Due to two actions, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has just become the top trend on Steam. Over 51,000 people are playing the game and rating it “very positive”. Where does the sudden hype come from?
What cooperative game is it about? In Warhammer: Vermintide 2, you slash through hordes of rats, cultists, and beastmen seeking to destroy your home with up to 4 players in a group. You can choose from 5 different heroes with special abilities and classes.
In various missions, you must complete tasks and can discover secrets to level up, find loot, and improve your heroes.
The gameplay loosely resembles Left 4 Dead, but with more swords than guns and in a dark fantasy setting.
Here you can see a gameplay trailer for Warhammer: Vermintide 2:
The success behind Warhammer: Vermintide 2
How successful is Warhammer: Vermintide 2 currently on Steam? On the analysis website SteamCharts, the game is currently in first place among trending games.
In the category “24-hour change,” there is an increase in the player count of 735%. When the article was written, there were exactly 51,809 people in the game (via SteamCharts).
While in October 2022, the peak player count was just 6,460, it has skyrocketed in the last 30 days to 53,966 (as of November 5, 2022, via SteamCharts).
Warhammer is a massive universe that still has many fans. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus believes that Warhammer could have easily become the leading fantasy world:
Why is Warhammer: Vermintide 2 currently trending on Steam? Right now, the game is having a free weekend. That means: Until November 7, 2022, at 7:00 PM, you can get Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for free on Steam. Normally, the game costs €27.99.
At the beginning of the promotion, we pointed out in an article that Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently free on Steam.
Many Steam players apparently do not want to miss this opportunity and are playing Warhammer: Vermintide 2 so diligently that it has become a trend.
However, this is not the only special promotion that has contributed to the success of the game. On the website “Humble Bundle,” there was recently a package under €20, which included Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, as well as Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and numerous DLCs.
What makes Warhammer: Vermintide 2 so good? On Steam the game is rated very well. Out of a total of 91,682 reviews, 83% are positive (as of November 5, 2022).
Many players praise the combat, especially in melee, as a good and fun gameplay. Many also enjoy the world of the game, which impresses with different locations, such as forests, swamps, mines, and cities. Some feel that they appreciate the atmosphere in the game. One player explains in detail what this means for him:
What is there to say about Warhammer Vermintide 2?
It is a graphically very good game that provides a great gaming atmosphere with many small details and atmospheric lighting. Graphics fans will therefore get their money’s worth.
But the “atmosphere” of the game is not only fueled by good graphics but also by 5 exciting characters that are available to the player with various skills.
And all are consistently well-voiced. (In English, with subtitles). The synchronization of the characters reacts to situations of all kinds – whether it’s rushing enemy hordes, boss monsters, or elite enemies – when discovering healing potions or grenades, collapsing buildings, or other map-specific events.
The characters also engage in small, sometimes amusing dialogues with each other during the gameplay, reinforcing the impression of being in a lively game world.
User Dunstwolke on Steam
Especially for hardcore Warhammer fans, the game seems to be a great way to dive into the fantasy world and explore it.
If you are unsure whether the game is right for you, here’s a checklist for Warhammer Vermintide 2.
