Recommended with the huge caveat that this is an Early Access/Open Beta in all but name.

The core game is there. It looks, sounds, and plays great.

However, it is missing crafting features, the endgame loop is grindy in an unfun way, and the team is still adding maps and weapons that probably should have been in at launch.

Also there are weird bugs but personally I haven't found anything gamebreaking (like falling through the floor at spawn) since the actual betas.

It feels a lot like they tried to make Vermintide into a game-as-service ala Destiny but dropped the ball. Then again, even Destiny was kind of crappy in the first few months after launch (still loved it, though).

Edit: One year later, Fatshark have put a lot of work into this one. Talent trees have been redone, more missions have been added, crafting is mostly intact now. It's still a grind, there's still the usual complaints about patches and nerfs and what not, and for some reason they're still dedicated to this live-service game. All that said, it's still a good game, even better than a year ago. Is that worth your $40? Your call. It's like $25 on sale most times and at that price it's more than worth it. Cosmetic cash store remains, but if you don't want to spend money then don't? FOMO is your issue.

If the concept appeals to you and you don't mind dropping $40 on what is essentially an Early Access release, go for it. Otherwise I say wait a few months to see how they improve it or wait for a discount or incentive like free premium currency or something.

2024: Game still alive, game still good.

Recommended with the huge caveat that this is an Early Access/Open Beta in all but name. The core game is there. It looks, sounds, and plays great. However, it is missing crafting features, the endgame loop is grindy in an unfun way, and the team is still adding maps and weapons that probably should have been in at launch. Also there are weird bugs but personally I haven't found anything gamebreaking (like falling through the floor at spawn) since the actual betas. It feels a lot like they tried to make Vermintide into a game-as-service ala Destiny but dropped the ball. Then again, even Destiny was kind of crappy in the first few months after launch (still loved it, though). Edit: One year later, Fatshark have put a lot of work into this one. Talent trees have been redone, more missions have been added, crafting is mostly intact now. It's still a grind, there's still the usual complaints about patches and nerfs and what not, and for some reason they're still dedicated to this live-service game. All that said, it's still a good game, even better than a year ago. Is that worth your $40? Your call. It's like $25 on sale most times and at that price it's more than worth it. Cosmetic cash store remains, but if you don't want to spend money then don't? FOMO is your issue. If the concept appeals to you and you don't mind dropping $40 on what is essentially an Early Access release, go for it. Otherwise I say wait a few months to see how they improve it or wait for a discount or incentive like free premium currency or something. 2024: Game still alive, game still good.