Choose Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Choose Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 7,857 Steam reviews back the pick.
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide vs Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 both land in Action, Indie 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015) is 3 years older than Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018). Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (83.4% positive). 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 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Choose Warhammer: Vermintide 2 if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 43,564 reviews.
Both Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 83.4% positive (7,857 reviews) | 90.1% positive (43,564 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fatshark | Fatshark |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015) is 3 years older than Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (83.4% positive).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is Deck Playable, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is Deck Unsupported.
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide vs Warhammer: Vermintide 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide or Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher (90.1% positive) than Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (83.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide or Warhammer: Vermintide 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015) came out before Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018). 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 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.