

A masterclass in action design, Left 4 Dead delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
93
Verdict
96%
Steam
85
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 66K reviews)
Healthy player count of 787 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (85/100 critic average)
Engaging multiplayer/co-op experience
No significant drawbacks reported
Left 4 Dead is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the Left 4 Dead series. Set during the aftermath of a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States, the game pits its four protagonists, dubbed the "Survivors", against hordes of the infected.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
DRAG AND DROP
Rescue a Survivor from a Smoker's tongue before he takes damage.
62.6%
unlocked
TONGUE TWISTER
Kill a Smoker who has grabbed you with his tongue.
57%
unlocked
TANKBUSTERS
Kill a Tank without it dealing any damage to a Survivor.
55.3%
unlocked
BRAIN SALAD
Make 100 headshot kills.
53%
unlocked
BLIND LUCK
You or another Survivor take no damage after being vomited on by a Boomer.
51.4%
unlocked
PYROTECHNICIAN
Blow up 20 Infected in a single explosion.
49.2%
unlocked
TOWERING INFERNO
Light a Tank with a Molotov.
45.7%
unlocked
HERO CLOSET
Rescue a Survivor trapped in a closet.
42%
unlocked
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND
Beat a campaign with all 4 Survivors.
40.5%
unlocked
MY BODYGUARD
Protect any Survivor from an attacking Infected 50 times.
39.9%
unlocked
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Left 4 Dead project lead Mike Booth is working on something new, and if you're hoping it's something like L4D but different in some undefined, hopeful
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The lead designer of Left 4 Dead has announced that he's making something like Left 4 Dead again - a four-player co-op shooter that "expands on the co
The creator of Left 4 Dead is making a brand new co-op shooter and I need it
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DRAG AND DROP
Rescue a Survivor from a Smoker's tongue before he takes damage.
62.6%
unlocked
TONGUE TWISTER
Kill a Smoker who has grabbed you with his tongue.
57%
unlocked
TANKBUSTERS
Kill a Tank without it dealing any damage to a Survivor.
55.3%
unlocked
BRAIN SALAD
Make 100 headshot kills.
53%
unlocked
BLIND LUCK
You or another Survivor take no damage after being vomited on by a Boomer.
51.4%
unlocked
PYROTECHNICIAN
Blow up 20 Infected in a single explosion.
49.2%
unlocked
TOWERING INFERNO
Light a Tank with a Molotov.
45.7%
unlocked
HERO CLOSET
Rescue a Survivor trapped in a closet.
42%
unlocked
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND
Beat a campaign with all 4 Survivors.
40.5%
unlocked
MY BODYGUARD
Protect any Survivor from an attacking Infected 50 times.
39.9%
unlocked
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