Action · October 23, 2015

Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide (2015)

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Vermintide is a co-operative action first person shooter and melee combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world. Vermintide takes place in and around Ubersreik, a city overrun by Skaven. You will assume the role of one of five heroes, each featuring different play-styles, abilities, gear and personality. Working cooperatively, you must use their individual attributes to survive an apocalyptic invasion from the hordes of relentless rat-men, known as the Skaven. Battles will take place across a range of environments stretching from the top of the Magnus Tower to the bowels of the Under Empire. Core Features: Cooperative Survival For up to 4 Players - Band together with your friends or die alone. Vermintide will continuously test the teamwork and skill of you and your friends. Drop-in, drop-out Multiplayer and the addition of A.I. bots ensures a full team at any time, regardless of available players. Play as Five Unique Heroes - Five distinct characters to choose from, each with their own personality, agenda and story to tell. Learning what it means to work together is key to the group's survival. Huge Hero Arsenal - Each hero has its own unique weapons arsenal to draw from, allowing you to adjust their combat style to fit their gameplay preference. There are hundreds of different weapons, includíng swords, daggers, axes, hammers, bows, guns, magical staves & more Embark on an Epic Quest - Boasting 13 diverse levels - on the ground, in buildings, on walls and underground - ranging from the immense Magnus Tower to the treacherous Under Empire, Vermintide will take you on a journey you’ll never forget. Experience the Skaven Like Never Before - A rising tide of malicious and cunning rat-men await you, hacking, clawing and eviscerating all that stand in their way. Face vicious packs of clan-rats and deadly specialized elites. Gather Shiny Loot - Rewarding teamwork above all else, you are given loot dice at the end of a mission that will reward you and your team mates with a weapon, a hat or a trinket. Completing side objectives means that better loot dice can be added to the roll. Battle Unpredictable Enemies - Vermintide features a dynamic spawn system providing a constant set of new challenges lurking behind every corner. Experience an Immersive Story - Games Workshop veterans have banded together to write a fantastic new addition to the Warhammer lore, offering a new perspective on the cataclysmic events of The End Times. Find a Path to Safety - The Skaven boast incredible mobility, able to climb and leap fantastic distances to make life a living hell for the Heroes. No matter where you go, they will be there, ready to pounce. The time of mortals is ending, and the reign of Chaos draws ever closer. The Dark Gods are at last united in a singular purpose, losing their madness across the world as never before. In the Empire of Sigmar, Karl Franz's gaze is focused on the incursion of the savage northmen, but it is not the only threat. As the Chaos moon Morrslieb waxes full, shrill voices echo through tunnels gnawed far beneath the Empire's cities, and a Skaven host swarms towards the surface. It emerges first in the city of Ubersreik, a screeching mass that consumes all before it. Soon Ubersreik is a charnel-town, drowning beneath the malevolent shadow of the Horned Rat. Yet even in the darkest times, there are always champions to light the way. As Ubersreik cowers, five heroes, united by capricious fate, carry the fight to the rat-men. It remains to be seen whether they have the strength to survive, let alone work together long enough to thwart the invaders. One truth, however, is beyond all doubt: should these five fall, then Ubersreik will fall with them.

Action releases from 2015

146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume21.1k Steam reviewsTop 24% in Action
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 77 — top 47% of Action titles
Engagement hours15 h averageTop 33% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 414
  • Online Co-Op · 385
  • Co-op · 361
  • Dark Fantasy · 338
  • First-Person · 303
  • Games Workshop · 284
  • Gore · 284
  • Multiplayer · 279
  • FPS · 224
  • Fantasy · 201
  • Hack and Slash · 177
  • Atmospheric · 156
  • Action RPG · 146
  • Survival · 142
  • Dwarf · 135

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 21.1k reviews

16.9k positive · 4.2k negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

13.5k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Press Quotes

“Simply put, the experience is wonderful.” 9/10 – Gamereactor “Vermintide nails what great co-op should be.” 9/10 – PC Gamer “Vermintide is one of those games that people say you should play but you aren’t sure but then suddenly it’s the best thing you’ve played with other people in ages” Kotaku

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

15h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

108

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 23, 2015
DeveloperFatshark
Base price$2.99 -90%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons15 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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