Can someone explain why this game is so well received for??

[Amplifier]

From what I see from the trailers, it looks bland as hell. Graphics are mediocre. There's only like...two enemy types available to fight against?? And you just run around empty barren planets like in Starfield.

So what's the appeal exactly??? I dont get it.

[Niopha]

Let's see..

-Democracy
-Fun gameplay
-Fun & Intense combat
-Rewarding
-Not Garbage monetisation
-Kill your friends in ridiculous and fun ways
-Fun gameplay
-Did I mention fun gameplay yet?

How about you go get yourself a nice cup of Liber-TEA and try the game out?

[Captain Furious]

It’s fun to play

Pretty simple

[OldWhovian]

Congratulations! You've learned a valuable lesson: Not every game is for everyone. You see, I think MOBAs are boring as all hell; but they're super popular. I just don't go to the DOTA forums and start asking why people like it because it's frankly unimportant. All that matters is if a game/genre is for me. You've clearly made up your mind that you don't like it; so why bother?

[Nacho Libre]

Everyone is different but I can tell you a few things that keep me playing.
1 - All planets are different. Some are more barren while others are full of lakes or forests.
2 - Having 2 different factions to fight against with entirely different types of mobs makes it a lot more fun. Fighting each can feel like a different game.
3 - Changing loadouts to best suit how you play and the mission type adds a different element.
4 - The sheer amount of chaos in every mission!

[Danil]

1. Not everyone play "every game", most of people play something that currently popular - for them this game is "new experience", most of people who playing Helldivers2 have not played Destiny2 or Apex - for them Helldivers 2 is new game they was waiting for last 10 years.

But how Heldivers2 got to this hype:
1. There is Helldivers game - that released many years ago - and they had core audience before release Helldivers2.
This core audience did not develop initial interest, but they "keep hype alive" by giving positive comments like - "developers still have Hellfdivers servers running, so they will fix server issua with Helldivers2".
2. Initial hype - remember Halo infinite release - why Halo Infinite was successful on release - because "every other shooter released at that time was annoyingly bugged, when Halo Inf was working".
This Helldivers2 I think similar - but in "gameplay feeling" concept - peopel bored to see CS2/COD/Apex everywheere, and happy to play something else, and this game had enough to "click" and be "that game people wanted".
I think Helldivers2 still can end same as Halo Infinite... but will see.