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Left 4 Dead 2

📅 Nov 16, 2009
Valve
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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97.5
Overall Score / 100
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About This Game

Left 4 Dead 2 is a action game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Valve and released in 2009. With an estimated 52.4 million copies sold, it is considered one of the best-selling titles on Steam. With 1M reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the most-reviewed games on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 97.5/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 9.39 hours, with side content bringing that to 27.14 hours, and a completionist run can reach 60.56 hours. Players commonly describe it as Zombies, Co-op, FPS, Multiplayer and Shooter.

Playtime Estimates

9.39h
🎯 Main Story
27.14h
⭐ Main + Sides
60.56h
💯 Completionist
Based on 35 player submissions

Game Information

Release Date
November 16, 2009
Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$9.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
52.4M
(42M 62.9M)
VRI ScoreLearning
86.0
👍Early data shows positive opinions outweighing the negative.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Categories
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
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
Tags
Zombies
Co-op
FPS
Multiplayer
Shooter
Online Co-Op
Action
Survival
Horror
First-Person
Gore
Team-Based
Moddable
Survival Horror
Post-apocalyptic
Singleplayer
Adventure
Local Co-Op
Replay Value
Tactical

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish - Spain
Text Only
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese - Portugal
Simplified Chinese
Swedish
Traditional Chinese
Hungarian
Turkish
Bulgarian
Czech
Greek
Portuguese - Brazil
Romanian
Spanish - Latin America
Thai
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
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:
  • 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
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.
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