders — and on harder difficulties they’re dropping in packs.

For the uninitiated, the Factory Strider is an AT-AT-style Automaton walker that drops onto the battlefield, stomps around shooting up Helldivers, and sometimes even spawns other enemies. They were stealth-dropped into the PlayStation 5 and PC co-op shooter earlier in April, but it seems this was something of a test. Now, according to Arrowhead, Factory Striders are back and in a big way.

Factory Striders have made a resurgence on the Automaton front. These imposing, massive support dreadnoughts now threaten freedom and democracy throughout the galactic rim. pic.twitter.com/XRTPU7k71s

— HELLDIVERS™ 2 (@helldivers2) April 16, 2024

Since this announcement, Helldivers 2 players have discovered that on the game’s harder difficulties, the Factory Striders can multi-drop. That is, they can drop in groups, which is a terrifying prospect. Redditor Dolt1372 published a clip, below, that shows just how out of control this can get, with Factory Strider after Factory Strider dropping in front of the unfortunate Helldiver.

Factory Strider multi drop