- 2–8players
- 30–90 min
- PC
- Xbox
Four survivors fight through hordes of infected across linked levels, while an AI director reshuffles item drops and ambushes each run.
Who can play
- Split-screen for 2 players on Xbox.
- Same room, own screens for up to 8 players on PC.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC and Xbox.
- No crossplay between platform families.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
How it plays
Special infected pin and drag lone players, so the game punishes anyone who wanders off and rewards calling out threats.
Versus mode has your friends play the zombies, which turns into a rivalry fast.
On PC each player needs a copy; on Xbox two can share one screen.
Is it good
97%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
29k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No crossplay between platform families. Split-screen for 2 on Xbox. Online for up to 8 on every platform. LAN play for up to 8 on PC.
- 8
LAN games run through the server browser's LAN tab.
- 8
Campaign co-op is four players; Versus and Scavenge are four against four.
- 2
Split-screen comes from the Xbox 360 version, which runs on Xbox One and Series X|S through backward compatibility.
- 8
Campaign co-op is four players; Versus and Scavenge are four against four.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Valve
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Series
- Left 4 Dead
- Released
- 17 Nov 2009 on PC
- 5 Sep 2010 on Mac
- 2 Jul 2013 on Linux
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 28 languages, voices in 5
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Left 4 Dead 2 split-screen?
- Yes. Split-screen co-op and versus for up to 2 on Xbox. Not on PC.
- One of 262 split-screen games
- How many players can play Left 4 Dead 2 together?
- Split-screen co-op and versus for up to 2 on Xbox. Local co-op and versus on separate screens for up to 8 on PC. Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC and Xbox.
- Is Left 4 Dead 2 crossplay?
- No: everyone online needs the same platform family.
- Do you need two copies of Left 4 Dead 2?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- Can you play the Left 4 Dead 2 story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on a local network, online and on one screen.
- Does Left 4 Dead 2 work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Left 4 Dead 2 free?
- No, it's a paid game.
