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Left 4 Dead 2

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App ID 550
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 37572918
Last Record Update 27 July 2026 – 23:15:37 UTC ()
Release Date 17 November 2009 – 05:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 96.79%
1.06 M reviews
25,139
In-Game
+28
🧟 Zombies 🤝 Co-op 🔫 FPS 🔫 Shooter 👥 Online Co-Op

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Additional Information

Developer Valve
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community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
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MinClientVersion 1036
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
GuideAppID Left 4 Dead 2 - Prima Official Strategy Guide (22825)
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Publisher Valve
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otten Version1
Store Release Date 17 November 2009 – 05:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Store Asset Modification Time 14 August 2025 – 00:14:52 UTC () (1755130492)
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Detected Technologies Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 3
  • test_timestamp: 19 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8201157
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    hdr_support0
    requires_proton_soundfonts0
deckresolutionoverride Native
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
Anti-Cheat Software VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat)
First seen on SteamDB 15 March 2013 – 20:45:18 UTC (), in changelist #194393
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

28 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
Danish Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes Yes
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Bulgarian Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Greek Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🧟 Zombies 🤝 Co-op 🔫 FPS 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 Shooter 👥 Online Co-Op 💥 Action 🌲 Survival 😱 Horror 🙌 First-Person 😖 Gore 👥 Team-Based 🛠️ Moddable 🎒 Survival Horror ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ Adventure 👥 Local Co-Op 🔄 Replay Value 🤔 Tactical

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Workshop Steam Cloud 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 Co-op Multi-player HDR rendering Valve Anti-Cheat PvP Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers Steam Input API Supported

Accessibility Categories

Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Stereo Sound Surround Sound Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty

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last_modified5 March 2026 – 20:23:34 UTC
timestamp5 March 2026 – 20:23:34 UTC

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
551 left 4 dead 2 common 10.55 GiB 4.87 GiB
552 left 4 dead 2 client 3.39 GiB 3.08 GiB
553 macOS left 4 dead 2 mac content 546.86 MiB 465.73 MiB
554 Linux Left 4 Dead 2 Linux Cotent 514.20 MiB 420.76 MiB
555 Low Violenceleft 4 dead 2 lv content 731.88 MiB 707.19 MiB
556 FrenchLeft 4 Dead 2 french 2.00 GiB 1.73 GiB
557 GermanLeft 4 Dead 2 german 2.00 GiB 1.73 GiB
558 Spanish - SpainLeft 4 Dead 2 spanish 1.99 GiB 1.71 GiB
559 RussianLeft 4 Dead 2 russian 3.47 GiB 2.33 GiB

Total size on disk is 25.15 GiB and total download size is 17.00 GiB.

Total size on disk is 13.94 GiB and total download size is 7.95 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Built Time Updated
public 23990068 30 June 2026 – 19:34:53 UTC 30 June 2026 – 20:57:32 UTC

Other

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baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian
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