Choose Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Choose Lord of the Rings: War in the North if you want a RPG experience. 1,537 Steam reviews back the pick.
Lord of the Rings: War in the North vs Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Lord of the Rings: War in the North and Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide 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. Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) is 4 years older than Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015). Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Lord of the Rings: War in the North (77.9% 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: End Times - Vermintide
Choose Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide if you want an Indie game with Online Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.4% positive across 7,857 reviews.
Both Lord of the Rings: War in the North and Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player 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
 Lord of the Rings: War in the North |  Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.9% positive (1,537 reviews) | 83.4% positive (7,857 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Snowblind Studios | Fatshark |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) is 4 years older than Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015).
- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide scores higher on Steam reviews (83.4% positive) than Lord of the Rings: War in the North (77.9% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Lord of the Rings: War in the North has no Deck rating yet.
Lord of the Rings: War in the North vs Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide — FAQ
- Which is better, Lord of the Rings: War in the North or Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide scores higher (83.4% positive) than Lord of the Rings: War in the North (77.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Lord of the Rings: War in the North or Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide first?
- If you want chronology, Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011) came out before Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (2015). 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 Lord of the Rings: War in the North and Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide 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 Lord of the Rings: War in the North and Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Lord of the Rings: War in the North ships Co-op; Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide ships Online Co-op, Co-op.