Choose HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition
Choose HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition if you want the Valve Anti-Cheat enabled side of the pairing. 10,139 Steam reviews back the pick.
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition vs Neon Meltdown
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition and Neon Meltdown both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition (2015) is 11 years older than Neon Meltdown (2026). Both support cooperative play. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Neon Meltdown
Choose Neon Meltdown if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Neon Meltdown launched in 2026.
Both HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition and Neon Meltdown sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition |  Neon Meltdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91.7% positive (10,139 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Arrowhead Game Studios | Living Skies Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition (2015) is 11 years older than Neon Meltdown (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Neon Meltdown has no Deck rating yet.
HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition vs Neon Meltdown — FAQ
- Should I play HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition or Neon Meltdown first?
- If you want chronology, HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition (2015) came out before Neon Meltdown (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition and Neon Meltdown similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition and Neon Meltdown have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Neon Meltdown ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Neon Meltdown doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.