Hey... It's left 4 Dead! What can i say!? It was the first damn Zombie game i ever played, And i STILL to this day, LOVE IT.


Edit 04/28/2021: And to this day, I still love it... Can't wait for Back 4 Blood.

edit 08/18/2022: Back 4 Blood flopped L4D series is still the best zombie game series.


Removing comments cause people act like tards, reviews aren't forums.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198191755835

Left 4 Dead walked so that Back 4 Blood could slip on a wet puddle and fall on the floor

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT buy this game!
Allow me to explain why. All of the content from this game, all levels and characters etc, are part of Left 4 Dead 2 by default. This means buying this one is redundant. Just save the money and buy the sequel so you can play them both at the same time plus have the added benefit of the new monsters you get to fight from the sequel.

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2019 EDIT:
After countless people explaining the differences between the games, do yourself a favor and research these two great titles. I am sure there is a video out there showcasing how they are different. I personally feel that this game is redundant however many disagree and would rather play the original content on the original game only, not on Left 4 Dead 2. You should figure out which is best for you before buying.

With that being said, keep in mind these games are getting old and frequently go on sale for dirt cheap prices. I think you can sometimes even get both Left 4 Dead titles for about $5 total which is worth it. Then you can install and play both and decide for yourself. All that matters is that they get played because they are terrific and shouldn't be forgotten.
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Review:
As for the game itself, I highly recommend this title. This is teamwork at its best. You literally can't get through this game by yourself. Sure, you can play single player mode just fine since the AI is decent but I mean you can't play ALONE as the game will inevitably put you into certain scenarios where you will get pinned down and die without someone there to save you. So either another player or an AI will have to help you up or it's game over.

The gunplay is fast and furious. The zombies are fast and attack in hordes so you can't really survive long by standing in one place.

There isn't too much story but with this type of game you really don't need story. Just fight your way from one obstacle to the next until you finish the game. Terrific good time.

Fun to play, it's even more fun if you have friends..... Which I don't have.....



Please be my friend

The game is Left 4 Dead, but the community never died.

after about 5 hours of playing with my 2 friends,we found a chad.A true one.His name was FredSanford,4000 hours on his name.He came in on dead air just speedrunning it like a mad man,two shooting the witches instantly and saving us from certain death many times.Right before finishing the campaign,he left,leaving us with only the story of him,to tell our grandkids in the future.Big W game.

Nobody will read my review so I Will Eat 1 Tablespoon of Mayonnaise For Every Like this gets.

Turtle Rock Studio developers didn't make the best CO-OP shooter ever, Valve did. Don't buy into their claims of making L4D and especially don't buy their garbage 'successor' to Left 4 Dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRLNUGmFC8&ab_channel=Crowbcat

Just buy Left 4 Dead 2(or keep playing if you own it). It comes with Left 4 Dead 1 built-in and updated. Valve let the community recently update and add new content into the game... Also it has INSANE modding support, letting you finetune the game to however you want it.

You are probably thinking, “Why should I buy the original Left4Dead when Left4Dead2 is the exact same price and comes with far more features? It has all of the maps, weapons and characters of the first game. Hell, it even has a Left4Dead1 mode.” This is a completely fair series of questions, but before those questions are answered it should be made clear that this review is encouraging the buying of both games. The Left4Dead games are the best games in their genre and obscenely cheap (1 USD each) during Steam sales. These games are different and it is more than just Left4Dead2 having more stuff and players.

The campaigns for both Left4Dead games play fundamentally differently from each other and this comes down to a series of minor changes that quickly add up. The campaign of Left4Dead1 generally rewards being cautious and finding safe spots because of its lack of melee weapons and additional reload animations. Changes that further establish this include horde events not being endless, bile not being in the game, and more special infected being boomers. Tanks finish off survivors instead of trying to incapacitate the whole team unless shoved multiple times by a players and maps have more enclosed spaces that cannot be disrupted because the game does not have Spitters or Jockeys. Left4Dead1 can be fairly described as a game of shooting and shoving while backed against a wall but that can be enjoyable in its own way. Its limitations force survivors to work together and be cautious. The Left4Dead1 mode in Left4Dead2 does not address all of these changes and often has no players.

Left4Dead1 Versus places more emphasis on the common infected by having the only special infected be the Boomer, Smoker and Hunter. This makes versus more focused and not just a game about who can best use the Charger to instakill players. Left4Dead1 Versus games see less rage quits as they are less of a game of chance and more of a team game. Left4Dead1 has a better versus mode as it only has the special infected that rely on the support of the common infected to do damage and distract players.

The two Left4Dead games play completely differently, but both are good for different reasons. Left4Dead2 is a fast paced action game that often demands that the survivors are always moving and often out in the open. Meanwhile, Left4Dead1 is a better horror-survival game that rewards survivors for being slow and cautious. This gameplay difference is intentional as the aesthetic of both games match their gameplay. Left4Dead1 takes itself more seriously and has a much darker tone. Textures are darker on all maps, and the game has a less “cartoony” aesthetic. Left4Dead2 has silly sounding infected, more upbeat music,silly scenarios and silly weapons. This aesthetic different also manifests in the trailers of both games. Left4Dead1 and Left4Dead2 excel at what they do and you should get both.

The world is on the verge of its end, and the reason for this is the virus that penetrates people's brains and causes them to be possessed by that part of human nature, full of base, weak-willed hunger desires of the flesh! And only 4 hearts of survivors, who beat in the rhythm of life, are able to break through this dead cold world, into that cherished cozy house, where there is safety and the illusion of a better world, which is somewhere there ...
I must say that each of these four hearts has its own character and style, so who would you choose from the main characters in coop-game with friends, you will still feel the unique style of each character, which does not affect the balance, but fills this world of the cold dead with notes of something alive and warm. And the world around you is truly awful, and no matter what company (history) you run, you will feel that everything around you is filled with cold and a sense of hopelessness ...
WARNING :) Immersion in the game occurs instantly, almost from the first minutes of the gameplay, and great music complements this well. If you play this game with the lights off, in the dark, before going to bed, then fear the terrible zombie - nightmares that will come to you with a cold in the night!
The game has several company histories, each of which has several missions - locations where you will need to reach your coveted shelter house and stay alive. At the same time, of course :) you also need to remember to take the cartridges and save kits. If you think that passing each mission will be a boring task, according to the principle: to go from point A to point B, then you are mistaken! After all, apart from the usual zombies, especially infected ones are waiting for you. Terrible tension and cold sweat on the back - after all, even the simple problem of finding canisters and pouring them into the generator can make you die more than once! Well, and talk about those moments when you have to wait for the door to open, and with horror shoot crowds of zombies, which like avalanches fall upon the entire team of survivors again and again. It’s good to have a friend or friends (coop-game for 4 players) that will help you in difficult times and will make a company in this world, the cold world of mankind’s hopes of salvation, and only survival can save us all from the virus that penetrates into those seconds in the brains of those whom you loved and knew, those who were close to you and dear to you, but they are all already sick with a virus, and only lead can calm them forever!


10 \ 10 living hearts in the world of the dead.