# Left 4 Dead

> 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.

## Game facts

- Developer: Valve
- Publisher: Valve
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Nov 17, 2008
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Action, Shooting, FPS, SurvivalHorror
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
- Playtime: Main story 15.5 hr, Main + some extras 32 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/left-4-dead)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Dutch (Netherlands), Danish (Denmark), Finnish (Finland), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Polish (Poland), European Portuguese, Chinese (China), Swedish (Sweden), Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Vietnamese (Vietnam), Thai (Thailand); Subtitles: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Dutch (Netherlands), Danish (Denmark), Finnish (Finland), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), Polish (Poland), European Portuguese, Chinese (China), Swedish (Sweden), Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Vietnamese (Vietnam), Brazilian Portuguese, Thai (Thailand); Audio: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/left-4-dead)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Oct 4, 2026

### Strengths

- Cooperative multiplayer becomes more enjoyable when played with friends
- Satisfying impact when killing zombies and distinctive presentation of special infected
- Tense, dark atmosphere and survival-focused gameplay

### Weaknesses

- Some sections feel somewhat dull and ordinary compared with the final finales
- The basic AI companions sometimes fail to rescue or support the player properly
- Criticism that there are few activities beyond repeatedly shooting zombies

## Links

- [Left 4 Dead on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/6499)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/6499/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T18:11:11.355Z