Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Please lean back, grab some popcorn and enjoy my hopefully longest and most honest review i probably ever write or will be writing in almost 20 years and over 1000 games. English is not my main language so pls excuse grammar errors.
So this game is by far the best game on steam i ever played in almost 20 years on steam an over 1000 games i own and befor this game i never played anything like this nor did i know about the warhammer universe or other warhammer games.
I bought the game probably long time ago at some sale and i never played it, usualy my thing to buy alot of games and let them sit in my library until i got time or interest of playing them. One day during christmas / new year vacation a close and long year friend of mine invited me to try out some new games and i should install warhammer verminitde 2 and give it a go and this is where my adventure with this masterpiece started: On January 3rd 2025 i played it the first time and i got sucked into this game like never befor in any other game.
The Basic infos this game is like a horde slasher, heavily melee focused with alot of different classes or proffessions, alot of special enemys and game modes. This game gives lord of the rings feeling
I do love adventure mod, but what i prefer even more is chaos waste and fortune of war
I personaly started playing this game on probably champion, swapped quick over to legend as champion felt for me like a kindergarden difficulty wise, i was done with every legend mission i do believe after like 100 or 188 hours ish, i kept on playing legend to get more red items so i have full red loadouts and all classes and proffesions. I then swapped to cata like around 300 hours deep, i received some backlash due to only have 300 hours when i entered cata difficulty but people realised i was more then good, qualified and carrying my weight and so i got to know alot of nice people of this community, both newer ones and also OG players that play since day 1.
So my personal achievments next
- I have all the cata frames including fortunes of war which is in my opinion the most fun mode right after chaos waste
- I finished fortune of war cata difficulty with the following classes: Grail knight, Warrior Priest, Iron Breaker, 3 times + with Handmaiden and 5 times + with Sister of Thorn
- My personal goal is to finish fortunes of war cata difficulty with every class in this game to exist, currently trying slayer ( im not good at slayer ) and im really interested in beating it as Waystalker
- I received 3 red items at the same time from a single Emperor Chest :)
- I have a screenshot of me playing as Grailknight and on other run as waystalker with almost 100% headshot rate ( kills and Headshot kills are almsot same ammount )
- I do have a screenshot of weekly chaoswaste +specials run with 184 specials kills as waystalker, big thx to this team i had for keeping my back free from enemies so i could fully focus on specials and sniping in general :)
To all people debating to buy the DLCs ( classes and maps / modes) please do buy those because on one side there are worth it, on the other side you should support the devs. I bought the complete dlc bundle at a sale for 33€ i beleive ( all classses maps and modes)
I do enjoy all maps and modes, i do not play all classes tho as some dont interest me and are just not needed in my opinion , like i dont play Engi.
Personaly i do have like only max 8 classes or proffesions that i really play as im beastmode with them and enjoy them the most
First all 5 classes and proffesions in existence:
Kruber:
-Mercenary
-foot knight
-Huntsman
-Grailknight
Bardin: (Dwarf)
- Ranger Veteran
- iron Breaker
- Slayer
- Engi
Kerillian (Elf)
-Waystalker
-Handmaiden
-Shade
-Sister of thorn
Saltzpyre:
-Witchhunter Captain
-Bounty Hunter
- Zealot
-Warrior Priest
Sienna:
-Battlewizard
-Pyromancer
-Unchained
-Necromancer
For me Personaly i dont play Sienna, i know her values but i just dont like to play those proffesions, i used to play some battle wizard and Necro but ever since i stopped playing Sienna.
I also dont really play Bardin anymore, insane good classes and perks, i never played Ranger Vet or Engi, i played some slayer and most likely Iron breaker, if only sienna and bardin avalable when joining game im Iron breaker.
Saltzpyre i never played Zealot , barely touched WHC and played some Warrior Priest and most likly Bounty Hunter
Kruber i never played Huntsman active or mercenary, little footknight but most time Grailknight
So to sum it up to a List :
I no longer play active or only i needed or no other choices or in mood:
-Warrior Priest, Bounty Hunter , Iron Breaker
What i do active play and mainly is the following ones ( you will probably see me as one of these when u see me ingame or i join you :) )
- Handmaiden, Waystalker, Sister of Thorn and Grailknight
I used to play alot of Handmaiden and Sister on Higher difficultys befor but now im most likly Grailknight or Waystalker to perfection my playstyle
Things that i hate about the game or do not support are the following :
- i hate people that think u need certain classes to finish certain lvls or game modes like chaos waste or fortune of war like ( u need shade or Engi to beat this and that......)
- I hate people that think Legend or Cata is hard
- I hate people that play higher difficulty with no knowledge, low lvl classes or just because they want easy green chests or red items.
- I hate people that have sound of and or chat disabled, like come on its 2025, if you so shy or introverted maybe the internet is not for you
- There are people that have like a god complex because either they play since day one or have alot of hours even if that doenst say that much, i only had one encounter tho
I once bumped into a german or austrian guy named BulaBula1 who thought hes god and his opinion is worth more then mine because he had like 3 or 4k hours meanwhile i was at 1k. Besides constant Brag about the hours, he just couldnt take the arguing anymore and disconnected from the chaoswaste run we met. Also 3 to 4k hours is not much, i do persoanly have for example 10k hours on tf2 which i would call alot also i have warhammer friend with over 8k hours which never bragged about this hours, you know who you are ;)
Here is the discussion that made him totatly rage:
I said in my opinion Grailknight is better / has more value then Mercenary. I do understand the Mercenary, the value of the class, its perks, its thp, revive ability etc but i argue the following for me i rahter have 3 quests from grailknight as i can take care of my own thp also when it comes to last man standing, a mercenary has harder time to solo a monster on higher difficulty then Grailknight which is obviously because of the damage ult from Grailknight + on the other side if your mercenary dies you gain nothing from him meanwhile if grailknight is dead you sitll get t he 3 buffs from the quest, feel free to argue with my about this point any time of the day im willing to listen :)
To the modded realm i do enjoy difficulties above Cata
A list of the special and elite enemys which i think is amazing the varity and i wish other games would have the same mount of specials and elits:
- Hook Rat
- Assassin
- Gas Rat
- Loot Rat
- Blight Stormer
- Leech
- Plague Monks
- Berserkers
- Maulers
- Chaos Warriors
- Rots Shields
- Maschine Gunner
- Flame Thrower
- 5 Different Monsters including Troll, Rat Ogre, Stormfiend, Minotaur and Chaos Spawn
For those who wonder about the Versus mode, i never played it and i also think this game mode was never needed or asked for from the players.
I do have 6 different full red loudouts for every class / Proffession in game :)
I do wanna say thx and show my appreciation for all the likes and steam awards my review gets, its a first time for me seeing this, big thx guys :) but this game is just pure love and passion and you can here see when devs + Team put their heart and soul into a game :)

Award for "Game In Which I've Met The Most Braindead Idiots Online" goes to this game. Thank you for recommending this while it was free! <3

Ein älteres Game aber es ist einfach Fantastisch!
Kaum bis keine Laggs, bugs, etc und das bei so vielen verschiedenen Spiel modi!
Ja richtig neben dem Hauptgame hat das Spiel noch weitere Spielmodi unabhängig eines DLC´s!
Ein Rougelike, PVP aber man Spielt die Ratten oder die Helden, usw.
Übrigens: Leute Teamplay! Das game ist sehr auf Teamplay ausgelegt du allein bist nicht der krasseste in diesem Spiel! Doch du bist mit deinen Mates zusammen Extrem Stark und es bockt wenn man gemeinsam alles weg schnetzelt gibt es schnell Skavenkebab!
Das Game bockt sehr. Schade das es so wenig Aufmerksamkeit hat. Das Spiel bewegt sich auf einer Skala von 8-9 von 10 möglichen Punkten. Mir fehlen halt nur mehr Charakter Level und vllt 5-10 mehr Maps aber an sich ein Mega gutes Spiel und ich würde es immer wieder von vorn beginnen. Die Landschaften sind auch verdammt gut gelungen und die Grafik ist einfach mega gut. Folgt mir gern auf Twitch: LokiTV666

WARHAMMER: VERMINTIDE 2 – Wenn Freundschaft bedeutet, gemeinsam von Rattenmenschen zerlegt zu werden.
---Grafik---
☑ Düster genug, dass man den eigenen Tod stilvoll im Kerzenschein erlebt
☑ Blut, Dreck und Chaos – genau so, wie es im Warhammer-Universum sein muss
☐ Hübsch? Ja. Entspannend? Absolut nicht.
---Gameplay---
☑ Hack & Slay mit Köpfchen – Buttonmashing endet im Massengrab
☑ Nahkampf fühlt sich wuchtig, brutal und verdammt befriedigend an
☐ Alleine spielbar – aber warum sollte man freiwillig leiden?
---Audio---
☑ Kreischende Skaven, brüllende Chaoskrieger und verzweifelte Schlachtrufe
☑ Treffer fühlen sich durch Sounddesign fast physisch an
☐ Nachts hört man manchmal noch das „RATATATATA“ der Gatling-Gunner
---Schwierigkeitsgrad---
☑ Normal ist Training. Champion ist Ernstfall. Legend ist Therapiebedarf
☑ Fehler werden sofort bestraft – gnadenlos
☐ Schwierig, wenn dein Team denkt, Alleingänge seien Heldentaten
---Community---
☑ Meist erfahrene Mitspieler mit Leidensfähigkeit
☑ Gute Teams funktionieren fast ohne Worte
☐ Schlechte Teams sterben schweigend – oder sehr laut
---Fazit---
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ist kein Spiel zum Abschalten, sondern zum Zusammenhalten. Brutal, fordernd und unglaublich befriedigend, wenn alles klickt. Wer Koop, Skill und dunkle Fantasy liebt, bekommt hier eine der besten PvE-Erfahrungen überhaupt.
9/10 – würde wieder „nur kurz helfen“ und 40 Minuten im Blutbad landen. 🐀⚔️

awesome game ! still updates to come since some years. worth to play especially with freinds

Dieses Spiel ist ein absoluter Brecher. Als eins der ersten Hack and Slash Spiele, die ich jemals gespielt habe, finde ich dieses als besonders gut. Es hat eine angenehme Lernkurve, welche zugegebenermaßen Richtung den höchsten Schwierigkeitsstufen nochmal ordentlich anzieht, aber trotzdem nicht als unmeisterbar eingestuft werden kann. Das Charakterdesign ist extrem gut gelungen und jeder einzelne Charakter fühlt sich komplett anders beim spielen an. Auch die einzelnen Unterklassen jedes Charakters ermöglichen eine überraschend große Möglichkeit an Finetuning an, wodurch sich jeder Build anders und gewissermaßen einzigartig anfühlt.
Als kleinen Minuspunkt finde ich schade, dass jeder Charakter eine Unterklasse besitzt, welche nur mit Echtgeld erworben werden kann. Dies ist aber dennoch verständlich, da diese erst sehr spät in das Spiel eingeführt wurden und es zuvor sehr viele kostenlose Updates mit neuen Spielelementen gab und Richtung Ende wahrscheinlich nochmals Geld in das Spiel gespült werden musste um es für weitere Updates am leben zu halten.
Meiner Meinung nach immer noch ein sehr tolles Spiel, auch wenn jetzt der Support beendet wurde, und für knapp 3€ während einem 90% Sale auf jeden Fall eine gute Option.

One of the best PvE-Koop Game. Skilled Gameplay and everything good balanced. You have to work as a team in order to suceed and this makes the game very great. Casual Gameplay with low grinding factor and easy learning mechanic allow family and friends playing togehter