Warhammer: Vermintide 2 — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Vermintide 2’s 8th Anniversary is live now! Double XP + A Quiet Drink! | 2026-03-03 | 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 ti |
| Gifts of the Wolf Father | 2025-12-09 | 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 o |
| 25 million players + Labor of Love | 2025-11-27 | 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 t |
| Hotfix 6.9.2 patch notes | 2025-11-27 | 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 Dawn |
| Vermintide 2 is FREE TO KEEP until November 24! | 2025-11-21 | 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 gam |
| Hotfix 6.9.1 Patch notes | 2025-11-21 | 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. |
| New Free level: Return to the Reik - Out Now! | 2025-11-20 | 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 C |
| Return to the Reik Trailer | 2025-11-17 | 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! |
| Developer Blog - Return to the Reik | 2025-11-14 | Heroes!We’ve interviewed Lead Level Designer Rickard, Lead Sound Designer Anton, and Lead Gameplay Programmer Theodor about their work on the upcoming free level for Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Return to the Reik!Level Design“My name is Rickard and I've been a Level Designer since the beginning of humankind, I think. \ I started doing levels for my uncle when Doom came out, that’s almost 30 years ago now. Since then it’s been a hobby, but for the last 15, 20 years it’s been my profession. And it just keeps getting more fun.” ~ Rickard‘Return to the Reik’ is a re-imagining of one of Vermintide 1’s most popular levels, ‘The River Reik’, which is p |
| Celebrating 10 years of Tide! | 2025-10-23 | Heroes and Acolytes!On this very day ten years ago, we released Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide, the very first Tide game! Throughout these years we’ve seen both the games and the community grow, driven by endless passion from both our developers and especially you, our fans! For all the enemies slain, the times shared and the good times, we want to say thank you, and celebrate! To mark a full decade since the launch of our beloved Tide series, we're unveiling a special anniversary roadmap detailing the content that's waiting right around the corner for both Vermintide 2 and Darktide, including the reveal date for Darktide’s next class.Octo |
| Geheimnisnacht and the Skull of Blosphoros return! Patch 6.8.0 + Hotfix 6.8.1 | 2025-10-23 | Hotfix 6.8.1 - 23rd of OctoberFixesFixed a guaranteed crash in the level ‘Old Haunts’ and re-enabled itGeheimnisnachtGeheimnisnacht is upon us, and the Skull of Blosphoros haunts these lands once more! From October 23 until November 2, you can find foul Chaos worshippers performing vile rituals to awaken this dark master, and it is up to you to stop them!Seek the Skull of Blosphoros in the following levels:Righteous StandHunger in the DarkWarcampOld HauntsThe Forsaken TempleDisrupt the ritual and secure the Skull of Blosphoros for an extra challenge. Select your courier with caution as there is no second chance of picking up the Skull during |
| Hotfix 6.7.2 - 9th of September | 2025-09-09 | Hotfix 6.7.2 - 9th of SeptemberThis hotfix includes a handful of fixes and tweaks for Feast of Grimnir, as well as some grimoire fixes that mostly affect Horn of Magnus.Features & TweaksFeast of Grimnir changes:Added and re-shuffled placements of ammo boxes.Tweaked grenade spawners.Made sure all grenade spawners also spawn fire grenadesFixesFixed collision issues in Horn of Magnus.Tweaked the collisions of Grimoires to prevent issues where they weren’t grabbable when they should.Feast of Grimnir fixes:Added extra collision in various places to prevent the Cog or Barrels from getting out of bounds.Filled in some small holes in walls |
| Feast of Grimnir - Double XP & Limited Time Event Out Now! | 2025-08-26 | Heroes,The Feast of Grimnir is upon us! Our brave Heroes must venture into the troll-infested hold of Karak Dal to prove themselves worthy of the title of ‘Drengbarazi’ by slaying every troll in sight!The Feast of GrimnirFeast of Grimnir is a brand new, limited time, annually recurring event. This year’s event begins today and will last until September 14. For the duration of the event, the new event level, ‘The Feast of Grimnir’, will be accessible via the Weekly Event Game Mode. Play the level to complete event specific Okri’s quests and unlock rewards!On top of that, Lohner’s Emporium of Wonders’s event section is open again, where you’ll |
| Developer’s Blog: Feast of Grimnir | 2025-08-25 | A brand new limited time mission! The Ubersreik 5 must venture into a Dwarfen hold that’s been overrun with Bile Trolls and exterminate them.Heroes!We’ve interviewed the main level designer for the new and upcoming Vermintide 2 event mission: The Feast of Grimnir! “My name is Mikael Sundvall, I’ve been at Fatshark since 2016. I joined production of Vermintide 2 when they had just started as a Level Designer. \ I’ve been a Level Designer and a Level Artist, right now I am both. I’ve been involved in all the levels except for Bögenhafen.” ~ MikaelWhat was the initial idea behind the level?From the beginning we knew we wanted to have a new recur |
| Franz Lohner’s Chronicle - The Feast of Grimnir | 2025-08-24 | An absent-minded man of mysteries, Franz Lohner relies on his bulging journal to keep track of occurrences, intrigues and arguments around Taal's Horn Keep. Sometimes his notes are even useful, believe it or not. The Franz Lohner Chronicles are extracts from that journal.Franz Lohner’s Chronicle - The Feast of GrimnirWell, it took them long enough but the Ubersreik Five are back in residence, after chasing after… something. They don’t always tell me what they’re up to these days, but I suppose that’s to be expected. I can’t say that they were all entirely thrilled to find Cousin Okri and his grumble of longbeards camped outside the keep. “Jus |
| Franz Lohner’s Chronicle - Unexpected Guests | 2025-08-20 | An absent-minded man of mysteries, Franz Lohner relies on his bulging journal to keep track of occurrences, intrigues and arguments around Taal's Horn Keep. Sometimes his notes are even useful, believe it or not. The Franz Lohner Chronicles are extracts from that journal.Franz Lohner’s Chronicle - Unexpected GuestsI can’t tell you what a relief it is to have this chronicle back in my hands. It’s been missing so long, I couldn’t even tell you when I’d lost it. Turned the keep up and down, I have, and took every scoundrel in the place to task into the bargain. Sienna insisted Saltzpyre had nobbled it to ascertain as to whether or not I’d been s |
| Feast of Grimnir - Teaser Trailer | 2025-08-15 | It's a time for quaffing and settling old grudges — The Feast of Grimnir approaches, Heroes. |
| Hotfix 6.6.5 - 9th of July | 2025-07-09 | Modding This hotfix is a small patch to allow for a sanctioned update to the Crosshair Kill Confirmation mod |
| Hotfix 6.6.4 - 30th of June | 2025-07-01 | This hotfix includes the fixes missing from the Steam version. Hotfix 6.6.4 - 30th of JuneFixesFixed Necromancer’s flames being orange in the Victory screen.Fixed an issue where poses wouldn’t work at the end screen after playing Weaves |
| Skulls Event extended until June 8th! | 2025-05-30 | Heroes! We've decided to extend the duration of the Skulls for the Skull Throne in-game event for another weekend! You'll have time to collect more skulls and take advantage of the double XP multiplier until June 8th! Read more about the event in the original announcement here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/552500/view/812447750630147816 |