# Games like Warhammer: Vermintide 2

> The closest matches to Warhammer: Vermintide 2: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Deep Rock Galactic, Killing Floor 2, Back 4 Blood, and MORDHAU. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Warhammer 40,000: Darktide](https://imho.run/games/1361210/warhammer-40-000-darktide) — Also Hack and Slash, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 71,322 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361210/)
2. [Deep Rock Galactic](https://imho.run/games/548430/deep-rock-galactic) — Also Dwarf, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 169,164 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/)
3. [Killing Floor 2](https://imho.run/games/232090/killing-floor-2) — Also Hack and Slash and Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 41,923 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/)
4. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Shares difficulty scaling with Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)
5. [MORDHAU](https://imho.run/games/629760/mordhau) — A frequent pick in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 players' libraries, and another Action. 59,032 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629760/)
6. [Chivalry 2](https://imho.run/games/1824220/chivalry-2) — Also Hack and Slash and Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 22,242 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1824220/)
7. [Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/816090/space-hulk-deathwing-enhanced-edition) — Also Games Workshop and Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 5,838 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/816090/)
8. [Hades](https://imho.run/games/1145360/hades) — Also Rogue-lite and Hack and Slash, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 139,938 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/)
9. [Total War: WARHAMMER III](https://imho.run/games/1142710/total-war-warhammer-iii) — Also Games Workshop and Dwarf, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 60,375 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/)
10. [Lord of the Rings: War in the North](https://imho.run/games/32800/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north) — Also Dwarf and Hack and Slash, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 1,537 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32800/)
11. [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2](https://imho.run/games/2183900/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2) — Same intense mood as Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 90,341 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183900/)
12. [Shadow Warrior 2](https://imho.run/games/324800/shadow-warrior-2) — Also Hack and Slash and Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 8,672 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324800/)
13. [NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black](https://imho.run/games/3287520/ninja-gaiden-2-black) — Shares mod support with Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 1,451 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3287520/)
14. [Grim Dawn](https://imho.run/games/219990/grim-dawn) — Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 39,041 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/)
15. [We Are The Dwarves](https://imho.run/games/395570/we-are-the-dwarves) — Also Dwarf and Rogue-lite, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 447 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395570/)
16. [Left 4 Dead 2](https://imho.run/games/550/left-4-dead-2) — Also Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 226,496 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/)
17. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Also Rogue-lite, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
18. [Ravenswatch](https://imho.run/games/2071280/ravenswatch) — Also Rogue-lite and Hack and Slash, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 7,728 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/)
19. [Torchlight II](https://imho.run/games/200710/torchlight-ii) — A frequent pick in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 players' libraries, and another RPG. 17,371 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200710/)
20. [Necromunda: Hired Gun](https://imho.run/games/1222370/necromunda-hired-gun) — Also Games Workshop and Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 3,833 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222370/)
21. [SpellForce 3 Soul Harvest](https://imho.run/games/817540/spellforce-3-soul-harvest) — Also Dwarf and Gore, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 843 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/817540/)
22. [Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/435150/divinity-original-sin-2-definitive-edition) — Same immersive mood as Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 82,468 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/)
23. [The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing](https://imho.run/games/215530/the-incredible-adventures-of-van-helsing) — Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 3,090 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215530/)
24. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Shares mod support with Warhammer: Vermintide 2. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=552500&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=552500
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/552500
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## About Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a dark fantasy action RPG developed and published by Fatshark, released in 2018 at $29.99. Players describe the game as atmospheric, dark, immersive, and intense, with core mechanics including build-diversity, co-op-teamwork, difficulty-scaling, enemy-behavior-reading, and melee-combat-fluidity. Reviewers highlight the witty and well-written character dialogue, and players note the melee combat feels weighty and responsive with an extremely high skill ceiling. The game features mod support and varied maps contributing to high-replayability, while tactical positioning matters greatly against overwhelming hordes. The game is not supported on Steam Deck and holds a 90% positive rating from over 43,000 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 552500
- **Developer:** Fatshark
- **Publisher:** Fatshark
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Mar 8, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552500/)
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