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Left 4 Dead cover art

Left 4 Dead

Valve · 2008-11-17

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 17, 2008 (Mac), Nov 17, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 18, 2008 (Xbox 360)

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.

565
playing now
96%
positive of 68k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (760 ratings)
32h
to beat · rushed 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

565 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Left 4 Dead is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the Left 4 Dead series. Set during the aftermath of a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States, the game pits its four protagonists, dubbed the "Survivors", against hordes of the infected.

Trailer

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 565 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,944 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~493/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 2.7M–5.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 67,988 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 842 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 867 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 825 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 738 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 760 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 821 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 793 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 854 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 869 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 893 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 930 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 790 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,214 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,057 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 490 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 820 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 795 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 588 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 606 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 835 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7282442026-08-06 21:00 — 522 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 419 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 442 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 589 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 478 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 489 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 660 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 592 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 522 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 686 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 452 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 419 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 527 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 393 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 464 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 505 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 455 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 429 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 728 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 465 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 321 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 507 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 565 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 388 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 480 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 483 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 244 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 509 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 565 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-06-11 — best price $3.992015-07-21 — best price $4.992015-10-26 — best price $3.992015-12-01 — best price $19.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-04-01 — best price $19.992016-07-04 — best price $19.992016-10-24 — best price $3.792016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-03-13 — best price $19.992017-11-01 — best price $19.992018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-11-21 — best price $1.992019-02-04 — best price $1.992019-06-26 — best price $0.992019-11-26 — best price $0.992020-06-25 — best price $1.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-03-25 — best price $1.992021-08-26 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992022-01-08 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-09-19 — best price $9.992024-01-11 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-11-03 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6143592026-05-31 — 440 pageviews2026-06-03 — 386 pageviews2026-06-06 — 417 pageviews2026-06-09 — 411 pageviews2026-06-12 — 394 pageviews2026-06-15 — 403 pageviews2026-06-18 — 359 pageviews2026-06-21 — 421 pageviews2026-06-24 — 438 pageviews2026-06-27 — 536 pageviews2026-06-30 — 488 pageviews2026-07-03 — 489 pageviews2026-07-06 — 487 pageviews2026-07-09 — 526 pageviews2026-07-12 — 471 pageviews2026-07-15 — 447 pageviews2026-07-18 — 489 pageviews2026-07-21 — 395 pageviews2026-07-24 — 486 pageviews2026-07-27 — 503 pageviews2026-07-30 — 446 pageviews2026-08-02 — 469 pageviews2026-08-05 — 387 pageviews2026-08-08 — 452 pageviews2026-08-11 — 466 pageviews2026-08-14 — 430 pageviews2026-08-17 — 438 pageviews2026-08-20 — 495 pageviews2026-08-23 — 480 pageviews2026-08-26 — 434 pageviews2026-08-28 — 488 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11702026-08-29 01:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 67 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 117 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 4 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
62.3%
earned "DRAG AND DROP"
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty

27 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)127,8482%65
Steam (Steam)105,0214%73

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSCo-opActionHorrorShooterZombiesModdableSurvivalTeam-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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