Back 4 Blood

Four-player zombie shooter with changing missions and specialized team roles

Turtle Rock Studios · Published by Warner Bros. Games · Released Oct 12, 2021

Reviews: Mixed; 69% of 73K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 128 in 30 days
Playing now: 507; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 years ago; May 15, 2024

What is Back 4 Blood?

A first-person action shooter about immune survivors fighting the Ridden, former humans transformed by a parasite. In a campaign of increasingly difficult missions, up to four players shoot hordes, use weapons and items, and shape builds with card decks; solo play and PvP matches between Cleaners and Ridden are also available.

For you if...

+you want online co-op missions against zombie hordes
+you enjoy coordinating specialized roles within a team
+you want PvP with playable survivor and infected sides

Not for you if...

−you prefer an open world over structured campaign missions
−you dislike randomized modifiers and escalating mission difficulty
−you avoid horror themes and graphic zombie violence

What players say

69% of 73,333 reviews are positive · 79% of 128 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the campaign with friends and the range of builds possible through card decks. Common complaints cite weak solo bots, uneven difficulty, and too many progression systems; recent players also report no ongoing updates and sparse matchmaking in some modes.

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Back 4 Blood system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OR AMD Radeon RX 570
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 1080p / 60fps / Low Quality Settings

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 93
Steam features: Family Sharing, HDR
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.