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Left 4 Dead

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App ID 500
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 29278030
Last Record Update 30 May 2025 – 07:17:05 UTC ()
Release Date 17 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 94.67%
62k reviews
620
In-Game

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Additional Information

Developer Valve
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metacritic_score 89
NoServers Yes
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vacmodulecache SteamDB Unknown App 202 [UNPUBLISHED]
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ValidOSList Windows macOS
community_visible_stats Yes
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InstallScript installscript.vdf
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
Publisher Valve
languages (extended) english,german,french,italian,koreana,spanish,schinese,tchinese,russian,thai,japanese,portuguese,polish,danish,dutch,finnish,norwegian,swedish,hungarian,czech,romanian,turkish
Store Release Date 17 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 17 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 17 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1226908800)
Store Asset Modification Time 23 April 2025 – 00:35:56 UTC () (1745368556)
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Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8119716
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
deckresolutionoverride Native
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
Anti-Cheat Software VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat)
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:04 UTC (), in changelist #196282
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

28 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Bulgarian Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Greek Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🧟 Zombies 🤝 Co-op 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 FPS 💥 Action 😱 Horror 🔫 Shooter 👥 Online Co-Op 🌲 Survival 👥 Team-Based 🙌 First-Person ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 🛠️ Moddable 🗺️ Adventure 🤔 Tactical 🔄 Replay Value 🥇 Competitive 👩 Female Protagonist

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Captions available Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Includes Source SDK Commentary available Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Multi-player Valve Anti-Cheat Co-op HDR rendering Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Steam Input API Supported

Accessibility Categories

Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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timestamp23 April 2025 – 00:36:00 UTC
Trailers
5138 ↴
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5952 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 620 players right now
  • 678 24-hour peak
  • 30,616 all-time peak 22 April 2009
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Store data

  • 337,734 followers
  • #1149 in top sellers
  • 60,048 positive reviews
  • 2,284 negative reviews
  • 96.34% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 9 viewers right now
  • 10 24-hour peak
  • 140,433 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 94.67% SteamDB Rating
  • 60,048 96.3% positive reviews
  • 2,284 3.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Left 4 Dead right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 620 players live playing Left 4 Dead on Steam.

Left 4 Dead had an all-time peak of 30616 concurrent players on 22 April 2009.

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