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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

Vermintide is a co-operative action first person shooter and melee combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy universe. Vermintide takes place in and around Ubersreik, a city overrun…

80 23 October 2015 from $2.99

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is an adventure developed by Fatshark, released 23 October 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 40 hrs to finish.

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What Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is an adventure game developed by Fatshark and released in 2015. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Autodesk Stingray.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The time of mortals is ending, and the reign of Chaos draws ever closer. The Dark Gods are at last united in a singular purpose, losing their madness across the world as never before. In the Empire of Sigmar, Karl Franz's gaze is focused on the incursion of the savage northmen, but it is not the only threat. As the Chaos moon Morrslieb waxes full, shrill voices echo through tunnels gnawed far beneath the Empire's cities, and a Skaven host swarms towards the surface. It emerges first in the city of Ubersreik, a screeching mass that consumes all before it. Soon Ubersreik is a charnel-town, drowning beneath the malevolent shadow of the Horned Rat. Yet even in the darkest times, there are…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 108 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Warhammer series

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is the 21st of 95 entries we hold in the Warhammer series. The next entry was Blood Bowl 2: Wood Elves in 2015. Its critic score of 80 is 15 points above the series average of 65. The highest-rated entry is Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning at 90.

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How it was received

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 66 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 40 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.07 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 940, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770 /w 1GB VRAM. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Steam, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide launched on 23 October 2015, within three weeks of Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide — frequently asked questions

When did Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide come out?
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide was released on 23 October 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide cost?
The cheapest current price for Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is $2.99 at Steam, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide?
At minimum, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide needs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 940, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770 /w 1GB VRAM graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide?
The main story of Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide takes around 40 hrs.
Is Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $2.99, and the main story takes about 40 hrs, which works out to $0.07 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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