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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

Action

Reviews
Mixed
69% of 59K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 200 in 30 days
Players
710
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
May 15, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
8 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

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 59,313 reviews are positive · 72% of 200 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.

Players over time

▼ -22% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,200 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026710
Nov 6, 2026458
Nov 5, 2026432
Nov 4, 2026468
Nov 3, 2026493
Nov 2, 2026506
Nov 1, 2026900
Oct 31, 2026804
Oct 30, 2026509
Oct 29, 2026450
Oct 28, 2026499
Oct 27, 2026604
Oct 26, 2026641
Oct 25, 20261,052
Oct 24, 2026932
Oct 23, 2026808
Oct 22, 2026808
Oct 21, 2026798
Oct 20, 2026771
Oct 18, 20261,200
Oct 17, 2026981
Oct 16, 2026652
Oct 15, 2026624
Oct 14, 2026682
Oct 13, 2026754
Oct 11, 2026934
Oct 10, 2026899
Oct 9, 2026702
Oct 8, 2026724
Oct 7, 2026801
Oct 6, 2026812
Oct 4, 2026949
Oct 3, 2026747
Oct 2, 2026563
Oct 1, 2026488
Sep 30, 2026471
Sep 29, 2026509
Sep 27, 2026658
Sep 26, 2026644
Sep 25, 2026549
Sep 24, 2026488
Sep 23, 2026507
Sep 23, 2026458
Sep 22, 2026444
Sep 21, 2026671

How many players finish Back 4 Blood?

29% of Steam players have unlocked «Act 4 Recruit», 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

Back 4 Blood screenshot 1

Back 4 Blood system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

OS
64-bit Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-8400 (2.8 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (3.6 GHz)
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 590
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
1080p / 60fps / High Quality Settings

Does Back 4 Blood have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Back 4 Blood run on Steam Deck?

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

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Back 4 Blood 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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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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