- Hotfix 6.12.1 patch notes - 1 September 2026
Hotfix 6.12.1 patch notesFixesFixed being unable to destroy heroic deeds.Fixed Modded Realm having consistent backend errors.
- The Feast of Grimnir returns! Patch 6.12.0 patch notes - 25 August 2026
Heroes!As promised, the Feast of Grimnir event has returned! From August 25 to September 6, venture forth into Karak Dal once again to slay every troll in sight and make Cousin Okri proud! For the duration of the event, select the Weekly Event game mode in the Adventure map to launch the Feast of Grimnir mission! Complete the mission to progress in various repeatable Event Quests found in Okri’s Book and receive shillings and chests!Make sure to also check Lohner’s Emporium of Wonders for time-limited access to previous event rewards, purchasable for shillings! Without further ado…Patch 6.12.0 patch notesFeatures & TweaksFeast of GrimnirUpdated the Troll Chief's portrait frame to be more fitting to their chieftain status. Now boss phase information is presented similarly to grudge marks.Troll Chief now uses ‘Lord’ damage reduction instead of ‘Boss’. Max health was lowered to compensate,…
- Hotfix 6.11.2 + 6.11.3 - 2nd of June - 2 June 2026
Hotfix 6.11.2 - 2nd of JuneFeatures & TweaksHuntsman’s Longbow no longer automatically zooms. Huntsman players can now press the Weapon Special button while aiming with a ranged weapon to get an extra zoom, regardless of whether they’re under the effects of their Career Skill or not.FixesFixed a crash when an Illusionist monster creates illusions and there is no one to see them.Fixed a crash when sending a 500 character essay in a language other than English.Fixed a crash that happened when hot-joining an ending adventure game and victory poses hadn't fully synchronized.Fixed a bug where Sienna’s Mace L1/L2 burn VFX didn’t use the proper color when playing Necromancer.Fixed a bug where Sienna’s Mace L1/L2 weren’t able to trigger the Soul Harvest talent.Fixed a minor spelling mistake in the “Aim for the what?!” Okri’s Challenge.Fixed a bug with the Axe & Shield H3 not being able to proc…
- Hotfix 6.11.1 - 25th of May - 25 May 2026
Hotfix 6.11.1 - 25th of MayFeatures & TweaksElven Axe:Increased Push Attack damage to the first target.Increased minimum targets before minimum damage on Push attack by 1.Increased the damage of Warpick Heavy attacks (charged and uncharged) on critical hits against Super Armoured enemies.FixesFixed a crash on Steam authentication failure and implemented a feature to retry upon failure.This should help with some connection issues.Reverted unintended ammo buff to Griffonfoot.Fixed a bug that caused War Pick heavies (both charged and uncharged) to deal lower damage to Armoured enemies on critical hits.Fixed a crash when a Warrior Priest of Sigmar gets punched 10 times by a Chaos Warrior in the same game. No, really.Fixed a bug causing the 1H Axe & Elven Axe not being able to proc "On Charged Attack Hit" talents.Fixed a stuck spot in Skittergate, added failsafes for invincibility during the…
- Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skulls Event! - 21 May 2026
What better way to celebrate the recent rebalance of weapons than by slaughtering endless hordes of enemies? Join us in celebrating Warhammer Skulls with another iteration of Vermintide 2’s in-game Skulls event!Starting today and until May 31, pick up skulls during missions to gain a powerful but dangerous boon… The more skulls you take, the stronger you’ll be, but the stronger your lust for bloodshed as well! Make sure you don’t run out of enemies to kill if you picked up too many!Participating in the event can earn you a brand new portrait frame, The Skull Collector.Can’t have too many skulls, can you? Leastways, you don’t seem to think so.Last, but not least, there’s more than one way to tint your weapons red! As a community, kill 300,000,000 enemies during the event to unlock a new set of Crimson Illusions, available for the following weapons:Kruber’s BlunderbussBardin’s CrossbowKer…
- Weapon balance update! Patch 6.11.0 patch notes - 19 May 2026
Heroes!We have a lovely update for you guys! Today’s patch is live now, and brings a bunch of balance changes, mostly aimed at improving the weapons that have been struggling for a while, which hopefully gives you guys a bigger breadth of viable options to play with! Alongside that, there’s some minor tweaks, quality of life changes, and several bug fixes.Weapon balance updateThe intentions of this balance patch is to bring some love to underused or underperforming weapons, mostly focusing on buffs, but some adjustments can be found in relation to the buffs. Before getting into weapon specifics. We would like to bring to light two major broad focus points of this patch: First, one-handed weapons’ main boon is their mobility compared to heavier weapons, but it's not quite enough. To amplify this niche even more, you will see buffs across the board to their dodging capabilities and in som…
- Vermintide 2’s 8th Anniversary is live now! Double XP + A Quiet Drink! - 3 March 2026
Heroes!Another year passes us by but Vermintide is still going strong! Join our Heroes in yet another pub crawl through Helmgart in our 8th Anniversary! As always, for the duration of the event you will be able to access A Quiet Drink and there will be double XP! The Anniversary Event is live now and will last until March 15! New and old rewards!As always, head over to the Weekly Event game mode in the Adventure mission selection menu to enter the event mission, ‘A Quiet Drink’. Completing the event with any difficulty will reward you with a brand-new anniversary portrait frame, ‘Feasts & Felicitations’! There's nothing finer than spending time in good company.Make sure to check the Event tab in Okri’s Challenges!And for those of you who didn’t get the chance before, visit Lohner’s Emporium of Wonders’ ‘Event’ section for the limited time chance to purchase previous years’ Anniversary e…
- Gifts of the Wolf Father - 9 December 2025
Heroes!A Merry Mondstille to all of you! It is that time of year where the Wolf Father goes around delivering gifts to our ardent rat slayers! Premium cosmetics, weapon illusions, red dust, shillings, and more!From December 9 to January 3, log in each day and check in Lohner’s Emporium of Wonders to receive a new gift!All players have a 2 day grace period to claim each of the items from each calendar day as they unlock (plus the day of release itself, for a total of 3 days), so even if you miss a day or two you won’t miss any rewards if you log in regularly!But what’s today’s gift, you might ask?Finally, for the duration of the entire Gifts of the Wolf Father event, there will be double XP!To both new and veteran players alike, we hope you continue having fun on Vermintide 2, and that these gifts bring you mirth and joy on this merry Mondstille!The Vermintide TeamKnown IssueWe're aware…
- 25 million players + Labor of Love - 27 November 2025
Heroes!Last weekend we had a Free-To-Keep event, where any players who didn’t yet own Vermintide 2 could claim it and add it to their libraries for free, to celebrate 10 Years of Tide.During this event, a staggering 5.9 million players have become Heroes and joined the endless ratslaying, bringing us up to a total of 25 million lifetime players since launch! “A decade on and players are still charging into Vermintide 2, that’s amazing to witness. At Fatshark, our goal has always been to make games that people love to play, and this weekend proved that the passion endures.” ~ Joakim Setterberg, Design Director for VermintideWe’re so grateful to have so many people try our game and experience the world of Warhammer Fantasy through it! The years pass but our passion for this game does not. We’re still putting out free content and updating this game that we cherish and love so much, such as…
- Hotfix 6.9.2 patch notes - 27 November 2025
FixesFixed a crash on Tower of Treachery and re-enabled it for play.Fixed the new portrait frame being too big.Return to the Reik Fixes:Adjusted several hang ledges throughout the map.Fixed some bombs spawning in the same spot as explosive barrels.Fixed a softlock caused by detonating barrels in a way that caused no more barrels to spawn.Fixed some situations that could cause Bots to behave oddly during the explosive barrel event.Plugged a spot where players could fall off the map in the Chaos camp.Fixed duplicate cannons showing up in the outro cinematic.Fixed some collision issues with terrain and ships.Moved some respawn points in the Dawnrunner to prevent the camera from clipping into the ship when spectating.Fixed a bug where the beached chaos ships could be destroyed by melee attacks.Fixed some spots where players could get stuck.Blocked off a small water area that was incredibly…
- Fatshark celebrates 10 years of rat-bashing by adding one of Vermintide's 'most popular' maps into Vermintide 2, but 'things are not as before' - 23 November 2025
Warhammer—End Times: Vermintide celebrated its tenth birthday in October, a fact that makes me painfully aware of how much closer I am to becoming rat fodder myself. The original Vermintide was a decent stab at Left 4 Dead -style cooperative action by developer Fatshark, but much like Valve's pioneering shooter, it has long been eclipsed by its superior sequel... Read more.
- Snag a copy of masterful co-op game Warhammer Vermintide 2 free to keep forever, but be quick about it - 22 November 2025
As if giving us the gift of a brilliant new mission wasn't enough, Warhammer Vermintide 2 developer Fatshark has gone one step further and made the entire game completely free. To keep. That's right, you can get your hands on this Skaven-smashing, Chaos-crashing masterpiece without having to spend a thing. It's never been easier to convince your friends to sign up and find out why it's one of the best co-op games to this day, more than eight years after it first launched. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Round up your Warhammer crew now, because Vermintide 2 has a new free mission and over a week of double XP for all Warhammer Vermintide 2's free Return to the Reik update makes the iconic mission even better than it was eight years ago Vermintide 2 is bringing back an iconic map from the first game, and it's not an April Fool's joke this time
- One of the best horde shooters of all time is free to keep on Steam this weekend - 21 November 2025
If you've ever been obsessed with a co-op game, you know the hardest part of playing one: convincing your good-for-nothing friends to buy a copy and join the fun. I have great news for you if you've ever experienced this particular pain point with Warhammer Vermintide 2—the game is free to own on Steam until Nov 24... Read more.
- Grab a free copy of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 for a limited time - 21 November 2025
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is currently on a time-limited deal where you can grab a copy and keep it, so act fast if you want a free game. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/grab-a-free-copy-of-warhammer-vermintide-2-for-a-limited-time/
- Vermintide 2 is FREE TO KEEP until November 24! - 21 November 2025
Heroes!We’re not done with the 10 Years of Tide celebrations just yet! Starting today and until November 24, Vermintide 2 is Free To Keep! Anyone with a Steam account may add it to their library and keep it forever, for free!Whoever hasn't had the chance to play Warhammer: Vermintide 2 will now get to dig into the hectic, intense gameplay and discover the breadth of content that awaits them.Throughout the years since its release in 2018, Vermintide 2 has expanded greatly and more than doubled its original content with several free DLCs, Quality of Life Updates, and new Game Modes such as Chaos Wastes and Versus. The latest addition to the game just released yesterday, with Return to the Reik - a fan-favourite location from Vermintide 1, expanded and re-imagined for Vermintide 2. In case you missed it, you can read all about it here.Fangtastic FortitudeAnd to have even more fun, we’ve te…
- Hotfix 6.9.1 Patch notes - 21 November 2025
FixesFixed a crash when joining an ongoing match of Return to the Reik.As a heads up, we also identified a guaranteed crash on Tower of Treachery on PC, and are temporarily disabling the level until we can solve it.
- Round up your Warhammer crew now, because Vermintide 2 has a new free mission and over a week of double XP for all - 20 November 2025
My head is swirling as I attempt to calculate the new Black Ops 7 Zombies holdout spots, or figure out the best looting routes in Arc Raiders. In theory, I love the freedom they offer, but sometimes I just want to crash my way through some hordes and not think too much about my exfil strategy. Sometimes I want Warhammer Vermintide 2 , which points me in a direction, hands me a heavy weapon, and lets me smash apart everything in my way. More than seven years after launch, it's still one of the best co-op games on PC, and developer Fatshark just gave us a fantastic free treat that's got me suiting up once more. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Snag a copy of masterful co-op game Warhammer Vermintide 2 free to keep forever, but be quick about it Warhammer Vermintide 2's free Return to the Reik update makes the iconic mission even better than it was eight years ago Vermintide 2…
- New Free level: Return to the Reik - Out Now! - 20 November 2025
Heroes,The newest level for Vermintide 2, Return to the Reik, is out now for free! Celebrate 10 Years of Tide as you take the chase to the river, returning to one of Vermintide 1’s most popular levels!Return to the Reik‘River Reik’ returns with expanded, boat‑focused gameplay that puts deck skirmishes front and center. Fight across swaying platforms, and use the environment of the barge and riverbanks to turn every encounter into a cinematic, co‑op setpiece. Things are not as before, there’s more than just Skaven lurking in these shadows, and even sailing in these waters… Explore the river bank, board the Dawnrunner, fight off the marauding Chaos and Skaven ships with cannonfire and steel in search for Kruber’s heirloom sword. Find all of the secrets, there’s far more to find in this version of the beloved Vermintide 1 level!In case you missed it, check out the dev blog on Return to the…
- Return to the Reik Trailer - 17 November 2025
Heroes,Return to the Reik, the newest addition to Vermintide 2, is coming out on November 20! In case you missed it, check out our dev blog on the level and sound design of it!This map is a re-imagining of the Vermintide 1 level 'The River Reik'. Our Heroes must re-tread their steps as they return in search for one of Kruber's family heirlooms. But much has changed since the last time they were here, and now Ratmen aren't the only dangers lurking in the dark…Embark on an exciting adventure, fending off hordes of enemies on both land and sea, and experience the River Reik like never before!
- Warhammer Vermintide 2's free Return to the Reik update makes the iconic mission even better than it was eight years ago - 15 November 2025
I dipped back into Warhammer Vermintide 2 earlier this year with a group of friends, and it was a welcome reminder that, more than seven years after it launched, the Skaven-smashing romp remains firmly among the best Warhammer games on Steam. It's certainly one of the most raucous. In fact, we're now a full decade on from its predecessor, the much more clunkily named Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide, and to celebrate, developer Fatshark is bringing back its most-requested map. However, a new blog promises that this will be far more than just a simple port. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Vermintide 2 is bringing back an iconic map from the first game, and it's not an April Fool's joke this time New Warhammer Vermintide 2 map concludes its latest saga, as final mission lands Warhammer Vermintide 2 celebrates seven years with a new map and double XP
