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.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 vs Total War: WARHAMMER III
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Total War: WARHAMMER III 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. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018) is 4 years older than Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022). Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER III (70.8% 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 Total War: WARHAMMER III
Choose Total War: WARHAMMER III if you want a Strategy game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 60,375 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Total War: WARHAMMER III 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
 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.1% positive (43,564 reviews) | 70.8% positive (60,375 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Fatshark | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018) is 4 years older than Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER III (70.8% positive).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Total War: WARHAMMER III (29.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 vs Total War: WARHAMMER III — FAQ
- Which is better, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 or Total War: WARHAMMER III?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher (90.1% positive) than Total War: WARHAMMER III (70.8% 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: Vermintide 2 or Total War: WARHAMMER III first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018) came out before Total War: WARHAMMER III (2022). 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: Vermintide 2 and Total War: WARHAMMER III 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 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Total War: WARHAMMER III have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Total War: WARHAMMER III ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.