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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

First-person co-op combat against rat-men overrunning a fantasy city

Fatshark · Released Oct 23, 2015

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
80% of 21K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 20 in 30 days
Playing now
14
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
8 years ago
Feb 20, 2018

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide?

You choose one of five heroes in a first-person co-op action game set during Warhammer Fantasy's End Times, as Skaven rat-men overrun Ubersreik. In teams of up to four, you fight through levels with melee and ranged weapons, complete objectives, and receive loot after each mission.

For you if...

  • +you like coordinating with friends against waves of enemies
  • +you enjoy dark fantasy and distinct hero loadouts
  • +you want to replay missions to improve your equipment

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer solo adventures without relying on teammates
  • −you want combat with little or no melee fighting

What players say

80% of 21,455 reviews are positive · 85% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the melee combat, environments, and playing with friends. Many report difficulty finding other players and say AI teammates are unreliable, making solo play frustrating. Some also find the missions and gear grind repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8/8.1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit*
Processor
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 940
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770 /w 1GB VRAM
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
*WARNING: 32-bit OS is NOT officially supported at this time

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8/8.1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit*
Processor
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00 GHz or AMD FX-9590 @ 4.7 GHz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
*WARNING: 32-bit OS is NOT officially supported at this time

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
108
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+

Steam Deck: Playable

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Tags

Recent updates

15 DLC available.

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