Left 4 Dead (2008)

Certain Affinity, Turtle Rock Studios, Valve

Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360

3.78 from 3725 ratings

9115 members have it in their collection · 69 playing now · 1937 backlogged · 303 wish listed

How long? Main story 13h · with extras 8h · 100% 23h (from 24 logged playthroughs)

Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter set during a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States. Four players control survivors who must fight through hordes of infected humans, creatures transformed by a rabies-like pathogen that causes extreme aggression and loss of higher brain function. Gameplay emphasizes teamwork, with colored outlines showing teammate positions through walls, … Read more
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter set during a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States. Four players control survivors who must fight through hordes of infected humans, creatures transformed by a rabies-like pathogen that causes extreme aggression and loss of higher brain function. Gameplay emphasizes teamwork, with colored outlines showing teammate positions through walls, shared healing items, and friendly fire creating consequences for careless shooting. An AI system called the Director dynamically adjusts enemy placement, item spawns, and pacing based on player performance. Beyond common infected, players face five special mutated types with unique abilities. Campaigns are divided into levels connected by safe houses, each culminating in a desperate last stand for rescue. Read less
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Release dates

  • Nov 17, 2008 (North_America) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 18, 2008 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
  • Oct 27, 2010 (Worldwide) Mac

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ClaireValle

Status ClaireValle Apr 22, 2023

Hello Grouvee userbase, I have come to start a debate:

Does Left 4 Dead count as a Musō/Warriors game? Yes or no, and why?

Thank you.

Tubbymora

Status Tubbymora Jul 29, 2019

Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 were one of the few games where I actually got all the achievements in lol xD. Those late night expert mode runs literally drove my cousins and I to the brink of insanity..... it was great :). Still stands as one of my favorite shooter games.

Garo

Status Garo Nov 28, 2017

How I got into it: My sisters played it.

Definition of 100%: Completed all campaigns on very hard. Definition of completed: Completed all campaigns.