Game
App 550
Left 4 Dead 2
Valve · released Nov 17, 2009
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.
Price
$9.99
US store
Reviews
97%
825,847 · Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing now
21,258
sampled 5m ago
24h peak
31,878
all-time seen 31,878
Followers
—
1d ago
Owners (est.)
~24.8M
12.4M – 39.6M
YouTube activity
12
videos · 30 d57
creators10.5M
views · 1 yTwitch activity 482 watching · 38 live
221
avg viewers · 30 d19.8K
hours watched · 30 d1,098
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1d ago- Change number
- 40,848,468 · seen 1d ago
- Public build
- 23,990,068 · Jun 30, 2026 (4mo ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- —
- Install size
- 27 GB · 18 GB download
- Install folder
Left 4 Dead 2- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
- 89
- Homepage
- www.l4d.com
- Release state
- —
- Community
- hub · Workshop · stats
Steam Deck
VerifiedTested Feb 19, 2022 on build 8,201,157
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 23,990,068 | Jun 30, 2026 · 4mo ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23,990,068 | public | Jun 30, 2026 20:57 | 3d ago |
Depots · 9
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | all | 11 GB | 5.2 GB | 314878501352141828 | |||
| 552 | all | 3.6 GB | 3.3 GB | 8555994540167139077 | |||
| 553 | macos | 573 MB | 488 MB | 3778609098660866963 | |||
| 554 | linux | 539 MB | 441 MB | 5345999843001972789 | |||
| 555 | all | 767 MB | 742 MB | 2234565508087190544 | |||
| 556 | all | french | 2.1 GB | 1.9 GB | 600438406960901575 | ||
| 557 | all | german | 2.1 GB | 1.9 GB | 1340205998014749215 | ||
| 558 | all | spanish | 2.1 GB | 1.8 GB | 4218948412924209416 | ||
| 559 | all | russian | 3.7 GB | 2.5 GB | 1496422773544297255 |
Launch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
left4dead2.exe-steam |
windows | Launch |
hl2.sh-game left4dead2 -steam |
macos | Launch |
./hl2.sh-game left4dead2 -steam |
linux |
Languages · 28
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Czech | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Dutch | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Greek | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish - Latin America | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Danish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Finnish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swedish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Romanian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Bulgarian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Hungarian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Norwegian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Vietnamese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2481 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Store | $9.99 |
Bundles · 2
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valve Complete Pack | 20 | -10% | $116.84 |
| Left 4 Dead Bundle | 2 | -25% | $14.98 |
DLC in product info · 3
includes DLC not sold separatelyChange numbers
all changes#40,848,468 · 1d ago#40,808,803 · 2d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Revised fix for Linux build including latest security patches. |
23,990,068 | 25.1 GB total |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Fixed several crashes and exploits reported via HackerOne. |
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| Feb 5, 2025 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Fixed a compatibility issue that was causing a crash on Linux clients. |
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| Jan 17, 2025 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Fixed exploits used to crash remote servers. |
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| Dec 2, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Fixed some exploits used to crash remote servers. |
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| Oct 24, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Fixed several crash and remote code execution exploits. - Fixed a crash on some NVIDIA graphics cards when shader detail is set to High. |
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| Jul 26, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2. - Player connect message is no longer networked to clients, to prevent exposing player IP addresses. |
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| Jun 26, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed a regression that blocked taking screenshots. |
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| Jun 25, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed a memory leak exploit in lobby chat. - Prevent running arbitrary script code on a remote server. - Prevent a network exploit that gave the client access to server settings. - Implementation example for a new beta feature in Steam. |
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| Jun 4, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed an exploit that could block a player from connecting to any game, whether online or local. - Fixed two exploits that used invalid content to crash the game or prevent it from loading. - Fixed a memory leak when rejecting invalid content. |
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| May 26, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed a bug that prevented the community server list from appearing. |
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| May 14, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed two exploits that could remotely crash servers. - Fixed music not playing at the main menu on Linux. |
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| Apr 23, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed another exploit where malicious network packets could severely degrade server performance. - Fixed a client exploit that could cause long server stalls. - Fixed a potential crash if a Charger failed to return to valid nav for an extended period of time. - Fixed a rare hang from ray traces encountering NaN values. |
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| Apr 12, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Blocked an exploit that could forcibly disconnect a player from any server, even when playing a local game. |
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| Mar 26, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed two exploits that could crash remote servers. - Fixed missing lobby state messages. - Fixed community server searches not always returning the full set of lowest-ping results. |
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| Mar 13, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Improved the reliability of "mm_dedicated_force_official_servers" to find the lowest ping server across the supplied IPs. |
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| Mar 11, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed several matchmaking lobby exploits. - The cvar "mm_dedicated_force_servers" now only applies to lobbies with the "Best Available Dedicated" server type as originally intended - for all other lobby types the cvar is ignored. Lobby leaders who wish to force official dedicated server selection due to location or network issues should use the new |
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| Feb 29, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed an exploit where reliable network fragments could stall out a server indefinitely. - Re-enabled uploads by default so sprays will work again. |
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| Feb 22, 2024 | Left 4 Dead 2 - Update An update has been released for Left 4 Dead 2: - Fixed a degenerate case where malformed network packets could delay processing the remainder of the stream, severely impacting server performance. |
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