Game overview
Left 4 Dead 2
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.
- Players now
- 23,208
- All-time peak
- 53,436
- 24-hour change
- 0%
- Steam reviews
- 97.5% positive 963,983 reviews · via SteamSpy
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About this game Read the full description
You'll play as one of four new survivors armed with a wide and devastating array of classic and upgraded weapons. In addition to firearms, you'll also get a chance to take out some aggression on infected with a variety of carnage-creating melee weapons, from chainsaws to axes and even the deadly frying pan. You'll be putting these weapons to the test against (or playing as in Versus) three horrific and formidable new Special Infected. You'll also encounter five new uncommon common infected, including the terrifying Mudmen.
Helping to take L4D's frantic, action-packed gameplay to the next level is AI Director 2.0. This improved Director has the ability to procedurally change the weather you'll fight through and the pathways you'll take, in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match your performance. L4D2 promises a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience every time the game is played, custom-fitted to your style of play.
- Next generation co-op action gaming from the makers of Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress and Counter-Strike.
- Over 20 new weapons & items headlined by over 10 melee weapons – axe, chainsaw, frying pan, baseball bat – allow you to get up close with the zombies
- New survivors. New Story. New dialogue.
- Five expansive campaigns for co-operative, Versus and Survival game modes.
- An all new multiplayer mode.
- Uncommon common infected. Each of the five new campaigns contains at least one new uncommon common zombies which are exclusive to that campaign.
- AI Director 2.0: Advanced technology dubbed The AI Director drove L4D's unique gameplay – customizing enemy population, effects, and music, based upon the players’ performance. L4D 2 features The AI Director 2.0 which expands the Director’s ability to customize level layout, world objects, weather, and lighting to reflect different times of day.
- Stats, rankings, and awards system drives collaborative play
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
- Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
- Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: MacOS 10.7
- Processor: Dual core Intel processor, 2GHz or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher / Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Not supported: OS X 10.5.x, ATI X1600 or X1900 graphics, NVIDIA GeForce 7 graphics or Intel graphics less than Intel HD 3000.
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Valve
- USK rating
- 18
- Brazilian rating
- 14
- Steam Germany rating
- 16
- Content warning
- Left 4 Dead 2 features intense violence, blood and gore (including decapitation or dismemberment of zombie-like creatures) and some strong language.
- Achievements
- 101
- Controller support
- full
- Metacritic
- 89
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Steam Workshop, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Input API Support, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Stats, Includes Source SDK, Commentary available, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Steam Timeline
- Languages
- Danish, Dutch, English*, Finnish, French*, German*, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian*, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain*, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Hungarian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
Can I Play This?
Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Steam feature declarations
Developer-declared accessibility on Steam
Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.
Structured language support (28)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Danish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
| Finnish | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Norwegian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese - Portugal | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Swedish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Hungarian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bulgarian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
| Greek | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Romanian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish - Latin America | Yes | No | Yes |
| Thai | Yes | No | Yes |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Vietnamese | Yes | No | Yes |
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Game Insights
Buy Verdict
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Player Health
Stable player base with low churn risk.
Multiplayer Viability
Strong player base for matchmaking.
Update Momentum
2 patches and 2 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Budget at $9.99.
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