Back 4 Blood

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mixed · 69%Mixed · 69%2021

The verdict

A co-op zombie shooter with a deck-building twist that is fun with friends, especially on sale. Skip it if you want Left 4 Dead 3, play solo, or dislike card systems.

Great for

Friend groups who want a replayable co-op horde shooter and can grab it at a deep discount

Main risk

Expecting Left 4 Dead 3 and finding a card-heavy, abandoned game with a thin player base

What players love

Card system adds builds and replayability

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“One of the standout features is the card system, which allows players to tailor their builds and playstyles.”
Steam review · 63.4 h played ↗

“Decks make it feel like you're playing a whole new game.”
Steam review · 642 h played ↗

“the card system lets you create tons of builds for a weapon class, team healing, buffs, grenades and so on.”
Steam review · translated · 41.5 h played ↗

Fun co-op with friends

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“playing with friends is where this game really shines.”
Steam review · 117.5 h played ↗

“Is it Left 4 Dead? No. Is it still a damn fun zombie game? Absolutely.”
Steam review · 21.4 h played ↗

“An excellent co-op zombie shooter, especially when played with friends.”
Steam review · translated · 3.2 h played ↗

Satisfying gunplay and weapon customization

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“The shooting feels satisfying, and there are many different weapons and character abilities to choose from.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

“the shooting feels so juicy and weighty that you enjoy every magazine fired.”
Steam review · translated · 5.9 h played ↗

Great value on sale

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“DO NOT BUY AT FULL PRICE.”
Steam review · 49.6 h played ↗

“I paid only about $10 for the base game and all of its DLC, and it is totally worth it!”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

Modern take on Left 4 Dead formula

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“Gets a lot of flack for not being Left 4 Dead despite it absolutely being a modern spiritual successor of Left 4 Dead”
Steam review · 8.6 h played ↗

“I play it with huge enjoyment, Left 4 Dead on max settings.”
Steam review · translated · 12.6 h played ↗

Good performance and Linux support

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“Works very well on Linux - Aurora based on Fedora.”
Steam review · 20 h played ↗

“Very well optimised, no lag, no crashes, no bugs encountered so far.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Not a worthy Left 4 Dead successor

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“You CANNOT spend years telling people that Back 4 Blood is the successor to Left 4 Dead and that it’s made by the creators of Left 4 Dead”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“It lacks a soul other than the one it tried to imitate.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗

“A tracing of Left 4 Dead, but a million times worse.”
Steam review · translated · 4.6 h played ↗

Overcomplicated, unwanted card system

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“I don't want to MICROMANAGE this godforsaken deck of cards that I never asked for or even wanted”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗

“None of these are bad ideas on their own, but together they're too much.”
Steam review · 84.5 h played ↗

Dead player base and abandoned game

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“Dont bother buying this ♥♥♥♥, the game is dead.”
Steam review · 39.7 h played ↗

“CHARGIN 80 DOLLARS FOR ABANDONWARE SHOULD BE ILLEGAL”
Steam review · 81.6 h played ↗

“and here the online has been dead for a long time.”
Steam review · translated · 11.8 h played ↗

Short, repetitive and lacking content

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“Even with all the DLC, the game feels too short.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗

“Short campaign, lack of content, and DLCs that limits the base game.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗

Connection and matchmaking problems

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews

“we can't join a lobby together.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗

“From Russia you can't properly play multiplayer, it only connects via VPN, so the ping is huge.”
Steam review · translated · 1 h played ↗

Easy Anti-Cheat blocks launching

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews

“Can't even start campaign without fixing EasyAnti-Cheat because of 5 years old bug.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗

“we both could not start a campaign because of an easy-cheat violation”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OS64-bit Windows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz)

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OR AMD Radeon RX 570

Storage40 GB available space

Recommended

OS64-bit Windows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400 (2.8 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (3.6 GHz)

Memory12 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 590

Storage40 GB available space

OS64-bit Windows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz)

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OR AMD Radeon RX 570

Storage40 GB available space

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