Left 4 Dead Player Count: Is It Dead?

Left 4 Dead

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Left 4 Dead

ValveNov 3, 2008Action

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Zombies
  • Co-op
  • Multiplayer
  • FPS
  • Action
  • Horror
  • Shooter
  • Online Co-Op
  • Survival
  • Team-Based
Playing now
474
Updated 27 minutes ago
24-hour peak
507
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
41,426
May 2, 2009
Avg this month
443
-20.18% vs last month
Steam reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Left 4 Dead player count chart

Left 4 Dead has a small but active player base. 474 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 5% on the month before).

History from Nov 3, 2008

Left 4 Dead monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026443-112-20.18%798
October 2026555+131+30.9%1,209
September 2026424-36-4.81%712
August 2026n/a-456-37.87%748
July 2026n/a+35+2.99%1,204
June 2026n/a+444+61.24%1,169
May 2026n/a-53-6.81%725
April 2026n/a-295-27.49%778
March 2026n/a+345+47.39%1,073
February 2026n/a-376-34.06%728
January 2026n/a+21+1.94%1,104
December 2025n/a+1+0.09%1,083
November 2025n/a+21+1.98%1,082
October 2025n/a+309+41.09%1,061
September 2025n/a+17+2.31%752
August 2025n/a-354-32.51%735
July 2025n/a-1,124-50.79%1,089
June 2025n/a+98+4.63%2,213
May 2025n/a+1,395+193.75%2,115
April 2025n/a-274-27.57%720
March 2025n/a+267+36.73%994
February 2025n/a-347-32.31%727
January 2025n/a-89-7.65%1,074
December 2024n/a-1,155-49.83%1,163
November 2024n/a+105+4.74%2,318
October 2024n/a+1,516+217.5%2,213
September 2024n/a-36-4.91%697
August 2024n/a-624-45.98%733
July 2024n/a-48-3.42%1,357
June 2024n/a+750+114.5%1,405
May 2024n/a-77-10.52%655
April 2024n/a-861-54.05%732
March 2024n/a+730+84.59%1,593
February 2024n/a-1,184-57.84%863
January 2024n/a+592+40.69%2,047
December 2023n/a-681-31.88%1,455
November 2023n/a+1,295+153.98%2,136
October 2023n/a-1,035-55.17%841
September 2023n/a+1,147+157.34%1,876
August 2023n/a-1,179-61.79%729
July 2023n/a+335+21.3%1,908
June 2023n/a+858+120%1,573
May 2023n/a-175-19.66%715
April 2023n/a-1,335-60%890
March 2023n/a+1,440+183.44%2,225
February 2023n/a-750-48.86%785
January 2023n/a+54+3.65%1,535
December 2022n/a-837-36.11%1,481
November 2022n/a+1,698+273.87%2,318
October 2022n/a-10-1.59%620
September 2022n/a-114-15.32%630
August 2022n/a-732-49.59%744
July 2022n/a+473+47.16%1,476
June 2022n/a+406+68.01%1,003
May 2022n/a-120-16.74%597
April 2022n/a+13+1.85%717
March 2022n/a-316-30.98%704
February 2022n/a-288-22.02%1,020
January 2022n/a+217+19.89%1,308
December 2021n/a-190-14.83%1,091
November 2021n/a-212-14.2%1,281
October 2021n/a+564+60.71%1,493
September 2021n/a-942-50.35%929
August 2021n/a+740+65.43%1,871
July 2021n/a+81+7.71%1,131
June 2021n/a+338+47.47%1,050
May 2021n/a-195-21.5%712
April 2021n/a-431-32.21%907
March 2021n/a+585+77.69%1,338
February 2021n/a-556-42.48%753
January 2021n/a+27+2.11%1,309
December 2020n/a+152+13.45%1,282
November 2020n/a-19-1.65%1,130
October 2020n/a+370+47.5%1,149
September 2020n/a+93+13.56%779
August 2020n/a-376-35.4%686
July 2020n/a-34-3.1%1,062
June 2020n/a+280+34.31%1,096
May 2020n/a-257-23.95%816
April 2020n/a+13+1.23%1,073
March 2020n/a+338+46.81%1,060
February 2020n/a-404-35.88%722
January 2020n/a-56-4.74%1,126
December 2019n/a+193+19.51%1,182
November 2019n/a+18+1.85%989
October 2019n/a+414+74.33%971
September 2019n/a-59-9.58%557
August 2019n/a-579-48.45%616
July 2019n/a+20+1.7%1,195
June 2019n/a+210+21.76%1,175
May 2019n/a+345+55.65%965
April 2019n/a-17-2.67%620
March 2019n/a-238-27.2%637
February 2019n/a-65-6.91%875
January 2019n/a-36-3.69%940
December 2018n/a-74-7.05%976
November 2018n/a+25+2.44%1,050
October 2018n/a+412+67.21%1,025
September 2018n/a+14+2.34%613
August 2018n/a-670-52.8%599
July 2018n/a+63+5.22%1,269
June 2018n/a+628+108.65%1,206
May 2018n/a-112-16.23%578
April 2018n/a-38-5.22%690
March 2018n/a-561-43.52%728
February 2018n/a-135-9.48%1,289
January 2018n/a-3-0.21%1,424
December 2017n/a+39+2.81%1,427
November 2017n/a+785+130.18%1,388
October 2017n/a-31-4.89%603
September 2017n/a-57-8.25%634
August 2017n/a-851-55.19%691
July 2017n/a+14+0.92%1,542
June 2017n/a+954+166.2%1,528
May 2017n/a-69-10.73%574
April 2017n/a-532-45.28%643
March 2017n/a+450+62.07%1,175
February 2017n/a-525-42%725
January 2017n/a+142+12.82%1,250
December 2016n/a-28-2.46%1,108
November 2016n/a+358+46.02%1,136
October 2016n/a+121+18.42%778
September 2016n/a+45+7.35%657
August 2016n/a-467-43.28%612
July 2016n/a+83+8.33%1,079
June 2016n/a+64+6.87%996
May 2016n/a+221+31.08%932
April 2016n/a-66-8.49%711
March 2016n/a-221-22.14%777
February 2016n/a-321-24.34%998
January 2016n/a+160+13.81%1,319
December 2015n/a-1-0.09%1,159
November 2015n/a+109+10.37%1,160
October 2015n/a+396+60.46%1,051
September 2015n/a-471-41.83%655
August 2015n/a+450+66.57%1,126
July 2015n/a-426-38.66%676
June 2015n/a+470+74.37%1,102
May 2015n/a-58-8.41%632
April 2015n/a-64-8.49%690
March 2015n/a-86-10.24%754
February 2015n/a-116-12.13%840
January 2015n/a+16+1.7%956
December 2014n/a-119-11.24%940
November 2014n/a+289+37.53%1,059
October 2014n/a-7-0.9%770
September 2014n/a+85+12.28%777
August 2014n/a-223-24.37%692
July 2014n/a-65-6.63%915
June 2014n/a+298+43.7%980
May 2014n/a-54-7.34%682
April 2014n/a-478-39.37%736
March 2014n/a+346+39.86%1,214
February 2014n/a-131-13.11%868
January 2014n/a-129-11.44%999
December 2013n/a-166-12.83%1,128
November 2013n/a+209+19.26%1,294
October 2013n/a+190+21.23%1,085
September 2013n/a-31-3.35%895
August 2013n/a-760-45.08%926
July 2013n/a+720+74.53%1,686
June 2013n/a-12-1.23%966
May 2013n/a-82-7.74%978
April 2013n/a-793-42.8%1,060
March 2013n/a+580+45.56%1,853
February 2013n/a-611-32.43%1,273
January 2013n/a-498-20.91%1,884
December 2012n/a+582+32.33%2,382
November 2012n/a-139-7.17%1,800
October 2012n/a+566+41.22%1,939
September 2012n/a-223-13.97%1,373
August 2012n/a-585-26.82%1,596
July 2012n/a+731+50.41%2,181
June 2012n/a-108-6.93%1,450
May 2012n/a-181-10.41%1,558
April 2012n/a-114-6.15%1,739
March 2012n/a-115-5.84%1,853
February 2012n/a-359-15.43%1,968
January 2012n/a-199-7.88%2,327
December 2011n/a+373+17.32%2,526
November 2011n/a+225+11.67%2,153
October 2011n/a-167-7.97%1,928
September 2011n/a-39-1.83%2,095
August 2011n/a-727-25.41%2,134
July 2011n/a+433+17.83%2,861
June 2011n/a-148-5.75%2,428
May 2011n/a+45+1.78%2,576
April 2011n/a-374-12.87%2,531
March 2011n/a-252-7.98%2,905
February 2011n/a-324-9.31%3,157
January 2011n/a-42-1.19%3,481
December 2010n/a-511-12.67%3,523
November 2010n/a-2,477-38.04%4,034
October 2010n/a+2,696+70.67%6,511
September 2010n/a+217+6.03%3,815
August 2010n/a-990-21.58%3,598
July 2010n/a-229-4.75%4,588
June 2010n/a+169+3.64%4,817
May 2010n/a-74-1.57%4,648
April 2010n/a-739-13.53%4,722
March 2010n/a-414-7.05%5,461
February 2010n/a-1,683-22.27%5,875
January 2010n/a-1,070-12.4%7,558
December 2009n/a-4,558-34.57%8,628
November 2009n/a-8,662-39.65%13,186
October 2009n/a+1,909+9.57%21,848
September 2009n/a+2,405+13.72%19,939
August 2009n/a+364+2.12%17,534
July 2009n/a-2,006-10.46%17,170
June 2009n/a-22,250-53.71%19,176
May 2009n/a+6,916+20.04%41,426
April 2009n/a+10,067+41.19%34,510
March 2009n/a+68+0.28%24,443
February 2009n/a+2,615+12.02%24,375
January 2009n/a-2,408-9.96%21,760
December 2008n/a-3,596-12.95%24,168
November 2008n/an/an/a27,764

How many people are playing Left 4 Dead?

At this moment Left 4 Dead has 474 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,197 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 507 players. Today's peak is 26% below its 30-day average daily peak of 682.

Left 4 Dead player count history

Over the last 30 days Left 4 Dead averaged a daily peak of 682 players, up 5% compared with the 30 days before (651). Its highest point this month (1,025) is 5% below the same period last year (1,082). In its first month after release (Nov 3, 2008) it peaked at 27,764 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 41,426, set on May 2, 2009.

Best time to play Left 4 Dead

Based on the last 14 days, Left 4 Dead is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 09:00 UTC (4 AM in New York), when about 47% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Left 4 Dead players by hour and weekday

When Left 4 Dead has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 19:00 UTCabout 798 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 08:00 UTCabout 259 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.1xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare Left 4 Dead with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About Left 4 Dead

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Developer
Valve
Released
Nov 3, 2008
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
28 languages, 5 with full audio

Left 4 Dead price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$0.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Jun 1, 2025 archived
-80%
typical sale discount · 6 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Left 4 Dead is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $0.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Left 4 Dead price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$9.99$9.998.90 EURbase
Euro area9,69€$10.889.69 EUR+9%
United Kingdom£8.19$11.029.82 EUR+10%
CanadaC$ 12.49$8.947.97 EUR-10%
AustraliaA$ 14.15$9.918.83 EUR-1%
New ZealandNZ$ 15.99$8.998.01 EUR-10%
BrazilR$33,99$6.225.54 EUR-38%
MexicoMex$ 129.99$6.996.23 EUR-30%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$5.69$5.695.07 EUR-43%
Poland40,49 zł$10.359.23 EUR+4%
SwitzerlandCHF 9.99$12.2110.88 EUR+22%
Norway105,00 kr$11.2910.06 EUR+13%
Turkey (MENA USD)$7.19$7.196.41 EUR-28%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$5.69$5.695.07 EUR-43%
South AfricaR 94.99$5.795.15 EUR-42%
India₹509.00$5.394.80 EUR-46%
Indonesia cheapestRp 92 999$5.154.59 EUR-48%
China¥35.00$5.254.68 EUR-47%
Japan¥1,400$8.847.87 EUR-12%
South Korea₩ 11,000$8.187.29 EUR-18%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Left 4 Dead reviews over time

96% Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 68,598 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Left 4 Dead on Twitch

3
watching now
2
live channels
50
24-hour peak viewers
23
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Left 4 Dead", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Left 4 Dead Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 1 Nov 2026, with a peak of 786 viewers and 55 on average.

Left 4 Dead streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Left 4 Dead streamers this week

  1. bitochek__171
  2. ssssuuuullllyyyy98
  3. expbruhh31
  4. c0deVee30
  5. DivineeVII24

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Left 4 Dead achievements

Left 4 Dead has 73 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 18.3% of them; the rarest, 20 CAR PILE-UP, is held by 2.4% of players.

  • DRAG AND DROPRescue a Survivor from a Smoker's tongue before he takes damage.62.2%
  • TONGUE TWISTERKill a Smoker who has grabbed you with his tongue.56.6%
  • TANKBUSTERSKill a Tank without it dealing any damage to a Survivor.55.0%
  • BRAIN SALADMake 100 headshot kills.52.6%
  • BLIND LUCKYou or another Survivor take no damage after being vomited on by a Boomer.50.9%
  • PYROTECHNICIANBlow up 20 Infected in a single explosion.48.8%
  • TOWERING INFERNOLight a Tank with a Molotov.45.4%
  • HERO CLOSETRescue a Survivor trapped in a closet.41.7%
  • NO-ONE LEFT BEHINDBeat a campaign with all 4 Survivors.40.2%
  • MY BODYGUARDProtect any Survivor from an attacking Infected 50 times.39.4%
  • HUNTER PUNTERShove a Hunter off of a pinned and helpless Survivor.38.2%
  • 101 CREMATIONSSet 101 Infected on fire.38.1%
  • WITCH HUNTERKill a Witch without any Survivor taking damage from her.38.1%
  • MERCY KILLERSurvive the No Mercy campaign.33.5%
  • NO SMOKING SECTIONKill 10 Smokers as they are pulling helpless Survivors.33.4%
  • SPINAL TAPKill an Infected with a single blow from behind.33.0%
  • BURN THE WITCHLight a Witch with a Molotov.31.8%
  • DEAD STOPPunch a Hunter as he is pouncing.31.6%
  • JUMP SHOTHeadshot a Hunter while he's leaping.26.7%
  • CRASH-PROOFSurvive the Crash Course Campaign.25.0%
  • GROUND COVERSave another Survivor from a Special Infected while on the ground.24.3%
  • DEAD BARONSurvive the Dead Air campaign.24.2%
  • TOLL COLLECTORSurvive the Death Toll campaign.24.0%
  • OUTBREAKCatch a rare strain of infection, then pass it on to someone else.22.2%
  • CLEAN KILLShove a Boomer and then kill him without him splashing on anyone.21.8%
  • GRIM REAPERSurvive the Blood Harvest campaign.20.7%
  • STAND TALLSurvive a campaign without being incapacitated.20.3%
  • DEAD GIVEAWAYHeal a fellow Survivor when your own health is below 10.16.1%
  • BRONZE METTLEEarn a Bronze medal in Survival mode on any official level.15.5%
  • DOUBLE JUMPPounce two different Survivors on one life as a Hunter.14.4%
  • QUICK POWERRestart the generator within 30 seconds of it shutting off.14.0%
  • CHAIN SMOKERConstrict two Survivors on one life as a Smoker.13.6%
  • PHARM-ASSISTGive pain pills to 10 Survivors.13.5%
  • HELPING HANDRevive 50 incapacitated Survivors.13.4%
  • BACK 2 HELPLeave a safe room to save an incapped teammate and bring them back safely.13.2%
  • LAST STANDComplete one round of Survival on The Last Stand.12.8%
  • DO NOT DISTURBSneak past all Witches in a campaign without disturbing one.12.5%
  • FIELD MEDICHeal 25 Survivors with a first aid kit.11.3%
  • CR0WNDKill a Witch with a single headshot.11.0%
  • SILVER BULLETSEarn a Silver medal in Survival mode on any official level.10.9%
  • BIG DRAGDrag a Survivor 100 feet with your tongue as a Smoker.10.1%
  • LAMB 2 SLAUGHTERAs an Infected, incap a Survivor who has entered and left a safe room.9.9%
  • DEAD WRECKENINGDole out 5000 total Survivor damage as a Special Infected.9.3%
  • VIOLENCE IS GOLDENEarn a Gold medal in Survival mode on any official level.9.3%
  • Supreme SacrificeComplete "The Sacrifice".9.0%
  • BARF BAGGEDCover four Survivors with Boomer bile at once.8.7%
  • TANK STUMBLEStun a Tank with an explosion in the Crash Course campaign.8.7%
  • UNTOUCHABLESNo Survivors take damage after contacting the rescue vehicle.8.2%
  • MAN VS TANKSingle-handedly kill a Tank.7.7%
  • All 4 DeadKill all four Survivors on one life as a Tank.7.5%
  • AKIMBO ASSASSINSurvive an entire campaign using only pistols.7.4%
  • STOMACH UPSETAll Survivors complete a campaign without being vomited on.7.2%
  • ZOMBICIDAL MANIACSurvive any campaign on Expert.6.5%
  • UNBREAKABLEFinish a campaign without ever using a first aid kit on yourself.6.2%
  • Kill BillHave Bill sacrifice himself for the team.6.2%
  • SMASH HITWin a Versus campaign of Crash Course.5.6%
  • RED MISTKill 1000 Infected with a mounted machine gun.4.9%
  • ZOMBIE GENOCIDESTKill 53,595 Infected.4.4%
  • Chaos GeneratorHave all 3 generators running at once in "The Sacrifice" finale.4.1%
  • SAFETY FIRSTPlay an entire campaign with no Survivors taking friendly fire damage.3.9%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 73 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Left 4 Dead news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Left 4 Dead FAQ

Is Left 4 Dead dead?

Left 4 Dead has a small but active player base. 474 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 5% on the month before).

How many people play Left 4 Dead?

474 people are playing Left 4 Dead on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 507 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Left 4 Dead?

Left 4 Dead reached its all-time Steam peak of 41,426 concurrent players on May 2, 2009.

Is Left 4 Dead growing or declining?

Left 4 Dead is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 682, up 5% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Left 4 Dead most active?

Left 4 Dead usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 09:00 UTC (4 AM in New York).

How much does Left 4 Dead cost?

Left 4 Dead costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Left 4 Dead has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Left 4 Dead on Steam is $0.99 (90% off), on Jun 1, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Left 4 Dead on sale right now?

No, Left 4 Dead is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Where is Left 4 Dead cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Left 4 Dead is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 92 999, about $5.15 or 48% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Left 4 Dead good?

Steam players rate Left 4 Dead Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 68,598 reviews are positive.

When did Left 4 Dead come out?

Left 4 Dead was released on Steam on Nov 3, 2008.

Who made Left 4 Dead?

Left 4 Dead was developed by Valve.

Is Left 4 Dead still worth playing?

Left 4 Dead has a smaller but active community on Steam today (474 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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