Huge Workshop mod scene
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The game basically has infinite content if you're willing to browse the workshop.”
Steam review · 3038.2 h played ↗
Left 4 Dead 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Valve2009FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A timeless co-op zombie shooter with a clever AI Director, endless Workshop mods and great friend sessions. Skip it if you'd rely on random public lobbies: modded Chinese servers and toxic vote-kicks plague matchmaking.
Great for
Friend groups who want chaotic co-op zombie shooting with endless Workshop mods
Main risk
Quick match dumps you into modded Chinese servers or toxic lobbies that vote-kick you
What players love
Chaotic, hilarious co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You grab a weapon, somebody startles a Witch, everything goes completely sideways, and five minutes later everybody’s laughing.”
Steam review · 3468.2 h played ↗
AI Director and high replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Every run feels different thanks to the AI Director keeping things unpredictable.”
Steam review · 6103.9 h played ↗
Great value, no grind or microtransactions
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“you just buy the game and you're guaranteed to have fun with your friends without worrying about cross platform games with clunky UI, stupid grinds for loot boxes, and predatory monetisation by corporate suits.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Great special infected and teamwork design
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The Special Infected are probably the best part of the game.”
Steam review · 791.1 h played ↗
Still holds up and runs on potatoes
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Great zombie shooting game that runs perfectly on any potato.”
Steam review · 29.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Toxic community and vote-kicks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you will be instantly votekicked before your character even hits the ground.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
Modded Chinese servers flood matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“more often than not, clicking campaign and using quick match will send you to a third party server even when you select 'official servers only'.”
Steam review · 400.5 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and 'No Steam logon' errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It has a consistent crashing issue due to bullet tracers, especially the incendiary ammo tracers.”
Steam review · 97.5 h played ↗
Repetitive and dated gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“the gameplay is very repetitive and gets boring in the end.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Bad bot AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“game might have the worst ai i have ever seen, bravo valve!!!”
Steam review · 1097.1 h played ↗
Cheaters and hackers
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“script kiddies will inject ♥♥♥♥ into your game and A: troll you B: steal your info C: threaten to SWAT you.”
Steam review · 43.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support13 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
ProcessorPentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Storage13 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
ProcessorIntel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
Storage13 GB available space
OSWindows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP
ProcessorPentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
Storage13 GB available space
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