Back 4 Blood
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.
- Released
- 2021
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- 77
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 40 GB
What is Back 4 Blood?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 12 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | Warner Bros. Games |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter, Horror |
| Languages | 15 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q104223925, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Back 4 Blood received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 40 GB |
| Add-on content | 4 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Content descriptors
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Back 4 Blood on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Launchers, accounts and anti-cheat9 of 300 (3%)
Back 4 Blood uses Easy Anticheat (EAC) which blocked my VM based PC setup from running the game.
Steam review, 4 May 2026 · 6 hours played · 58 readers marked it helpfulCannot play because of a false anti-cheat violation.
Steam review, 25 December 2025 · 1 hours played · 15 readers marked it helpful
A further 4 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Back 4 Blood
24 games overlap with Back 4 Blood on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Dying Light, GTFO and Left 4 Dead 2.
Common questions about Back 4 Blood
What platforms is Back 4 Blood on?
Back 4 Blood is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2021.
How much does Back 4 Blood cost?
$59.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Back 4 Blood?
69% of 73,204 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Back 4 Blood?
77 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Back 4 Blood work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Back 4 Blood as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Back 4 Blood download?
40 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.