Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide

Warhammer:
The End Times - Vermintide
Developer(s)Fatshark
Publisher(s)Fatshark
Director(s)Anders De Geer
Producer(s)Mårten Stormdal
Designer(s)
  • Victor Magnuson
  • Mats Andersson
Writer(s)
Composer(s)Jesper Kyd
SeriesWarhammer Fantasy
EngineAutodesk Stingray
Platform(s)
Release
  • Microsoft Windows
    October 23, 2015
  • Xbox One, PlayStation 4
    October 4, 2016
Genre(s)First-person shooter, cooperative survival
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide is a cooperative survival video game developed and published by Fatshark. It was released for Microsoft Windows on October 23, 2015 and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 4, 2016. The game is set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. It is multiplayer-only, and its structure is similar to Valve's Left 4 Dead series. Set during an apocalyptic event called the End Times, players can team up with three other players to fight against the Skaven, a race of rodent-like creatures, in the city of Ubersreik. At the end of each match, the players are given the opportunity to roll dice, which determine the weapons they will receive as reward.

The development of the game began in early 2013 in Fatshark, after the company came to an agreement with Games Workshop. Games Workshop also collaborated with them to ensure the game is faithful to the Warhammer franchise. The game was self-published as they wanted to maximize their creative freedom.

The game received generally positive reviews upon release. PC Gamer named it the best game of the Penny Arcade Expo. Critics liked the gameplay, progression system, visuals and map design, while criticizing the balancing issues and occasional technical issues. The game was supported by both paid and free downloadable content and sold 300,000 copies within a month and over 2,000,000 copies by the end of 2017. A sequel titled Warhammer: Vermintide 2 was released in 2018.