Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Fatshark supported Vermintide 2 from its Mar 2018 launch through at least Sept 2026, with patches, hotfixes, free levels, and full expansions like Chaos Wastes alongside paid DLCs. The late years delivered the free Versus PvP mode (Nov 2024), the three part Verminous Dreams adventure (2025), and regular seasonal events with ongoing balance work. The record is marred by slow delivery (Versus took five years from its 2019 announcement) and the unfulfilled 2018 roadmap promise of dedicated servers for the main co-op game.

• Patching continues into year 8: Hotfix 6.12.1 shipped Sep 1, 2026, with the 6.11.x hotfix chain in May and June 2026 and a full weapon rebalance in Patch 6.11.0 (May 19, 2026), per the official Steam announcement archive.
• Free long-tail content kept coming: Devious Delvings launched Jan 23, 2025 as part two of the free Verminous Dreams adventure (part three set for Apr 2025), and the 7th anniversary update in Mar 2025 added an event mission, a new Versus map, and a progression rework that reduced grind, with compensation for players who lost progression at Versus launch.
• Communication is consistent and plain: full patch notes on Steam, public admission that the teased weapon pack would not ship in 2025, and a compensation portrait frame for affected Versus players.
• The misses are real: the 2018 roadmap promised dedicated servers for the main game for Apr/May 2018 and they never arrived (co-op remains player-hosted, confirmed by community discussion in Dec 2025), Versus arrived five years after its 2019 announcement, and early-years player responsiveness was reluctant before improving in later years.