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Metal: Hellsinger vs Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Metal: Hellsinger is an FPS game from The Outsiders (2022) while Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is an action-RPG FPS game from Fatshark (2018).

Quick answer: Metal: Hellsinger rates higher, 8.0 to 7.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the cheaper at $5.99.

Metal: Hellsinger

2022 · The Outsiders

8.0GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

2018 · Fatshark

7.9GamingPickz Score

$5.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Metal: Hellsinger is filed under FPS. In contrast, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 under Action-RPG and FPS.

Metal: Hellsinger

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Description from its Steam store page

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Description from its Steam store page

Story, characters and reception

Metal: Hellsinger

No Wikipedia detail on file.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Plot

The game is set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe during the early days of the End Times. The game follows the Heroes of Ubersreik from the first game against the Skaven hordes of Clan Fester and their new allies, the Rotbloods (a Chaos Warband dedicated to Nurgle, the Chaos God of Disease and Decay). The expansion, "Winds of Magic", also introduced the Beastmen, a herd of Chaos mutated humanoids, in search of an object known as the 'Herdstone'. (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception The game received generally positive reviews from critics according to review aggregator platform Metacritic . Tom Marks, writing from IGN , wrote positively about the game, comically praising it on the creative forms of dismemberment that the players can participate in against the "ratmen", one of the primary antagonists of the game, and lack of microtransactions , which he compares favorably against Star Wars: Battlefront II . PC Gamer… (Wikipedia)

At a glance

Metal: HellsingerWarhammer: Vermintide 2
GamingPickz Score8.0/107.9/10
Steam ratingOverwhelmingly Positive (96%, 16,995)Very Positive (85%, 147,456)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate82/100
Price$29.99$5.99
Install size12 GB60 GB
Steam Deckplayableunsupported
Released20222018
DeveloperThe OutsidersFatshark

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Metal: Hellsinger vs Warhammer: Vermintide 2, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Metal: HellsingerFPS game
    Warhammer: Vermintide 2Action-RPG FPS game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Metal: HellsingerRhythm, FPS, Atmospheric
    Warhammer: Vermintide 2Co-op, Dark Fantasy, Games Workshop

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Metal: Hellsinger ✓Score 8.0 · 96% on Steam
    Warhammer: Vermintide 2Score 7.9 · 85% on Steam · 82 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Metal: Hellsinger16,995 reviews · 3 add-ons · 12 GB
    Warhammer: Vermintide 2147,456 reviews · 21 add-ons · 60 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Metal: Hellsinger$29.99
    Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ✓$5.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Metal: Hellsinger ✓Playable
    Warhammer: Vermintide 2Unsupported

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Metal: Hellsinger takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The cheaper right now: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 ($5.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Metal: Hellsinger (playable)
  • Lighter on storage: Metal: Hellsinger (12 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (147,456 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

FPSAtmosphericSingleplayerActionFirst-PersonCombatDark FantasyFantasy

Where they differ

Metal: Hellsinger is also

RhythmMusicShooterDemonsFemale ProtagonistAdventure

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is also

Co-opGames WorkshopOnline Co-OpHack and SlashMultiplayerDwarf

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Metal: Hellsinger is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Metal: HellsingerWarhammer: Vermintide 2
Minimum GPUNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon™ RX 550NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Minimum CPUIntel® Core™ i5-3450 / AMD equivalentIntel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80 GHz / AMD FX-4350 @ 4.2 GHz
Minimum RAM8 GB6 GB
Install size12 GB60 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Metal: Hellsinger · Warhammer: Vermintide 2.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Metal: Hellsinger and 1 for Warhammer: Vermintide 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Metal: Hellsinger and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 in scope?

Metal: Hellsinger has drawn 16,995 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 12 GB. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has drawn 147,456 Steam reviews, ships 21 add-ons and installs in 60 GB.

Is Metal: Hellsinger or Warhammer: Vermintide 2 better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Metal: Hellsinger rates higher (8.0 to 7.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Metal: Hellsinger or Warhammer: Vermintide 2?

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is cheaper right now at $5.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Should I get Metal: Hellsinger or Warhammer: Vermintide 2?

Metal: Hellsinger rates higher, 8.0 to 7.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the cheaper at $5.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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