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Left 4 Dead

Release date
Developer
Turtle Rock Studios
Genres
Shooter
Platforms
Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

About Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter set during a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States. Four players control survivors who must fight through hordes of infected humans, creatures transformed by a rabies-like pathogen that causes extreme aggression and loss of higher brain function. Gameplay emphasizes teamwork, with colored outlines showing teammate positions through walls, shared healing items, and friendly fire creating consequences for careless shooting. An AI system called the Director dynamically adjusts enemy placement, item spawns, and pacing based on player performance. Beyond common infected, players face five special mutated types with unique abilities. Campaigns are divided into levels connected by safe houses, each culminating in a desperate last stand for rescue.

Where to buy Left 4 Dead

US store prices. Regional prices and price alerts are available in the app.

Stats

How long to beat

Main story
16 h
Main + extras
32 h

Steam

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Total reviews
58,665
Playing now
496

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Beaten
1
In backlog
1
Dropped
1

Screenshots

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Languages

22 languages supported: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

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