Valve Corporation · Valve^*

Left 4 Dead 2

2009 post-apocalyptic video game · horde shooter · first-person shooter +3^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Left 4 Dead

Game facts

Developers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Publishers

Valve Corporation
Valve^*

Engines

Source

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
404^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Full^*

System requirements

macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
MacOS 10.7^*
Processor alternatives
Dual core Intel processor, 2GHz or better^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher / Intel HD Graphics 3000^*
Storage
13 GB available space^*
Conditions
Not supported: OS X 10.5.x, ATI X1600 or X1900 graphics, NVIDIA GeForce 7 graphics or Intel graphics less than Intel HD 3000.^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
Ubuntu 12.04^*
Processor alternatives
Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1^*
Storage
13 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
OpenAL Compatible Sound Card^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP^*
Processor alternatives
Pentium 4 3.0GHz^*
Memory
2 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better^*
Graphics API
Version 9.0c^*
Storage
13 GB available space^*
Audio hardware
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz^*
Graphics alternatives
Video Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
2 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

Danish^*
Dutch^*
English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Finnish^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Japanese^*
Korean^*
Norwegian^*
Polish^*
Portuguese - Portugal^*
Russian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Simplified Chinese^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Swedish^*
Traditional Chinese^*
Hungarian^*
Turkish^*
Bulgarian^*
Czech^*
Greek^*
Portuguese - Brazil^*
Romanian^*
Spanish - Latin America^*
Thai^*
Ukrainian^*
Vietnamese^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Russian^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Vietnamese^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
Steam Achievements^*
Full controller support^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Captions available^*
Steam Workshop^*
Camera Comfort^*
Color Alternatives^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Playable without Timed Input^*
Stereo Sound^*
Surround Sound^*
Steam Cloud^*
Valve Anti-Cheat enabled^*
Stats^*
Includes Source SDK^*
Commentary available^*
Remote Play on Phone^*
Remote Play on Tablet^*
Remote Play on TV^*
Remote Play Together^*
Family Sharing^*
Steam Timeline^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Left 4 Dead 2

Screenshot 2 from Left 4 Dead 2

Screenshot 3 from Left 4 Dead 2

* Provisional data