Back 4 Blood
October 12, 2021
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. …
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Critic Reviews (33)
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"Back 4 Blood shines when playing with others and has enough systems, spooks, and FPS fun to make players want to come back for more"
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90.0
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70.0
"Back 4 Blood continues the tradition of PvE shooters started by Turtle Rock Studios with Left 4 Dead, but offering a better gameplay dinamics and a fun campaign to play online with three other players."
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65.0
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92.0
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73.0
"Despite a few shortcomings, Back 4 Blood is nevertheless an excellent and fresh take on the beloved Left 4 Dead formula."
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70.0
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55.0
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45.0
"Likewise, if you are burning to play a Left 4 Dead-style game but you only have a newer console, Back 4 Blood should fit the bill, though there are several more interesting options out there if you look. At the …"
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60.0
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80.0
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30.0
"Back 4 Blood is a strange mix of old and new, but it works. The result is a delightfully scrappy hang-out shooter."
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25.0
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25.0
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25.0
"The creators of Left 4 Dead return with Back 4 Blood, a cooperative experience in which to pass over hundreds, thousands of zombies with their hearts in a fist. But this is not just about killing; Back 4 Blood also …"
Read original review"It&s;s safe to say that we&s;re probably not going to be getting a Left 4 Dead 3 in our lifetimes, but Back 4 Blood is going to be as close as we&s;ll get in the time being. The game preserves …"
Read original review"Whether I’m laughing out loud over a brilliant strategy gone awry or just barely getting onto an escape vehicle with Ridden right on my heels, Back 4 Blood has the right formula for a good few weekends of co-op fun. …"
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75.0
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85.0
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45.0
"The biggest question about this game is whether the player base will stay strong or not. Left 4 Dead still gets a steady stream over a decade later, but it’s still up in the air whether Back 4 Blood will …"
Read original review"We&s;re back to the old cooperative mode of busting zombies like there is no tomorrow with Back 4 Blood, the heir to Left 4 Dead that keeps the essence of the franchise alive and incorporates new mechanics, but with lessons …"
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80.0
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50.0
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30.0
"It seems backhanded to say that a game is only worth playing if you can find people to distract you from the actual game, but if your group wants something mindless to wind down after an intense night on Warzone …"
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60.0
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85.0
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70.0
"Back 4 Blood still comes out as the best Left 4 Dead-inspired game in recent memory, taking the core design and innovating on it just enough to keep everything fresh and fun. Where Back 4 Blood gets things right, it …"
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70.0
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65.0
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45.0
"In Back 4 Blood, we have been given a finely tooled zombie shooter, but it lacks the power of the original."
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70.0
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70.0
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70.0
"Back 4 Blood manages to recapture much of the magic Turtle Rock Studios crafted more than a decade ago."
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60.0
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75.0
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"Back 4 Blood doesn&s;t nail all the twists it attempts, but a creative card-based progression system, fantastic campaign, and lighthearted tone make it a fun spin on a familiar genre."
Read original review"Back 4 Blood isn&s;t as memorable as its predecessors, but there&s;s a firm foundation to get the party started."
Read original review"Thanks to the AI Director, incredible atmosphere and great pacing, Back 4 Blood is a triumphant return for Turtle Rock."
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75.0
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92.0
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68.0
"If you&s;re an old Left 4 Dead player, Back 4 Blood will bring back memories of the long play hours you&s;ve spent with this fun series, its spirit hovering around Back 4 Blood with new additions to the card system …"
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85.0
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90.0
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"Back 4 Blood is an exceptional FPS that sets a new standard for co-op zombie murderfests."
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70.0
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50.0
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40.0
"I so badly want to love Back 4 Blood, but its grindy nature and difficulty spikes out of nothing let it down, leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth. It has potential for those in it for the …"
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80.0
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80.0
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80.0
"Back 4 Blood is a solid evolution on Left 4 Dead&s;s co-op action that could be further improved with some slight quality-of-life tweaks."
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58.0
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67.0
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"More than a decade after Left 4 Dead 2, Turtle Rock is back to reclaim the throne. Back 4 Blood is not a revolution in itself, but rather an evolution of the developer&s;s already excellent setup. Of course, we would …"
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70.0
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85.0
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75.0
"Back 4 Blood is a great game when played with other people, truly evoking the spirit of Left 4 Dead for a new generation of gamers. This time there&s;s the incentive of a progression system to keep players coming back, …"
Read original review"Back 4 Blood recaptures the spirit of Left 4 Dead while introducing some engaging modern trappings."
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75.0
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85.0
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"Despite a messy start, this spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead becomes more challenging and characterful the longer you spend with it"
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"Back 4 Blood is brilliant, co-op fun, with an interesting card system, but it&s;s marred by terrible bots, awkward solo campaign choices, and a lackluster PvP mode."
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87.0
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92.0
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"If you played Left 4 Dead, you’ll feel right at home. Back 4 Blood is a more mature and more bad-ass version of L4D, elevating every mechanic from the former series and making it better while adding in new features …"
Read original review"Back 4 Blood takes an old-school approach where it makes sense, and modernises where it doesn’t. It’s heartening to be engaged by a game purely for its gameplay and variety, and not to pad out a progress bar somewhere."
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70.0
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85.0
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"Turtle Rock Studios have made a triumphant return to the genre that kickstarted a whole zombie craze so many years ago. That return isn’t perfect though, issues with the controls, missing game modes and bugs have marred what is otherwise …"
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78.0
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"Back 4 Blood&s; has the best water-cooler moments of any game released in 2021."
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"Back 4 Blood is the co-op survival shooter that we’ve been waiting for since Left 4 Dead took the world by storm. The introduction of Corruption Cards really helps the game stand out, while offering players varied gameplay that doesn’t …"
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"Back 4 Blood is Left 4 Dead in everything but name. Delivering tense co-op zombie-shooting action, it&s;s the true spiritual successor to Turtle Rock&s;s classic franchise."
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