With a unique tone, Left 4 Dead 2 combines the best parts of simplicity, fun and horror in one game. I have been in touch with this game since 2013, and it has been a part of me until now that I have been playing it again on steam since 1 year ago.

L4D2 is without a doubt one of the best games you can find on the Steam store. Everything from the gameplay, co-op, mechanics, narrative, game modes, visual effects, weapons, characters and modding community are equally fantastic and very remarkable. It is one of those essential games that every PC gamer should have in their Steam library. It's a huge step up from the first game in the franchise and it would take a lot of hard work and determination to make a sequel that could aspire to surpass it.


The identity that the game holds is also a vital piece of its success. Unlike any other zombie game, Left 4 Dead 2 aims to be a fun, bad-ass zombie movie, and it completely succeeds. Each campaign has its own poster, the soundtracks are tailored to the situation and location, and most importantly, you and your friends are the protagonists.

While Left 4 Dead 2 is meant to be a spooky zombie game, it's also able to make you laugh. At the heart of it is a group who find themselves in a grim situation, but you can tell, they're having fun at times. Cracking jokes getting to know each other, they feel like real people. If you want to know how great the voice actors are, just listen to their screams.

Nowhere does the tone of left 4 dead become more apparent than through graffiti in and around the safe rooms, where people write heartfelt messages to loved ones, This serves as the main storytelling tool. left 4 dead 2 is a prime example of how to write and design characters in a zombie apocalypse, it's spooky and scary without being depression fuel, it's funny and charming without being a slapstick comedy, and left 4 dead 2 fully embraces the movie theme it's trying to replicate.


The shooting feels fantastic, largely because of the great sound effects and dismemberment of the
zombies. Valve said there's like 400 different ways zombies can explode or lose their arms. In a fast-paced game like this, helping your team needs to be quick and simple handing off items, healing your teammates or reviving them can be done in one to two clicks, anything more than that would disrupt the flow and intensity, there's no complicated inventory to manage or unnecessary things to craft.


The community takes big part on the game's lifetime. It constantly brings new content thanks to the workshop and mod support that expands the game with new maps, enemies, challenges, etc. The real community mods and custom games are so important to the game industry and nobody understands this more than valve, giving seemingly endless opportunities to re-experience an old classic.