Choose Walking Zombie: Shooter
Choose Walking Zombie: Shooter if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78% positive across 159 reviews.
Walking Zombie: Shooter vs Back 4 Blood
Walking Zombie: Shooter and Back 4 Blood both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Walking Zombie: Shooter (2018) is 3 years older than Back 4 Blood (2021). Walking Zombie: Shooter scores higher on Steam reviews (78% positive) than Back 4 Blood (72.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Back 4 Blood
Choose Back 4 Blood if you want the Online PvP, PvP, and HDR available side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 25,164 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Walking Zombie: Shooter and Back 4 Blood sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Walking Zombie: Shooter |  Back 4 Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Casual | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive (159 reviews) | 72.1% positive (25,164 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Alda Games | Turtle Rock Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Walking Zombie: Shooter (2018) is 3 years older than Back 4 Blood (2021).
- Walking Zombie: Shooter scores higher on Steam reviews (78% positive) than Back 4 Blood (72.1% positive).
- Walking Zombie: Shooter is currently ~92% cheaper on Steam than Back 4 Blood (4.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Back 4 Blood is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Walking Zombie: Shooter has no Deck rating yet.
Walking Zombie: Shooter vs Back 4 Blood — FAQ
- Which is better, Walking Zombie: Shooter or Back 4 Blood?
- On Steam reviews Walking Zombie: Shooter scores higher (78% positive) than Back 4 Blood (72.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Walking Zombie: Shooter is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Walking Zombie: Shooter or Back 4 Blood first?
- If you want chronology, Walking Zombie: Shooter (2018) came out before Back 4 Blood (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Walking Zombie: Shooter and Back 4 Blood similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Walking Zombie: Shooter and Back 4 Blood have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Walking Zombie: Shooter ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Back 4 Blood ships Online Co-op, Co-op.