Left 4 Dead 2 released over a decade ago in 2009. Even Gears of War jumped on the L4D train last year with the Escape game mode in Gears 5.īut all of these games and game modes are either upcoming or just cropped up in the last couple of years. The special event Outbreak game mode in Rainbow Six Siege inspired the aforementioned Rainbow Six Quarantine, while Overwatch’s Archives events like Uprising and Retribution are very much L4D-likes, and similarly inspired the upcoming Overwatch 2. We’ve also seen several successful games add Left 4 Dead-style game modes. director that dynamically responds to player action and creates enough variety to make each run through the same mission feel unique and challenging. Each of them feature linear missions with distinct beginning and endpoints, a mix of standard enemies and elite creatures with special abilities that require specific tactics to defeat, and some kind of A.I. There are some differences between these games and Left 4 Dead, but not many. The most successful example of a true L4D-like is probably Killing Floor 2, which has maintained a small but dedicated player base for over five years. There was also the ill-fated Earthfall in 2018, a game that attempted to recreate the magic Left 4 Dead, but fell short of the mark. The World War Z game is a L4D-like through and through, albeit from the 3rd person perspective and with a lot more RPG mechanics. There have been a few attempts of course.
Related: Here's What Happened Between Valve And Turtle Rock Studio - You Should Really Play Back 4 Blood With so many recent L4D-likes, it begs the question: why has it taken so long for Left 4 Dead to become a legitimate genre? We've seen plenty of games with L4D mechanics, but very few true Left 4 Dead-like games over the last ten years. While the release date is still up in the air, Rainbow Six Quarantine is also expected to launch in 2021. We’ve also got Warhammer Darktide this year, from the makers of Vermintide but set in the 40K universe, and the new Call of Duty Zombies update, Outbreak, is closer to Left 4 Dead than ever before. The recently announced Aliens: Fireteam will take the L4D formula to outer space, while Second Extinction trades zombies for dinosaurs. Back 4 Blood, the spiritual sequel to Left 4 Dead, is coming later this year, but it isn’t the only 4-player horde shooter on the way in 2021.
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