Warhammer: Vermintide 2 similar games & best alternatives

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

What works
  • Satisfying melee combat
  • Strong cooperative gameplay
  • Rich warhammer fantasy setting
  • High replayability with frequent updates
  • Friendly and helpful community
Things to keep in mind
  • Grindy loot progression
  • Some dlc locked content
  • Steep difficulty curve at higher levels
  • Occasional connection issues
  • Slow early game progression

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Sker Ritual

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • REMNANT II®

  • Survivalist

  • Dying Light: The Beast

  • Risk of Rain 2

  • State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

  • Death Road to Canada
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Forsaken Frontiers

  • Brigand: Oaxaca

  • PERISH
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Warhammer: Vermintide 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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