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Helldivers 2was a massive success for Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Johan Pilestedt serves as the CEO of Arrowhead Studios and the game director for the successful live service title and is an avid gamer himself.
It is wholesome to see developers support fellow developers. Pilestedt is vocal about how much he loved the originalKingdom Come: Deliveranceby Warhorse Studios and is looking forward to the sequel. Perhaps the director could incorporate some concept for a futureHelldiversproject.
Helldivers 2 game director Johan Pilestedt Ioves All Video Games
The director is very outgoing and has an approachable nature that wouldlead to very awkward but wholesome fan interactionsin public. In terms of interactions through social media, Pilestedt has ticked every box in the checklist and has received some form of training in public relations and does not hold back especially if he is talking about something he is passionate about like his excitement for Warhorse Studios’Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
I am so excited for@WarhorseStudiosand#KingdomComeDeliverance2. I loved the first game and it’s brave take on combat. The story was great as well, really drew me in. Hope the team knocks it out of the park with this long awaited sequel.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt)July 06, 2025
Pilestedt is also a fan of real-time strategy games likeManor Lords, perhaps he is taking some inspiration or at least ideas to later use in future updates for his most successful game yet.
Is anyone else excited for@LordsManor? I am a huge fan of these types of city builders.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt)August 25, 2025
The gaming industry can be a dangerous place to start a career but with people like Pilestedt who is very friendly with almost anyone as evidenced by the hearty exchange with the developers ofAlan Wake 2.Remedy Entertainment sent a lovely giftand fans are begging for a crossover between the two games.
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Pilestedt was a gamer in his youth and was mainlyinspired by Nintendoto pursue a career in game development. It would be amazing to see concepts from Manor Lords and Kingdom Come: Deliverance be experimented on by the team over at Arrowhead Game Studios as part of Pilestedt’s initiative for anexpanding universe.
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It wasn’t long ago when Pilestedt shared his two cents aboutwhich game he would like to injectinto the multiplayer game and it was Nintendo’sStar Fox. Perhaps the possibilities are endless and should not be restricted to the current game but Arrowhead Studios should have a much more ambitious roadmap that can feature different genres of gaming inspired by older successful games.
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Pilestedt is intrigued with the idea of exploring other modes of games that can fit well with his current creative vision. It is all relevant in the gaming industry to find more creative ways to increase the player count and take the franchise in newer directions to adjust to the demands of the gaming community and trends.
Perhaps the game director is just like anyone else and isn’t limiting himself to a specific genre of gaming and wants to see what others have to offer. It is exciting to think thatHelldiverscould potentially go on a different route and deviate from the current formula, even inother formatslike live-action films.
Would you like to see a real-time strategy version ofHelldivers 2? What other types of games would you like to see influence Johan Pilestedt? Let us know in the comments section below!
Rouvin Josef Quirimit
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Piqued by his interest in superheroes during the early days of Marvel movies, Rouvin fell in a rabbit hole of pop culture. His passion for movies led to video games and he fell in love with God of War, The Last of Us, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, and more great single-player games that paved the way for his career as a gaming writer.
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