Games Like Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Co-op 22.9%, Gore 17.9%, PvE 12.4%, Action RPG 10.5%, FPS 10%

Why You'll Like It: Fatshark's sci-fi successor preserves Vermintide 2's four-player class teamwork, brutal melee-and-ranged combat, mission structure, and huge swarms of enemies.

Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.

Why similar: Dwarves 15.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Co-op 14.8%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Gore 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original Vermintide delivers the same Ubersreik heroes, first-person melee focus, linear co-op missions, and Skaven-slaying atmosphere in a slightly simpler form.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Dwarves 74% ★, Co-op 10.8%, PvE 5%, FPS 3.7%, First-Person 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades ratmen for alien bugs but excels at class-based four-player PvE, dense hordes, objective-driven missions, and constant cooperation under pressure.

Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition is a First-Person Shooter based on Games Workshop’s cult classic board game set in Warhammer 40,000 universe. Expanding upon the original game, and featuring a host of new content, new features and a richer multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Co-op 32%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, FPS 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Gore 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This grim first-person co-op shooter puts a squad through claustrophobic Warhammer 40K corridors full of Genestealer swarms, heavy weapons, and melee brawling.

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Gore 18.3%, Co-op 17.6%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers immensely satisfying wave-based co-op combat, grotesque enemy hordes, specialized perks, and the same emphasis on surviving escalating chaos as a group.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Co-op 35.1%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.9%, FPS 13.9%, Gore 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player campaigns, director-driven enemy hordes, special-enemy pressure, and desperate team rescues are foundational to the co-op formula Vermintide builds upon.

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Co-op 37.6%, PvE 18.4%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Gore 11%, Fantasy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Warhammer's oppressive scale through visceral melee, massive enemy swarms, and cooperative Operations that reward complementary class abilities.

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Co-op 25.4%, Online Co-Op 22.7%, Gore 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, FPS 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoy Vermintide's hardest missions, GTFO offers intensely coordinated four-player expeditions where ammunition, positioning, and teamwork are essential.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Co-op 40.2%, Online Co-Op 24.4%, PvE 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%, RPG 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A three-player squad faces relentless xenomorph waves in replayable PvE missions with distinct classes, defensive holds, and a similarly tense horde-shooter rhythm.

REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

Why similar: Co-op 34.8%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Multiplayer 11.4%, PvE 10%, RPG 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This dark co-op action game combines class builds, challenging boss fights, melee and gunplay, and replayable procedurally varied worlds for groups of up to three.

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.6%, Co-op 24.2%, PvE 17.4%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Gore 13%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based cooperative structure, escalating enemy swarms, class-like loadout synergy, and chaotic friendly-fire action make it an excellent modern PvE alternative.

In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Co-op 15.9%, PvE 12.7%, Online Co-Op 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although isometric rather than first-person, it provides a grim Warhammer setting, four-player co-op, hero classes, loot, and constant hack-and-slash action.

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.6%, Co-op 19.8%, Gore 18.6%, Multiplayer 12.4%, FPS 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player campaigns use special infected, card-based builds, enemy hordes, and coordinated objective pushes in a format directly comparable to Vermintide's missions.

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Why similar: Co-op 24.6%, Gore 23.2%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, FPS 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This fast, gory co-op action game mixes swords, guns, elemental builds, loot, and demon-heavy missions for players who enjoy Vermintide's exuberant violence.

Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

Why similar: Co-op 42%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Hack and Slash 8.2%, Action RPG 8.2%, Fantasy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its deliberate, impactful weapon combat and cooperative hunts offer the same satisfaction of mastering a role and taking down dangerous monsters with friends.

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.4%, Co-op 23%, Multiplayer 14.1%, PvE 11.8%, Roguelite 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its three-player dark-fantasy expeditions emphasize demanding action combat, complementary character abilities, dangerous bosses, and repeated runs under mounting pressure.

Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.

Why similar: Co-op 42.5%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, PvE 14.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Fantasy 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Co-op players defend lanes from huge fantasy hordes using weapons, magic, traps, and coordinated kill zones in a lighter but similarly crowd-control-focused format.

Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.

Why similar: Co-op 29.8%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This dark fairy-tale roguelite supports four-player co-op and emphasizes build synergy, intense action combat, repeatable runs, and increasingly dangerous enemy groups.

The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!

Why similar: Co-op 36.7%, Hack and Slash 24.4%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%, RPG 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This four-player fantasy dungeon crawler is built around distinct heroes, endless monster packs, close-quarters combat, and surviving chaotic runs together.

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Why similar: Co-op 39.8%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Roguelite 15.7%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its scalable cooperative runs deliver escalating enemy swarms, powerful build synergies, distinctive survivors, and the thrill of barely surviving overwhelming encounters.

Barony is the premier first-person roguelike with cooperative play! Adventure alone, or gather a party with iconic and unusual RPG classes to face off against the brutal dungeons. Test your resourcefulness, wits, and friendships, on your quest to lift the evil lich's curse!

Why similar: Co-op 24.1%, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Action RPG 11.9%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a first-person co-op dungeon crawler with fantasy classes, dangerous corridors, melee combat, loot, and a much more punishing roguelike structure.

MORDHAU is a multiplayer medieval slasher. Create your mercenary and fight in brutal battles where you will experience fast paced combat, castle sieges, cavalry charges, and more.

Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Multiplayer 16%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, First-Person 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person medieval combat has a similarly visceral, skill-based melee feel, though it is primarily competitive rather than a focused PvE campaign game.

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.6%, Gore 24.7%, Multiplayer 15.1%, First-Person 8.9%, FPS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers spectacular first-person medieval melee, dismemberment, sieges, and chaotic large-scale battles for players most drawn to Vermintide 2's weapon combat.

Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.

Why similar: Co-op 27.3%, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Roguelite 14.8%, FPS 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person co-op roguelite combines hero abilities, randomized builds, swarms of enemies, and replayable combat-focused runs for up to four players.

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Co-op 39%, Online Co-Op 24.1%, Multiplayer 15.2%, PvE 10.4%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player expedition missions feature supernatural hordes, distinct adventurers, traps, elite enemies, and a pulpy alternative to Vermintide's darker mood.

Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.6%, Co-op 22.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Action RPG 11.8%, PvE 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its agile weapon combat and four-player hunts provide rewarding teamwork, monster mastery, gear progression, and repeated high-intensity PvE battles.

The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others

Why similar: Co-op 43.8%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Gore 5.2%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player fantasy battles reward quick spell combinations, role coordination, and managing friendly fire amid large groups of magical enemies.

Aperion is on the precipice of ruin. You are the last of the Valorian knights, god-like warriors able to equip Valorplates, legendary armor sets that transform wielders into unstoppable masters of melee combat. Ascend in Godfall, the first-of-its-kind, looter-slasher, melee action-RPG.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.8%, Co-op 16.4%, Action RPG 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, PvE 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This loot-driven action RPG focuses on flashy, weighty melee combat, weapon styles, and cooperative monster encounters in a high-fantasy setting.

Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.

Why similar: Co-op 33.7%, Online Co-Op 31.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Action 8.8%, Hack and Slash 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces melee fantasy with gleefully excessive sci-fi weaponry, but its cooperative missions and enormous enemy swarms create a similarly chaotic PvE spectacle.

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op shooter with sci-fi dwarves, procedurally-generated caves and random roguelike upgrades. Explore maze-like mines and blast through hordes of alien abominations — no two runs are the same. Move quickly, work together and shoot first to survive.

Why similar: Dwarves 40.9% ★, Co-op 15%, Online Co-Op 9%, PvE 8%, FPS 6.8%

The forces of Lustria await your command. Choose your Legendary Lord, expand your armies, forge alliances in a strategic turn-based campaign, and unleash the might of your monstrous forces in fast-paced real-time battles.

Why similar: Dwarves 28.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Fantasy 18.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.9%, Co-op 17.5%, Action RPG 14.8%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Gore 10.2%

In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Why similar: Gore 25.4%, Hack and Slash 22.7%, Co-op 17%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

The cataclysmic conclusion to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy is here. Rally your forces and step into the Realm of Chaos, a dimension of mind-bending horror where the very fate of the world will be decided. Will you conquer your Daemons… or command them?

Why similar: Dwarves 41.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 21%, Co-op 11.3%, Fantasy 8.3%, Online Co-Op 7%

Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles

Why similar: Gore 31.8%, Multiplayer 22.6%, First-Person 13.3%, Hack and Slash 11%, Co-op 10%

Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North™ - Legacy Edition expands Tolkien’s epic legendarium, delving into the brutal, untold story of Agandaûr, a Black Númenórean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.7%, Co-op 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Action RPG 10.3%, RPG 8.4%

For Honor is a groundbreaking team-based PvP melee fighting game where Knights, Samurai, Vikings, Wu Lin, and more clash in endless battles. Pick unique heroes and master intense 4v4, 2v2, or 1v1 battles.

Why similar: Co-op 21.3%, Gore 18.1%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Online Co-Op 15%, Hack and Slash 14.8%

An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.1%, Multiplayer 23.8%, PvE 17.6%, First-Person 11.8%, Fantasy 11.6%

Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.8%, Co-op 27.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Fantasy 10.2%, RPG 6.6%

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

Why similar: Co-op 32.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Hack and Slash 8.2%

Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.

Why similar: Gore 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Fantasy 11.8%, Action RPG 8.7%

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

Why similar: Co-op 32.4%, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Hack and Slash 18.6%, RPG 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.4%

The Old World is yours to command. Lead Legendary Lords in a combination of turn-based campaign and magically charged, strategic real-time battles, and decide the fate of your chosen race in a fight against Chaos.

Why similar: Dwarves 59.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 23.8%, RPG 8.9%, Fantasy 8%

Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

Why similar: FPS 36.8%, Gore 30.5%, First-Person 16.6%, Fantasy 8.3%, Action 6%

Endless fantasy action and adventure await you and your friends in Dungeons of Eternity. Hack-n-slash takes on a new meaning in VR: swing swords, throw axes, use bows, wield magic staffs, and more to make it out alive. Become the most powerful adventurer in this blockbuster VR experience!

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.9%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Action RPG 12.9%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, PvE 9.1%

Foul Tyranids rampaging on barren worlds; the mysterious Aeldari waging war on the Imperium; a prophecy that could change the fate of an entire Sector. Purge the unclean with the new Tech-Adept Inquisitor and carry out the Emperor’s will in the grim Action-RPG “WH40k: Inquisitor - Prophecy”.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.6%, Online Co-Op 23.6%, Action RPG 15.4%, Multiplayer 14.5%, RPG 8.2%

Choose between seven hero classes, each with unique capabilities. Brave hordes of deadly creatures alone, or band together with your noblest of champions in co-op mode available both online and locally. Take on the challenges in three different campaigns, or build your own custom scenario.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.7%, Co-op 19.9%, Action RPG 13.8%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, RPG 10.6%

Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated world like never before. Aid King Roland’s resistance while helping villagers along the way. Battle beasts, finish off hordes of the undead, and face the forces of evil.

Why similar: Co-op 21.8%, Hack and Slash 21.1%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Action RPG 11.1%

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

Why similar: Co-op 36.1%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Multiplayer 12.5%, RPG 8.2%

Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.

Why similar: Action RPG 43.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Co-op 7.8%, RPG 3.7%

Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.5%, Co-op 21.5%, Action RPG 15.8%, Multiplayer 11%, Roguelite 8.2%

Embark on a wild Singleplayer, Coop, and PvP Roguelite Hack and Slash Adventure! Dive into medieval worlds and battle insane enemies. Master dungeons, smash everything to pieces, grab the loot, extract strategically - or die like a poor pig.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.8%, Co-op 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, PvE 9.4%

GUARDS! is an online co-op fantasy FPS that puts you in the underfunded and over-zealous steel boots of the City Watch. Kick down doors, bust criminals and cause excessive property damage as you fight to restore law and order to the corrupt city of New Alestead.

Why similar: Co-op 22.9%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, PvE 11.9%, First-Person 8.5%

Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21%, Action RPG 14%, Co-op 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11%

The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.3%, Co-op 21.5%, Action RPG 15.5%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, RPG 7.9%

Hunters Inc. is a 1-4 player co-op melee FPS featuring rampaging Orc hunters, gigantic monsters to slay and procedurally generated environments teeming with deadly flora and fauna.

Why similar: Co-op 23.2%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Hack and Slash 15%, PvE 12.2%, FPS 9.7%