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Left 4 Dead 2

Critic score5 critics
First release
Nov 17, 2009
Engine
Source
Genres
Shooter · Action, Horror, Survival

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game, the sequel to Valve Corporation's Left 4 Dead. The Game builds upon cooperatively focused gameplay and Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in the original Left 4 Dead. Set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, Left 4 Dead 2 focuses on four new Survivors, fighting against hordes of the Infected, who develop severe psychosis and exhibit zombie-like tendencies. The Survivors must fight their way through five campaigns, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of escape at each campaign's finale.

Also known as left4dead2.exe, L4D2

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
Four survivors, Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle, find themselves abandoned on a hotel rooftop in Savannah, Georgia after rescue helicopters leave without them. In the aftermath of a pandemic known as the "Green Flu" that has turned the population into aggressive zombie-like creatures, the group must fight their way south toward New Orleans, rumored to be the last standing city in America. Their journey takes them through a shopping mall, an abandoned amusement park, swamplands, and eventually the streets of New Orleans itself, where the military is conducting a final evacuation. Along the way, they rely on safe houses, improvised weapons, and each other to survive against increasingly dangerous hordes of the Infected.Read more

Four survivors, Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle, find themselves abandoned on a hotel rooftop in Savannah, Georgia after rescue helicopters leave without them. In the aftermath of a pandemic known as the "Green Flu" that has turned the population into aggressive zombie-like creatures, the group must fight their way south toward New Orleans, rumored to be the last standing city in America. Their journey takes them through a shopping mall, an abandoned amusement park, swamplands, and eventually the streets of New Orleans itself, where the military is conducting a final evacuation. Along the way, they rely on safe houses, improvised weapons, and each other to survive against increasingly dangerous hordes of the Infected.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 17, 2009
Xbox 360
Nov 17, 2009
Mac
Sep 05, 2010
All 4 release dates
Linux
Jul 02, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
13h
Main + Extras
29h
Completionist
153h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
zombies, online co-op, apocalypse, sequel, real-time combat
… All 11, xbox one backwards compatibility, linear gameplay, local and online players together, fan service, zombie protagonist, bots

At a Glance

Critic Score
89
Main Story (IGDB)
13h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
29h
Completionist (IGDB)
153h

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 822,865 reviews in all languages, recorded 27 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 27 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 27 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 28 Oct
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 28 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 28 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 28 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 27 Oct

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