Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Reviews

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Polygon
Top Critic
Unscored
Sep 11, 2022

The Chaos Wastes introduces a mass of randomness and unpredictability to your playthrough, changing up things as fundamental as the construction of levels, with certain paths being blocked off, or starting and ending points being moved about or even reversed. Loot also takes on a more significant role, as the game isn’t afraid to let you become overpowered, or even just oddly built, with bizarre combinations of boons. All is stripped away after completion. This is Vermintide 2’s endgame — and its best facet. Forget all the cosmetics; forget your “Power Level,” specific equipment, or career. Jump into the Chaos Wastes, with friends, and smash your way through the hordes, relishing in the fact that you’ve no idea what’s next. Since the beginning, Vermintide 2 has had a solid core, capturing much of what makes these kinds of horde games so enduringly popular. But it’s also proven, over time, that it has something new to offer, with The Chaos Wastes adding some much-needed volatility to this endless procession of fantasy brawls.

Read full review

7 / 10.0
Jul 1, 2019

A very simple and hugely repeated gameplay mechanics but an overall fun multiplayer experience that still takes a lot from the first one and needs more content

Review in Arabic | Read full review

8 / 10
Jun 22, 2019

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a precious title who aims for a specific type of gamers, those who are ready to sacrifice everything in order to just have fun with their friends, and that fun factor is exactly the reason why you wouldn't care about the game's problems that much.

Review in Persian | Read full review

4 / 5.0
Feb 20, 2019

Left 4 Dead in the Warhammer: Vermintide 2 universe. It’s an engaging game and has one of the best loot box implementations around. The melee in the game as well is fantastic.

Read full review

7.5 / 10.0
Jan 14, 2019

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is an online cooperative action game with elements of role, that will delight every fan of the franchise, and those who are not, too, since it has all the necessary elements to have fun and have us hooked during countless hours Variety of enemies, weapons, abilities, different difficulty levels, character progression, very worked scenarios and many other things that we have already told you. An indispensable title that we highly recommend.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

9 / 10.0
Jan 9, 2019

If you haven't already, go get this game, and then tell your friends to get this game, and then go have some fun.

Read full review

Jan 3, 2019

If grindy loot-fests aren’t your idea of a good time then the Vermintide series really isn’t for you, even if you find its melee-focused combat more appealing than the run n’ gunning of co-op shooters. That said, Vermintide 2 is a great sequel, and although there are still some niggling issues Fatshark has yet to stamp out, it’s a gloriously over-the-top, sword-swinging, spell-slinging romp packed with content and a perfect representation of this much-loved setting.

Read full review

9.5 / 10.0
Dec 28, 2018

Warhammer Vermintide 2 doesn't just reinvigorate the template that Left 4 Dead established all those years ago, instead it stabs, sets it aflame and proceeds to kick it through the nearest wall. This is one of the best co-op games available and toweringly fine way to close out 2018.

Read full review

8.5 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2018

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is one of my best experiences of 2018 and certainly one of the best among other similar games. It is an amazing and deep co-op action game that has so many to offer to gamers. Gameplay elements, combat mechanics, art style, world theme and also atmosphere of Warhammer Vermintide 2, feels like a balanced mixture of Skyrim, Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth series for me. Either you are a big fan of first person action games or not, Warhammer Vermintide 2 is a high quality and valuable game that i recommend for any taste.

Review in Persian | Read full review

8 / 10
Sep 26, 2018

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 knows what made its predecessor an enjoyable time and brings improvements that Xbox One players now get to experience at a fantastic price of £23.

Read full review

8.7 / 10.0
Sep 6, 2018

Warhammer Vermintide 2 is a logical evolution of its predecessor. This second game offers one of the best co-ops currently available for Xbox One.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

8 / 10.0
Jul 24, 2018

More of the same it may be, but when it's this much fun, no one is going to complain.

Read full review

9.1 / 10.0
Jul 24, 2018

Even though there's a deep and rewarding RPG-lite customisation system in place, it still comes down to strategy, working as a team, and being, well, good enough to takedown a Spawn of Chaos when your team's back is literally against the wall. And then survive whatever end-game scenario a mission might throw at you.

Read full review

9 / 10.0
May 7, 2018

Warhammer Vermintide 2 is a grand improvement over End Times expanding upon every aspect of the experience.

Read full review

90%
Apr 19, 2018

If you're into co-op gaming then Vermintide 2 is essential.

Read full review

Recommended
Apr 16, 2018

Warhammer Vermintide 2 is the much anticipated sequel to the violence-laced title sharing game before it. With a bleak outlook of a story, you're meant to take down hordes after horde for the Empire. Various beloved faces make their way into this pre-apocalyptic setting, ready to fight by your side. The entire game tosses you into the idea that you're biting off more than you can chew. Not that it will stop you from gritting your teeth and trudging on.

Read full review

8.5 / 10.0
Apr 14, 2018

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the kind of sequel that ups the ante on its predecessor’s brutal monster hunting and creates a smooth, fluid multiplayer hack’n’slash. It can still adjust some balancing issues and maybe tweak the challenge, but it’s a great way to team up with some friends and unleash hell

Read full review

8.2 / 10.0
Apr 11, 2018

An interesting coop game that does almost everything ok but doesn't evolves the original games' formula enought to make us feel like playing a complete new game.

Review in Spanish | Read full review

8.5 / 10.0
Apr 8, 2018

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is an intense, and challenging experience. The battles are violent and bloody, and the weapons are fun to use with a nice feeling of impact. The characters and their classes are perfectly balanced and thus fun to play, while levels designes are atmospheric, colorful, interseting, and filled with memorable vistas. However, Lack of dedicated servers and poor voicechat user experience can ruin the otherwise enjoyable experience.

Review in Persian | Read full review

GameGrin
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Apr 7, 2018

FatShark has done a fantastic job of taking their first game and improving on every single aspect. The recurring theme of offering players a variety of tools, characters and enemies to face leads to a crescendo of unique moments that are all entirely player driven. While the difficulty spikes can be frustrating, part of the fun in Vermintide 2 is being against the odds and prevailing.

Read full review