Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) - How Long to Beat, Player Count

About

Left 4 Dead 2 came out on November 17, 2009 for PC and Xbox 360, then for Mac on September 5, 2010 and for Linux on July 2, 2013. On Steam, 98% of 823,958 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 25,075 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 44,280 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 13 hours, doing everything about 153 hours. It won the British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer.

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game, the sequel to Valve Corporation's Left 4 Dead. The Game builds upon cooperatively focused gameplay and Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in the original Left 4 Dead. Set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, Left 4 Dead 2 focuses on four new Survivors, fighting against hordes of the Infected, who develop severe psychosis and exhibit zombie-like tendencies. The Survivors must fight their way through five campaigns, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of escape at each campaign's finale.

Story

Four survivors, Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle, find themselves abandoned on a hotel rooftop in Savannah, Georgia after rescue helicopters leave without them. In the aftermath of a pandemic known as the "Green Flu" that has turned the population into aggressive zombie-like creatures, the group must fight their way south toward New Orleans, rumored to be the last standing city in America. Their journey takes them through a shopping mall, an abandoned amusement park, swamplands, and eventually the streets of New Orleans itself, where the military is conducting a final evacuation. Along the way, they rely on safe houses, improvised weapons, and each other to survive against increasingly dangerous hordes of the Infected.

What is happening now

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter where players fight through waves of zombies across campaign missions. Released in 2009, it remains playable on PC, Mac, Linux, and Xbox 360. Recently, the game's creative lead revealed that Valve deliberately leaked the game's trailer during development because the ESRB had blocked its official release. The team worked around the restriction by distributing the footage through unofficial channels, a workaround the developer joked couldn't cause problems two decades after the fact. The anecdote highlights some of the production hurdles the studio faced bringing the game to market.

How long to beat Left 4 Dead 2

from 10 players

Main storyrushing through the story

13 h

Main + extrasstory plus side content

29 h

Completionisteverything the game has

153 h

From the people behind Left 4 Dead 2

shared cast and crew

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Cast and crew

4 credits

Crew

Awards

1 won, 2 more nominations

British Academy Games Awards 2010

Media

Watch trailer 1 Watch trailer 2

Releases

Platform

Date

PC (Microsoft Windows)

November 17, 2009

Xbox 360

November 17, 2009

Mac

September 5, 2010

Linux

July 2, 2013

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum

Recommended

OS *

Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP

Processor

Pentium 4 3.0GHz

Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz

Memory

2 GB RAM

Graphics

Video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better

Video Card Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better

DirectX

Version 9.0c

Storage

13 GB available space

Sound Card

DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Left 4 Dead 2 player count

concurrent players on Steam

25,075playing now10m ago

31,229peak today

44,28030-day peak

44,280highest we have seenOct 25, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Left 4 Dead 2 achievements

101 achievements on Steam

Rarest

A LITTLE HACK AND SLASH Earn a bronze medal on every official survival map

0.7%

LIKE LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER Earn a silver medal on every official survival map.

0.7%

KILLING SPREE Earn a gold medal on every official survival map.

0.7%

THE BIG TEN Survive for 10 minutes on any official map in Versus Survival.

0.8%

GOLDEN FREEMAN Find the golden crowbars hidden in the Left 4 Dead 1 survival maps.

0.9%

THE LAST FRONTIER Survive The Last Stand campaign on Expert Realism.

All 101 achievements by how many players unlocked them

THE LAST DASH Complete The Last Stand campaign in 13 minutes or less, without any Survivors dying.

SPITFIRE Destroy 20 gascans as the Spitter.

PURE SATISFACTION Kill 20 Jockeys with the shovel or pitchfork.

1.1%

SHOTGUN WEDDING Kill the Witch bride with a single shotgun blast on expert difficulty.

1.2%

SUPREME SURVIVALIST Survive for 30 minutes on any official survival map.

1.2%

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Form a team and beat an enemy team in 4v4 Versus or Scavenge.

1.5%

PORT OF SCAVENGE Play 5 full games of Scavenge on The Port.

1.5%

SACRIFIZZLE As a Special Infected, incap someone who is trying to sacrifice themselves.

1.5%

WEDDING CRASHER As the Charger, grab a Survivor and crash them through 8 chairs at the wedding.

1.5%

ONE HIT WONDER As the Hunter, land a 25 damage pounce.

1.5%

HEARTWARMER In a Versus round, leave the saferoom to defibrillate a dead teammate.

1.6%

GAS SHORTAGE Cause 25 gas can drops as a Special Infected.

1.8%

GAS GUZZLER Collect 100 gas cans in Scavenge.

1.9%

BEAT THE RUSH In a Survival round, get a medal only using melee weapons.

1.9%

STILL SOMETHING TO PROVE Survive all campaigns on Expert.

2.2%

GOOD GUY NICK Plays games with free weekend players and helps them survive a campaign.

2.2%

THE MAIN ATTRACTION On the concert finale, survive until the helicopter arrives without leaving the stage

2.2%

Z-GENOCIDEST 2: EPISODE 2 Kill 53,599 infected. You made sure the dead won't rise anymore!

2.3%

THE REAL DEAL Survive a campaign on Expert skill with Realism mode enabled.

2.5%

FUEL CRISIS Make a Survivor drop a gas can during overtime.

2.9%

HOUSEHOLD NAMES Discover the hidden room in the Last Stand campaign

2.9%

MUTANT OVERLORD Play 6 Mutations.

3.3%

THREE’S A CROWD Rescue three Survivors from a single rescue closet.

3.3%

CONFEDERACY OF CRUNCHES Finish a campaign using only melee weapons.

3.5%

POLE POSITION Escape Liberty Mall's Atrium before the first Tank appears

3.6%

CONNECTING FIGHTS Play a Versus game on Dead Air from start to finish.

3.7%

THIS IS WHERE THE FUN BEGINS Earn a gold medal on any official survival map.

3.7%

FLIGHT DECK Instantly kill a Survivor as the Charger.

3.8%

THE QUICK AND THE DEAD Revive 10 incapacitated Survivors while under the speed-boosting effects of adrenaline.

CACHE AND CARRY Collect 15 gas cans in a single Scavenge round.

4.2%

WING AND A PRAYER Defend yourself at the crashed airliner without taking damage.

4.3%

BRIDGE OVER TREBLED SLAUGHTER Cross the bridge finale in less than three minutes.

4.4%

GONG SHOW Prove you are stronger than Moustachio.

4.6%

STACHE WHACKER Prove you are faster than Moustachio.

SCAVENGE HUNT Stop the enemy team from collecting any gas cans during a Scavenge round.

5.1%

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE As the Spitter, spit on a Survivor who is pinned by a Charger.

5.1%

ON OUR WAY Earn a silver medal on any official survival map.

5.1%

HUNTING PARTY Win a game of Scavenge.

5.4%

SHOCK JOCK Revive 10 dead Survivors with the defibrillator.

5.5%

NEW HAIRCUT Kill a Witch using only a sharp melee weapon, without anyone getting incapacitated or killed.

5.5%

CHAOS GENERATOR Have all 3 generators running at once in "The Sacrifice" finale.

5.9%

BARREL ROLLED Kill a Special Infected with an exploding barrel.

GUARDIN' GNOME Rescue Gnome Chompski from the Carnival.

6.2%

SOB STORY Navigate the sugar mill and reach the safe room without killing any Witches.

6.4%

TIL IT GOES CLICK Using the M60, kill 25 infected without letting go of the trigger.

6.4%

ACID BATH As the Spitter, spit on a Survivor who is pinned by a Hunter.

6.5%

Valve Gift Grab 2011 – L4D2 Collect three gifts dropped by Special Infected in Versus Mode.

6.9%

FAT NINJA As the Boomer, vomit on a Survivor without having direct line of sight with them.

7.5%

SCATTERING RAM As the Charger, bowl through the entire enemy team in a single charge.

7.6%

LEVEL A CHARGE Kill a Charger with a melee weapon while they are charging.

8.2%

TANK BURGER Kill a Tank with melee weapons.

8.3%

VIOLENCE IN SILENCE Navigate the impound lot and reach the cemetery safe room without tripping any alarms.

LONG DISTANCE CARRIER As the Charger, grab a Survivor and carry them over 80 feet.

9.7%

CL0WND Honk the noses of 10 Clowns.

9.8%

A SPITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS As the Spitter, spit on a Survivor being choked by a Smoker.

9.9%

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT Spread cheer by helping a free holiday player survive a campaign.

10.2%

KILLING THEM SWIFTLY TO THIS SONG Play the new Midnight Riders song on a jukebox.

10.8%

GETTING STARTED Earn a bronze medal on any official Survival map.

10.9%

LICKETY-SPLIT With a sharp melee weapon, cut a Smoker's tongue before he ensnares you.

11.3%

KITE LIKE A MAN Kill a Tank only with damage from the original Survivors.

11.4%

STILL STANDING Survive The Last Stand campaign on any difficulty.

11.9%

FORE! Knock off the heads of 18 infected with the golf club.

12.1%

DISMEMBERMENT PLAN Kill 15 Infected with a single grenade launcher blast.

12.2%

CACHE GRAB Open 5 foot lockers.

12.2%

RODE HARD, PUT AWAY WET As the Jockey, ride a Survivor and steer them into a Spitter's acid patch.

12.2%

MEAT TENDERIZER As the Charger, grab a Survivor and smash them into the ground for a solid 15 seconds.

12.6%

BACK IN THE SADDLE As the Jockey, ride the Survivors twice in a single life.

14.1%

KILL BILL Have Bill sacrifice himself for the team.

14.3%

ROBBED ZOMBIE Collect 10 vials of Boomer vomit from infected CEDA agents you have killed.

14.6%

QUALIFIED RIDE As the Jockey, ride a Survivor for more than 12 seconds.

14.9%

GRAVE ROBBER Collect 10 items dropped by a Fallen Survivor.

15.2%

STREAM CROSSER Survive the Cold Stream campaign on any difficulty.

15.5%

FRIED PIPER Using a Molotov, burn a Clown leading at least 10 Common Infected.

15.7%

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE THROW Destroy a Tank's rock in mid-air.

16.4%

DEAD IN THE WATER Kill 10 swampy Mudmen while they are in the water.

17%

GET SKEETED ON Kill a pouncing Hunter with a shotgun.

17.1%

GREAT EXPECTORATIONS As the Spitter, hit every Survivor with a single acid patch.

18.1%

CLUB DEAD Use every melee weapon to kill Common Infected.

18.4%

SUPREME SACRIFICE Complete "The Sacrifice".

20.4%

RAGIN' CAJUN Survive the Swamp Fever campaign.

20.5%

BRIDGE BURNER Survive the Parish campaign.

20.6%

WEATHERMAN Survive the Hard Rain campaign.

22.6%

BURNING SENSATION Ignite 50 Common Infected with incendiary ammo.

22.8%

HEAD HONCHO Decapitate 200 Infected with a melee weapon.

23.7%

CHAIN OF COMMAND Kill 100 Common Infected with the chainsaw.

25.7%

MIDNIGHT RIDER Survive the Dark Carnival campaign.

27.3%

TORCH BEARER Survive The Passing Campaign.

30.2%

SEPTIC TANK Use a bile bomb on a Tank.

32.7%

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Revive an incapacitated teammate while a Tank is nearby.

33.7%

CRASS MENAGERIE Kill one of each Uncommon Infected.

39.1%

PRICE CHOPPER Survive the Dead Center campaign.

41.2%

ARMORY OF ONE Deploy an ammo upgrade and have your team use it.

51.1%

A RIDE DENIED Kill a Jockey within 2 seconds of it jumping on a Survivor.

65.4%

ACID REFLEX Kill a Spitter before she is able to spit.

67%

GNOME ALONE If you are reading this achievement, Gabe Newell has successfully launched Gnome Chompski into space.

69.9%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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Left 4 Dead 2 2009

About

Story

What is happening now

How long to beat Left 4 Dead 2

From the people behind Left 4 Dead 2

Games like Left 4 Dead 2

Cast and crew

Crew

Awards

Media

Releases

PC and Steam Deck

Will it run on my PC?

Left 4 Dead 2 player count

Left 4 Dead 2 achievements

Rarest

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