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Top Critic Avg: 76 /100 Critics Rec: 71%
Released
October 12, 2021
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Developer(s)
Turtle Rock Studios
Publisher(s)
Warner Bros. Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S and PS4 & Xbox One

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. With humanity's extinction on the line, it's up to you and your friends to take the fight to the enemy, eradicate the Ridden, and reclaim the world.

Cooperative Campaign: Fight your way through a dynamic, perilous world in a 4-player co-op story campaign where you must work together to survive increasingly challenging missions. Play with up to 3 of your friends online or go solo and lead your team in battle.

Choose from 8 customizable Cleaners, one of the immune survivors, and a range of lethal weapons and items. Strategise against an ever-evolving enemy bent on your total destruction.

Competitive Multiplayer: Play with or against friends in PVP. Switch between playing as a Cleaner with special perks and the horrific Ridden. Both sides come with unique weapons, abilities, and specialties.

Extreme Replayability: A new "rogue-lite" Card System creates different experiences each and every time, putting you in control to craft custom decks, roll different builds and undertake more demanding fights.

The Game Director is constantly adjusting to player actions, ensuring exciting fights, extreme gameplay diversity, and tougher legions of Ridden - including mutated boss types up to 20 feet tall.

Genre(s)
FPS
Back 4 Blood February Update Adds 'Stay Together' Mode and More
Back 4 Blood February Update Adds 'Stay Together' Mode and More

The Back 4 Blood updates brings a couple of new features, with one that allows players to stay in the same group from one run to another.

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Back 4 Blood Update Adds Offline Progression, Overhauls Difficulty, Plus More

There were a number of gripes fans had about Back 4 Blood when it came out in October, but a new patch rolling out today looks to fix many of them.

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Back 4 Blood Fixing Major Weapon Attachment Issue, But There's a Catch

Back 4 Blood dev Turtle Rock Studio is currently working on the ability to drop weapon attachments, but there's a catch to how it'll work.

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Back 4 Blood Studio Admits The Game Was Spawning Too Many Special Zombies

Although well received, Back 4 Blood has had its share of criticisms, and with new updates coming, the studio admits there is one issue with the game.

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Back 4 Blood Adding Solo Offline Progression Next Month

Turtle Rock announces plans to add 'campaign progression' to Back 4 Blood's solo offline mode in a patch currently planned for December.

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Left 4 Dead 2 Has More Players Than Back 4 Blood

Turtle Rock’s recently released co-op zombie game Back 4 Blood currently has significantly fewer players on Steam than the decade-old Left 4 Dead 2.

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Back 4 Blood Studio Looking to Implement a Vote-Kick System at Some Point

Not everyone is friendly when mowing through hordes of the Ridden in Back 4 Blood, which is why the studio is looking to introduce a vote-kick system.

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Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Can Get Free Back 4 Blood Skins

Xbox unlocks a special perk for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, granting four character and four weapon skins for Back 4 Blood.

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Back 4 Blood Update Makes Campaign Easier

Back 4 Blood developer Turtle Rock Studios releases a new hotfix that makes the campaign a little easier and updates the PvP Swarm mode too.

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Back 4 Blood Records Voice Chat

The recently released co-op zombie shooter game Back 4 Blood makes it clear to players that it is recording what they say in voice chat.

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Back 4 Blood Smashes Left 4 Dead All Time Steam Concurrent Player Record

Given the popularity that is following in the wake of Back 4 Blood, it's perhaps not too surprising that it's outshining one of its predecessors.

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Back 4 Blood Doesn't Let Solo Mode Players Unlock Achievements

The current version of Back 4 Blood limits a core aspect of player progression in singleplayer mode, and fans are frustrated.

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Back 4 Blood Will Use Denuvo DRM

Back 4 Blood publisher Warner Bros. quietly slips in Denuvo's highly-criticized anti-piracy DRM ahead of the multiplayer game's launch.

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