Warhammer: Vermintide 2

GameGrinKayla Hill

9.5/10

FatShark has done a fantastic job of taking their first game and improving on every single aspect. The recurring theme of offering players a variety of tools, characters and enemies to face leads to a crescendo of unique moments that are all entirely player driven. While the difficulty spikes can be frustrating, part of the fun in Vermintide 2 is being against the odds and prevailing.

Gaming NexusNicholas Leon

9/10

If you haven't already, go get this game, and then tell your friends to get this game, and then go have some fun.

Worth PlayingTony "OUberLord" Mitera

9/10

In Warhammer: Vermintide 2 it's time for players to return to the first-person co-op experience with intense melee action.

Vermintide II feels like a predictable step in a fantastic direction. It’s retained all of the bits of its predecessor that felt novel, and its gone the extra mile creating an ocean of foes that feel trickier and deadlier than ever before. While it suffers from some of the usual gripes that plague modern multiplayer adventures (in-game randomised loot as a compulsory progression mechanic and matchmaking troubles being the worst of them), it’s fundamentally enjoyable in its madcap approach to murder and mayhem. While you and your party members are unquestionably the arbiters of violence, yo…

Capsule ComputersJamie Laike Tsui

8.5/10

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 offers tense co-op gameplay that is so much more than just “Left 4 Dead with swords”

Steam Deck HQNoah Kupetsky

8/10

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a fantastic Left 4 Dead style game with nice RPG mechanics to keep things fresh and it works great on the Deck!

TheSixthAxisStefan L

8/10

Vermintide 2’s co-op battling is nice step forward over the original. It’s gruelling at times, and that can sap the fun out when you’re failing missions and not making progress, with the weighty combat, the additional sub-classes and a long and deep progression of difficulty and loot, there’s plenty here for those that want to be in for the long haul.

GameWatcherMarcello Perricone

8/10

An extremely satisfying coop combat game with a very frustrating balance and loot system.

ShackNewsKevin Tucker

8/10

Even with a few minor and infrequent hiccups, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 serves as an excellent platform for players keen on first-person cooperative action. The number of missions and environments, to say nothing of the different characters and classes, should provide enough content and customization to keep fans happy for the foreseeable future. As for cutting through the rising and falling ranks of the vicious Vermintide; well, it just feels good.

Game InformerJavy Gwaltney

8/10

Vermintide 2 shamelessly wears its influences on its sleeve. A love letter to both Left 4 Dead and Diablo, the game casts you as a party of characters fending off an invading army of rat-men (called Skaven), orcs, and all sorts of nasty beasts that want to tear the world to shreds. While that pitch might sound generic, strong multiplayer systems and enjoyable combat make Vermintide 2 a blast as long as you’re playing with other people.

IGNTom Marks

8/10

Warhammer Vermintide 2 is a beautifully dark game, and I’m in love with its hard-hitting, meaty melee weapons. It’s a gorgeous game with tons of fun play styles and customization options to uncover, even if most of the loot you earn for your efforts is a letdown. But thankfully you don’t need to pay much attention to it to simply enjoy the hack-n-slash, Left 4 Dead-inspired co-op fun of bashing hordes of rats and zombies to a pulp.

Analog Stick GamingJeff Young

Unscored

Blending Left 4 Dead with the Warhammer fantasy genre almost seems like a match made in heaven. The original Vermintide shamelessly borrowed from the Left 4 Dead formula while keeping the action consistently flowing and offering up a diverse cast that would banter back and forth as we chopped up the