- Publisher: Electronic Arts , Valve Software
- Release Date: Nov 17, 2008
- Also On: Xbox 360
User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 4339 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3,834 out of 4339
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Mixed: 339 out of 4339
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Negative: 166 out of 4339
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Sep 5, 2011Still a headliner when it comes to great FPS with co-op, there's no real point having this one when you can get L4D2 as cheap with all L4D1's content now ported by Valve as free dlcs.
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Sep 14, 2011
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Aug 30, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 8, 2011An amazing game that started the whole zombie survival horror boom. Valve proved beyond doubt that they are masters of quality. Play with friends if you can.
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May 11, 2012
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Nov 25, 2011It's a shame this game's community is nearly non existent now since Left 4 Dead 2 replaced it, but in it's time it gave me hundred's of hours of FUN. This game just has such a high replay-ability, it just never got boring for me. Playing this with friends just makes the experience even more enjoyable. 10/10
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Nov 29, 2011Absolutely amazing zombie game that reminds me of the movie 28 days later. The only way to improve this game would have been to add various routes, and more weapons. If you want to get the most out of left 4 dead, play online with friends, single player gets boring.
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Dec 13, 2011
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Dec 29, 2011Excelent game, I am giving a 9 only because the 10 belongs to the second release of Left 4 Dead, since the only thing this game was failing at is some bugs inside it and the poor hand to hand combat weapons, both upgraded in the second release.
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Jan 3, 2012
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Jan 18, 2012Left 4 Dead est pour moi, le meilleur jeu de coopération. Il nécessite beaucoup de stratégie et de reflex pour jouer en Versus. Mais je ne le conseille pas à ceux qui ont une mauvaise connection ou aux débutant de ce genre pour jouer en versus
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Mar 3, 2012For fans of the traditional LAN party, rejoice, for now there is a game built from the ground up for co-op! Just make sure your friends sign a contract to say they'll continue to play this game for the next couple of years or so to get your money's worth! :)
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Apr 13, 2012
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Jan 29, 2013
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Nov 15, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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Sep 6, 2013Excellent co-op multiplayer game where players are required to team up to actually win unlike many other "coops". However it's biggest flaw is the community where players are not punished for leaving games thus having lots of leavers when things start to go bad for a particular team. Much better than the sequal game that was released shortly after this one.
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Oct 25, 2013Decent zombie game. Most playable with friends you actually know over live chat. Cause the L4D community has many people trolling. Non the less ,the different campaigns you can download from the modding community, will make it up to you. Its an solid shooter ,but it starts lacking of replay value after few hundred hours.
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Jan 24, 2016Despite already having played Left 4 Dead 2, Left 4 Dead is still an excellent game. Of course it's essentially just more of the same, but that's more or less what I was expecting, honestly. The game features four playable characters, Bill, Zoey, Francis and Louis, DLC campaigns (screw you EA) and an abundance of zombies to tear to shreds. Recommended 100%.
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Aug 5, 2016As I said from Left 4 Dead 2, the guns are smooth and the reloading are great, there is no workshop in Left 4 Dead, like Left 4 Dead 2 had are different, u got to download some mods and maps to be able to play, and of course the best zombie game so far 10/10
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Dec 30, 2016Highly anticipated and hyped on gametrailers and youtube. One of the best games of all time. You could expect nothing less of Valve. Put around 1500 hours in the original game. Quality is what this game is about. Voice acting, narrative, graphics, programming systems. It worked out extremely well.
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Apr 1, 20179.0 - One of the best games during the time and definitely one of the best zombie games around. With only four campaigns with five levels in each, the re-playability for this game was great.
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Jul 11, 2017A good game. I've played it a lot on Steam, and I think it's one of the best zombie games of all time. How could anyone disagree with me? You know, the game only costs like 20 euros or 22 dollars. Not bad at all! Some say Left 4 Dead 2 is better but I haven't tried it yet (I must buy it as well as soon as possible).
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Feb 29, 2020Really fun shooter, especially in the co-op mode! Pretty basic mechanics, like in HL2, but that makes it more pure in a way for me, and certainly not less enjoyable! A very short campaign though, and pretty outdated visuals for 2008.
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Jan 8, 2019
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Jun 22, 2020Great level design and smooth controls. Funny characters. Sound is really good. Graphics could be better but don’t hold the game back.
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Jan 26, 2019Игра интересна. Такой жанр встречается редко выживач про зомби, в команде проходя и зачищая локации.
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Oct 10, 2020The greatest multiplayer zombie experience. I love the campaigns and the special zombies make for an interesting gameplay.
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Jan 11, 2022Catchy asf, this game was played in every internet cafe. I really enjoyed it.
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Jan 30, 2021One of the best First Person Zombie Games you will play as 4 players going through horde’s of zombies with the weapon of your choice Left 4 Dead also offers other game modes which lets you compete with other players online.
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Sep 30, 2019You can play this game by yourself, as other characters can be controlled by the program, and there is a kind of mini-campaign here. But this game is not about that. Left 4 Dead is a very cool cooperative shooter in a zombie-apocalypse for 4 gamers against different types of zombies and in different situations and locations.
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Mar 12, 2019
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Apr 5, 2021Part of the best game collection ever released - The orange box. Very cool idea for a gameplay, solid engine from HL2. 8/10
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Nov 19, 2019This game is made to play with your friends.
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Apr 19, 2020It is a bit weird to review a game released in 2008 eleven years later, yet I'd say that it is still a reference game for 4 players cooperation. Only the characters' move speed feels a bit slow, but apart from this you have fun and intensity, still feels great. To be played only in multiplayer though, the game loses most of its interest if you play alone.
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Jan 20, 2022Great game, good demo version for the second one. Has it's own charm and particular qualities
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May 13, 2020A great zombie shooter which sadly became obsolete when the 2nd game came out.
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Feb 28, 2021
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Nov 17, 2020İlk oynadığımda ne olduğunu bilmeden deneyimlemiştim ve her yandan amansızca gelen zombiler nedeniyle kafayı yiyecektim. Simgle da coop da çok başarılı.
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Jun 23, 2021Топовая сетевая игра про зомби, которая просто не может устареть. В ней хорошо всё.
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Oct 3, 2020A funny game with friends, with some scary moments nothing more.
"I'm getting pills" -Louis -
Nov 9, 2020
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Dec 2, 2020Left 4 Dead is Fun, Funny and a Masterpiece that you play with your friends and siblings.
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Aug 28, 2021Very nice game. One of the best games i have played, super late review but still
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Jul 11, 2022Oyuncuya sunulan korku/gerilim, aksiyon, silah ve düşman çeşitliliği gibi birçok konuda yeterince keyifli ve eğlenceli deneyim nedeniyle günümüzde bile kaliteli, akıcı ve oynanabilir bir oyun.
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Aug 15, 2023For its time, it was one of the best coop games one could play. I would not play this one too much nowadays, but it had its charm.
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May 19, 2023Pretty nice game about zoombie. I liked finding my own shelter and trying to survive
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Mar 9, 2022
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Apr 1, 2021Favorite game of my childhood, really pleasently to smash some zombies on rainy evening! Amazing.
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Apr 4, 2021
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Jun 5, 2021
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Aug 27, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Jogo foda. não tenho criticas apenas elogios, um jogo que fez a minha diversão. sem duvida valeu a pena o tempo que eu passei jogando esse jogo
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Nov 2, 2021Amazing game! I've played about 800h and had never been boring.
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Jan 3, 2022This game is amazing. I like zombie games. The gameplay it's fun and exciting.
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Aug 5, 2023
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Jun 22, 2022This Is The One Of This Games. That Make You Play It. This Worgotten Masterpiece. I Like This Series. So 10/10
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Jan 14, 2022Ratings for the time period it came out
Story : 6
Gameplay : 9
Graphics : 8
Fun Factor : 10
Environment interaction : 8
Sound Effects : 10
Overall Immersion : 9 -
Nov 23, 2022
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Jan 6, 2023This is a zombie game that know how to keep the tension through the entire game. It is so much fun with friends.
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Jan 21, 2023Good Things(+)
-gameplay
-scary
-multiplayer/singleplayer
-hit feeling
-level design
İt Could Be Better
-characters with the same trait
-main story
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May 26, 2022Больше атмосферы но меньше контента больше камерного хоррора но меньше екшона
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Jun 8, 2022Best COOP zombie game ever released.
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Sep 24, 2022One of the best zombie shooters of all time! The game is not primarily about the plot, but about the action. A reference example of survival during the zombie apocalypse.
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Jul 14, 2023maybe top 1 game zombi (maybe left for dead 2) valve thanks this real verry god game 2008 years
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Nov 27, 2022Icónico, histórico, no se pq hubo un tiempo donde el apolipsis zombies vendía pero que bueno, el gameplay es buenisimo y jugarlo con los reales es otro pedo.
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Nov 16, 2022This game is really good, the gunplay feels really nice and i really liked how the pistols have infinite ammo, the really only problem i found is that it gets really repetitive and people always vote to put the difficulty to impossible even though they cant even play easy mode.
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Dec 20, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 5, 2023Это одна из первых игр моего детства. И, несмотря на возраст и недостатки, о которых я сейчас узнаю от других, она не кажется мне плохой
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May 3, 2023Matthew Alexander "Matt" Sinegar [SIN-NA-GAR] (An EXTREMELY Mature & EXTREMELY Heterosexual (Straight) African-American/Black Man): Left 4 Dead Is LITERALLY Still One Of My All-Time Favorite Horror Games.
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May 22, 2023L4D is the best zombie shooter game that keep you playing it for hours - 9/10
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Jun 9, 2023Loads of fun. Chaotic hordes and creative super-zombies make for frantic team-oriented gameplay that is as addictive as meth. It has a solid amount of highly replayable content and sells the zombie apocalypse better than most games out there.
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Jun 11, 2023친구와 함께 pc방에 갈때마다 같이 즐길 수 있었던 게임.
혼자하면 그 맛이 아니야 -
Jul 19, 2023Gameplay - 8
Plot & Characters - 6
Storytelling - 5
Pacing - 8
Music & Sound - 7
Replayability - 9
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Aug 19, 2023Buen juego, tiene buenos zombis y buenos efectos, buen gráficos para su época, buenos sonidos y personajes, pero siento que una campaña con mejor historia pudo haber perfeccionado el juego, yo lo consideraría una excelente opción para jugar un rato o con amigos.
Awards & Rankings
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There's absolutely no doubt that Left 4 Dead is one of the most social and exciting multiplayer games that we've ever played. It's almost pitch perfect in how it captures the tension and the action of a Hollywood zombie movie.
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The inventive and highly entertaining competitive multiplayer mode just adds to the experience, and we're looking forward to seeing what Valve's got planned for the game's future. Out of all the titles that have shaped the Year of Living Cooperatively, this may be the best experience of them all.
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One of the finest zombie games ever made, and one of the finest co-op games ever made. The potential for everything to go so, so wrong without warning, or conversely to pull off the most spectacular escapes against all odds, means this is an online shooter you can tell your finest anecdotes about without boring everyone else to tears.