18 Narrative games like Warhammer: Vermintide 2 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Warhammer: Vermintide 2 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on co-op play and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Warhammer: Vermintide 2 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: horror setting.

The genre is the same as Warhammer: Vermintide 2’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings horror setting.

Held in common with Warhammer: Vermintide 2: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings magic-based combat and horror setting.

What carries over from Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. The common ground extends to co-op play. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

What it holds in common with Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is shape: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation. To that it adds melee combat and fantasy world. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty and post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as Warhammer: Vermintide 2: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is magic-based combat and horror setting.

Its point of contact with Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on online features and fantasy world. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is punishing difficulty and post-apocalyptic world.

What carries over from Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings horror setting and an isometric view.

The thread back to Warhammer: Vermintide 2 runs through deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and fantasy world. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is punishing difficulty and PvP competition.

It is not Warhammer: Vermintide 2's genre, but it is after the same feeling: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and fantasy world. They part company on combat: this one brings tactical combat.

Same family as Warhammer: Vermintide 2: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a cyberpunk setting.

Held in common with Warhammer: Vermintide 2: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings horror setting and PvP competition.

It meets Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a medieval setting and PvP competition.

Held in common with Warhammer: Vermintide 2: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a third-person camera.