Choose Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Choose Warhammer: Vermintide 2 if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.1% positive across 43,564 reviews.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 vs Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide both land in Action, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018) is 4 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022). Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (74.8% 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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Darktide if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 71,322 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide sit in Action and RPG 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 |  Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.49 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.1% positive (43,564 reviews) | 74.8% positive (71,322 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Fatshark | Fatshark |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018) is 4 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.1% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (74.8% positive).
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently ~55% cheaper on Steam than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (4.49 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is Deck Unsupported, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is Deck Playable.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 vs Warhammer 40,000: Darktide — FAQ
- Which is better, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 or Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
- On Steam reviews Warhammer: Vermintide 2 scores higher (90.1% positive) than Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (74.8% 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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide first?
- If you want chronology, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2018) came out before Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG 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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Warhammer 40,000: Darktide ships Online Co-op, Co-op.