Left 4 Dead 2

    Fight through zombie-filled campaigns together as a team of four survivors.

    Valve, Turtle Rock Studios · published by Valve, Electronic Arts

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Online versus
    1 source
    Online multiplayer
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    1 source
    How co-op works
    1 source
    Crossplay
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Players online, Best with, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 98% positive from 1,067,721 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 89/100 from 5 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 9Review score desc: Overwhelmingly PositiveTotal positive: 1041217Total negative: 26504Total reviews: 1067721{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":9,"review_score_desc":"Overwhelmingly Positive","total_positive":1041217,"total_negative":26504,"total_reviews":1067721}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 124Name: Left 4 Dead 2Url: https://www.igdb.com/games/left-4-dead-2Created at: 1300110791First release date: 1258416000Total rating: 85.29400582837314Total rating count: 1218Aggregated rating: 88.6Aggregated rating count: 5Hypes: 1Release dates: [{"id":952555,"date":1372723200,"human":"Jul 02, 2013"},{"id":952556,"date":1283644800,"human":"Sep 05, 2010"},{"id":952557,"date":1258416000,"human":"Nov 17, 2009"},{"id":952558,"date":1258416000,"human":"Nov 17, 2009"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":55,"name":"Turtle Rock Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":56,"name":"Valve"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":56,"name":"Valve"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":1,"name":"Electronic Arts"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":124,"name":"Left 4 Dead 2","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/left-4-dead-2","created_at":1300110791,"first_release_date":1258416000,"total_rating":85.29400582837314,"total_rating_count":1218,"aggregated_rating":88.6,"aggregated_rating_count":5,"hypes":1,"release_dates":[{"id":952555,"date":1372723200,"human":"Jul 02, 2013"},{"id":952556,"date":1283644800,"human":"Sep 05, 2010"},{"id":952557,"date":1258416000,"human":"Nov 17, 2009"},{"id":952558,"date":1258416000,"human":"Nov 17, 2009"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":55,"name":"Turtle Rock Studios"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":56,"name":"Valve"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":56,"name":"Valve"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":1,"name":"Electronic Arts"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.