Helldivers 2: How to fix stuck on “Defrosting Helldivers”

A screenshot from the game Helldivers 2Arrowhead Game Studio

Helldivers 2 is a brand-new game that has become a worldwide phenomenon. However, players have come across an issue where they get stuck while Defrosting Helldivers. Here are a few possible fixes for the issue.

Helldivers 2 is an online co-op third-person shooter game that has taken the gaming world by storm. The player count of the game has gone up massively with around 400,000 players playing the game consistently.

However, with this many players, the game is also suffering from error messages. One of the errors that players have faced is being stuck on Defrosting Helldivers in the loading screen.

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Here is what we know about fixing this issue in the game.

A screenshot from the game Helldivers 2Defrosting Helldivers is an error that players have faced in the game

How to fix Defrosting Helldivers issue in Helldivers 2

The issue of being stuck on Defrosting Helldivers on the loading screen is on account of the servers being at maximum capacity. Therefore, in most cases, the issue isn’t on your end as the massive player surge of this game is leading to the problem.

However, there are a few fixes that have managed to solve this problem for players:

  1. Restart the Game: One of the best ways to fix this problem is simply rebooting the game. This way, the game will make a fresh attempt to re-establish a server connection and that can fix the problem.
  2. Reboot your router: Sometimes your internet might be unable to connect to the servers and restarting your server might help with the problem.
  3. Verify game files: The game might have some corrupted files leading to connection problems. Verifying the game files often helps to fix and issues.

These are currently the best-known methods to fix this problem. However, if we find more solutions, we will update this article.

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