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Left 4 Dead 2

Co-op zombie FPS where unpredictable hordes demand teamwork

Valve · Released Nov 16, 2009

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 893K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 6,287 in 30 days
Players
35K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 30, 2026
Minimum PC
with 128 MB
2 GB RAM · 13 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Left 4 Dead 2?

A first-person co-op action horror shooter set during a zombie apocalypse in the American South. Four survivors fight hordes and special infected with guns and melee weapons across five campaigns from Savannah to New Orleans; competitive Versus and Survival modes are also included.

For you if...

  • +you want fast, team-based shooting against unpredictable zombie hordes
  • +you prefer replayable campaigns with changing enemies and routes
  • +you enjoy both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike gore, horror, or constant zombie combat
  • −you prefer solo-focused shooters over coordinated co-op play

What players say

97% of 892,906 reviews are positive · 96% of 6,287 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast co-op, teamwork, and AI Director for creating unpredictable runs. The most common complaint is that matchmaking often funnels players into distant, heavily modified servers, making standard public games difficult to find.

Players over time

▼ -14% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 40,452 players on Oct 25, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202635,438
Nov 6, 202630,025
Nov 5, 202629,226
Nov 4, 202629,160
Nov 3, 202632,019
Nov 2, 202628,698
Nov 1, 202629,401
Oct 31, 202638,649
Oct 30, 202631,564
Oct 29, 202631,654
Oct 28, 202630,955
Oct 27, 202615,280
Oct 27, 202630,645
Oct 26, 202636,481
Oct 25, 202640,452
Oct 24, 202632,569
Oct 23, 202629,500
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 202627,422
Oct 20, 202628,680
Oct 19, 202635,462
Oct 18, 202636,243
Oct 17, 202633,799
Oct 16, 202630,182
Oct 15, 202629,492
Oct 14, 202630,373
Oct 13, 202632,267
Oct 12, 202638,613
Oct 11, 202638,549
Oct 10, 202635,607
Oct 9, 202636,071
Oct 8, 202634,734
Oct 7, 202631,111
Oct 6, 202632,727
Oct 5, 202640,099
Oct 4, 202639,164
Oct 3, 202634,462
Oct 2, 202628,371
Oct 1, 202626,473
Sep 30, 202625,501
Sep 29, 202626,458
Sep 28, 202632,413
Sep 27, 202632,022
Sep 26, 202629,387
Sep 25, 202627,358
Sep 24, 202625,988
Sep 23, 202610,868
Sep 23, 202623,437
Sep 22, 202622,605
Sep 21, 202620,655

How many players finish Left 4 Dead 2?

21% of Steam players have unlocked «BRIDGE BURNER», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Left 4 Dead 2 system requirements

Minimum: with 128 MB, 2 GB RAM, 13 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
Processor
Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Graphics
Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
13 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
Processor
Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
Graphics
Video Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
13 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Left 4 Dead 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Left 4 Dead 2 run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
101
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Hungarian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Left 4 Dead 2 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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