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Left 4 Dead

Turtle Rock Studios · Nov 17, 2008

PC · Xbox 360

Mature

About

A new and highly virulent strain of the rabies virus emerges and spreads through the human population with frightening speed. The pandemic's victims become grotesquely disfigured widely violent psychopaths, attacking the uninfected on sight. As one of the "lucky" few apparently immune to the sickness, you, unfortunately, are also trapped in a city crawling with thousands of the bloodthirsty Infected. Alone, you're dead. But together with a handful of fellow survivors, you might just fight your way to safety.

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 8.7 (12 critics) · Gamer 9.3

8.6

Xbox 360

Critic 8.7 (8 critics) · Gamer 8.5

8.4

Critic reviews

  • Game Trailers

    Game Trailers · Nov 26, 2008

    8.6
    Left 4 Dead is a fun game while it lasts, but that’s not long. There’s not much nuance to the combat or weapons, but the realistic enemy behavior gives it a sense of unpredictability. The AI director is mostly successful at scaling the difficulty to the skill of the player, and this is one coop game that actually forces you to cooperate. Some will find it refreshingly straightforward, others will find it repetitive, but everyone will have at least a few hours of fun just trying to survive.
  • Video Gamer

    Tom Orry · Nov 24, 2008

    9.0
    It's worth noting that the experience is somewhat dulled if played alone, but if you've got online friends or are happy to play with randoms, Left 4 Dead is a game you simply can't pass up. Just make sure you've worked out what you'd do in a zombie outbreak before you start playing, as you won't be able to make anything approaching a sane decision with a screaming witch bearing down on you.
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Gamer reviews

  • Gfreeman

    Oct 14, 2022 · PC

    9.0

    Left 4 Dead

    i think l4d is still best zombie shooter game ever made

  • Yan

    May 31, 2022 · PC

    8.5

    Left 4 Dead

    Best survival game that I ever played and still playing till now. Compared to the L4D, L4D2 had more new weapons and better gaming experience. I recommend this game for first time gamer, easy to play, just find safe houses to survive this game. Beware the special zombies that has special skill to eliminate you. I enjoy playing this game with friends. I don't play solo-mode it makes me bored playing with AI team.

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