- 8players
- 30–90 min
- PC
Four survivors shoot their way through zombie-filled cities and countryside toward rescue, with an AI director changing every attempt.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
How it plays
Each campaign is a string of short levels between safe rooms, and special infected punish anyone who strays from the group, so calling out threats matters.
Bots fill empty slots and friends can join mid-campaign.
In Versus your friends play the zombies.
All four original campaigns also live inside Left 4 Dead 2.
Is it good
96%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
450 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online for up to 8 on PC. 96% positive of 59,000 Steam reviews.
- 8
Campaign and Survival are four-player co-op; Versus is four against four.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Valve
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Nov 17, 2008 on PC
- Oct 27, 2010 on Mac
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 28 languages, voices in 5
In these lists
Answers
- Does Left 4 Dead have couch co-op?
- No. Left 4 Dead has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Left 4 Dead together?
- Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Left 4 Dead?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Left 4 Dead story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together online.
- Does Left 4 Dead work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Left 4 Dead free?
- No, it's a paid game.
