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Left 4 Dead

Co-op first-person shooter with dynamically paced zombie hordes

Valve · Released Nov 17, 2008

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 66K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 429 in 30 days
Players
555
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 days ago
Nov 2, 2026
Minimum PC
128 MB
1 GB RAM · 7.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Left 4 Dead?

Set just after a zombie apocalypse, this first-person action-horror shooter follows four survivors trying to escape an infected disaster zone. One to four players fight through five-map campaigns while an AI director adjusts enemy attacks; Versus pits survivor and infected teams against each other, and Survival tests how long a team can hold out.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy replaying campaigns with changing enemy attacks
  • +you want both cooperative and competitive zombie modes
  • +you prefer direct shooting over progression and crafting systems

Not for you if...

  • −you want a large variety of weapons and enemies
  • −you dislike linear, map-based campaigns built for repeated runs

What players say

96% of 65,579 reviews are positive · 95% of 429 in the last 30 days

Players praise the straightforward design, team play, atmosphere, and variation between runs. Common complaints say the sequel includes the original campaigns alongside more content, while public matches can suffer from teamkilling, vote-kicking, and other griefing.

Players over time

▼ -38% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,005 players on Oct 5, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026555
Nov 6, 2026444
Nov 5, 2026452
Nov 4, 2026484
Nov 3, 2026534
Nov 2, 2026701
Nov 1, 2026625
Oct 31, 2026587
Oct 30, 2026468
Oct 29, 2026499
Oct 28, 2026565
Oct 27, 2026287
Oct 27, 2026488
Oct 26, 2026552
Oct 25, 2026619
Oct 24, 2026581
Oct 23, 2026507
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 2026504
Oct 20, 2026530
Oct 19, 2026562
Oct 18, 2026652
Oct 17, 2026624
Oct 16, 2026594
Oct 15, 2026583
Oct 14, 2026562
Oct 13, 2026652
Oct 12, 2026713
Oct 11, 2026821
Oct 10, 2026851
Oct 9, 2026811
Oct 8, 2026838
Oct 7, 2026830
Oct 6, 2026953
Oct 5, 20261,005
Oct 4, 2026996
Oct 3, 2026876
Oct 2, 2026625
Oct 1, 2026437
Sep 30, 2026443
Sep 29, 2026436
Sep 28, 2026527
Sep 27, 2026557
Sep 26, 2026498
Sep 25, 2026458
Sep 24, 2026422
Sep 23, 2026219
Sep 23, 2026432
Sep 22, 2026396
Sep 21, 2026455

How many players finish Left 4 Dead?

34% of Steam players have unlocked «MERCY KILLER», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Left 4 Dead system requirements

Minimum: 128 MB, 1 GB RAM, 7.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Graphics
128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better
Memory
1 GB
Storage
At least 7.5 GB of free space

Recommended

Processor
Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
Graphics
Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
Memory
1 GB

Does Left 4 Dead have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Left 4 Dead run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
73
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Left 4 Dead use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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