<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fatshark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2015	O
's	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Times	I-Application
–	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vermintide	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
8	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
11	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
free	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
18	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
3	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darktide	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
co-op-focused	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
experienced	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
15	O
(	O
19	O
with	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
one	O
more	O
planned	O
)	O
different	O
careers	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
skills	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vermintide	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
Fatshark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vermintide	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
11	O
July	O
2018	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
18	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
significantly	O
increased	O
in	O
size	O
since	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
stream	O
of	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
missions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Shadows	O
over	O
Bögenhafen	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
"	O
Back	O
To	O
Ubersreik	O
"	O
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
four	O
missions	O
and	O
five	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
proper	O
expansion	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Winds	O
of	O
Magic	O
"	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
;	O
though	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
due	O
to	O
lackluster	O
reception	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Weaves	O
mode	O
,	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
Beastmen	O
enemies	O
(	O
later	O
patched	O
)	O
,	O
balancing	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
price	O
(	O
released	O
at	O
$20	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
twice	O
as	O
expensive	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
and	O
five	O
times	O
as	O
expensive	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
career	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
major	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Chaos	O
Wastes	O
"	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
heroes	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
new	O
career	O
via	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Marks	O
,	O
writing	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
wrote	O
positively	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
comically	O
praising	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
creative	O
forms	O
of	O
dismemberment	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
against	O
the	O
"	O
ratmen	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compares	O
favorably	O
against	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
declared	O
the	O
title	O
the	O
best	O
cooperative	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
four	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
11	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
exceeded	O
the	O
lifetime	O
revenue	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Vermintide	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
1,000,000	O
copies	O
four	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
