Choose Total War: WARHAMMER
Choose Total War: WARHAMMER if you want a Strategy game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. 18,120 Steam reviews back the pick.
Total War: WARHAMMER vs Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Total War: WARHAMMER and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 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. Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) is 2 years older than Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018). Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER (82.2% 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 an Indie and RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 43,564 reviews.
Both Total War: WARHAMMER and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 sit in Action 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
 Total War: WARHAMMER |  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 59.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.2% positive (18,120 reviews) | 90.1% positive (43,564 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | Fatshark |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) is 2 years older than Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER (82.2% positive).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Total War: WARHAMMER (29.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Total War: WARHAMMER is Deck Playable, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is Deck Unsupported.
Total War: WARHAMMER vs Warhammer: Vermintide 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Total War: WARHAMMER or Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher (90.1% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER (82.2% 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 Total War: WARHAMMER or Warhammer: Vermintide 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Total War: WARHAMMER (2016) 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 Total War: WARHAMMER and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 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 Total War: WARHAMMER and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Total War: WARHAMMER ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.