It was Left 4 Dead 2's birthday two days ago, marking 14 years since the release of our 70th top PC game of all time.It's all a distant memory now, but that game's announcement originally drew a ...

For Valve, Left 4 Dead 2 represents an unusually speedy turnaround time considering the delays and release date fuzziness generally associated with its games, notably in the years leading up to ...

The other games in the genre know it, too. Almost every game in the recent crop of Left 4 Dead-likes — both those that are already out, like Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Deep Rock Galactic, and ...

Why You Should Care. The four original Survivors of the zombie apocalypse are now playable in Left 4 Dead 2, more firmly bridging the stories of the original game and its sequel.

Brilliantly, despite such comical situations, Left 4 Dead 2 plays it all totally straight. The atmosphere is dark and dank with a terrifying feeling of hopelessness as you and your team make it to ...

I love Left 4 Dead, and I tend to enjoy many of the games it's clearly inspired over the years--and there are a lot.Sensing there's no end in sight to games inspired by Valve's seminal co-op horde ...

Valve’s co-op zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, launched just a year after the original game.If you know much about Valve, you know that’s a shockingly fast turnaround for a sequel. And according ...

Left 4 Dead 2 is now free on Steam. In case you've missed it thus far, Left 4 Dead is blooming brilliant. You and up to three human buddies fight through 90 minute missions set in different zombie ...

Mom says it's my turn to be in Left 4 Dead / In Left 4 Dead 2 you're either a spike holder or a hedgehog. The future of Left 4 Dead 2 and games that echo its sensibilities appear to be in fine hands.

Left 4 Dead 2 also improves on the original in almost every other way, featuring new weapons, new items, new enemies, and new survivors that make the game richer across the board.

Above: Ellis, Coach, Rochelle and Nick, just trying to stay alive. Surprisingly, Left 4 Dead 2 is able to out-gore, out-scare and out-explode the original in just about every way.