Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Weighty melee, satisfying headshots, and a steady flow of loot-driven progression. The co-op loop is excellent with friends, and every career feels distinct. Level design and enemy variety keep the tension high. Prime “one more run” energy.

No issues on Linux. Pretty well optimised too – I got buttery smooth experience on PC with highest settings in 4K. It's a lot of fun with friends, and a decent bit of fun playing solo with bots, but a hit&miss when playing with strangers online. Voice chat works great. What I don't like in single player, is that at some point you need to re-play previous levels as every character, so that your bots had good enough gear and level / talents in order to beat more difficult missions. Versus mode is quite interesting, with two teams interchangably playing as heroes or vermin, but people get annoyed when you're just a beginner, so I recommend getting comfortable with legend difficulty in adventure mode first. A solid title. Even though I'm not a fan of Warhammer, I give Vermintide 2 easy 7/10.
System Info
OS
Linux Manjaro.i3 64bit 25.1.0, kernel 6.17.7
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM
IRDM DDR5 32GB (2x16 kit) 6400MHz
GPU
AMD RX 7900 XTX, mesa 25.2.6-1
Notes
Zero issues on Linux. Playable on Steam Deck.

Vermintide was a game I bought years ago but never truly played, I had a difficult time figuring out the mechanics of the game and how to properly function as a teammate.

I decided to pick up the game again after it was given for free to all who wanted it, wanting to see if the game was actually fun or it was just me. I ended up putting up around 2k hours in this game from my initial 30ish hours.

I found the gameplay loop to be extremely satisfying, I put myself into difficult situations, by playing cataclysm, twitch mode, chaost wastes and eventually completed the WEAVE DLC.

I have gotten involved in the modded community and have met some people I consider friends through this game. The community is barely toxic at all at the highest difficulty and most play just to chill.

The gameplay changes depending on the character you play, i prefer to play high risk characters with clutch potentials, some are melee only and others range orientated. Once you figure out the basic mechanics of blocking, dodging, parrying and pushing you seek to challenge yourself and test your skills.

Most characters in the game are viable to play in any difficulty, however some are way more difficult than others.
Theirs multiple modes you can play, either following campaign mode(which you follow a story asnd are the usual maps you play), chaos waste(rouge-like mode), versus (you can either play as human or rats). weave(challenge/time trial based mode), and on the usual some events.

I recommend buying this game on sale and try to figure it out, some of you may like and some not. The game has become a lot easier in regards of leveling up and unlocking stuff, so it wont waste your time in reaching end game loot.

I'm hoping for a Vermintide 3 now.

Teamwork makes the dream work — until someone forgets to block and 400 rats make you their dream.
At least the rats had good coordination — can’t say the same about my friends.

fatshark is a very questionable game developer.
fatshark's -tide games provide unquestionably the best horde melee/shooter gameplay on the market.
so you want to play the games because they are good, but you have a hard time loving them because the devs make it so much harder. it's a conundrum that me and other people playing these games are stuck with for 10+ years now.

Pure fun with friends and solo as well. It's 7+ years old game that still gets free updates with no required additional purchases! The DLC's are totally worth it too.

love the game, love the community, love the graphics and sound effects, been grinding this game and found an amazing community in a 7 year old warhammer game, 10/10 would recommend my grandma