Games like Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2
Looking for games like both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2? Below are 24 Steam games ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender for players who enjoy both titles. Both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 share Action roots, making the overlapping player base a strong signal for what to play next. Each pick is scored by combining collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries — players who own Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 also tend to own these — with content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, plus review-mined vibe embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when genre labels differ. No Steam login required.
Best matches for fans of both games
Ranked by collaborative filtering, genre overlap, and review-mined vibes — the same signals that power imho.run.
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Back 4 Blood
Top pick for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Contagion
Second pick for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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Killing Floor 2
Third pick for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
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Killing Floor
Ranked #4 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Ranked #5 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
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GTFO
Ranked #6 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
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Half-Life 2
Ranked #7 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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Dying Light
Ranked #8 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and RPG with both games.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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PAYDAY 2
Ranked #9 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and RPG with both games.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
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After the Fall®
Ranked #10 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Ranked #11 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
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World War Z
Ranked #12 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Ranked #13 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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Arizona Sunshine®
Ranked #14 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Ranked #15 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Adventure with both games.
** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Experience a terrifyingly intense co-op campaign for up to four players in this gut-wrenching sequel to Steam best-seller, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army.
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Team Fortress 2
Ranked #16 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Free To Play with both games.
Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!
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Alien Swarm
Ranked #17 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Free To Play with both games.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
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PAYDAY™ The Heist
Ranked #18 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
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Earthfall
Ranked #19 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.
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Counter-Strike: Source
Ranked #20 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.
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Dead Effect 2
Ranked #21 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.
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Depth
Ranked #22 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action and Indie with both games.
Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
Ranked #23 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Ranked #24 for fans of both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2. Shares Action with both games.
The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.