For years, people have been dying to see Left 4 Dead 3. While Valve seems unlikely to give that to us, we have something very close to it. The team behind Left 4 Dead and Evolve have revealed their new game, Back 4 Blood. It’s not exactly hiding its inspiration.
Back 4 Blood is a 4-player zombie survival game with all sorts of disgusting monsters to fight with your friends. The game will also have an 8-player versus mode, just like Left 4 Dead. You can see the first trailer and gameplay below. You’ll notice quite a few similarities to Turtle Rock’s other zombie game.
“Turtle Rock Studios, the talented team that put the co-op zombie genre on the map, is the perfect partner for us with Back 4 Blood as we pursue this important genre of gaming,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Games. “This passionate development team is giving fans a new franchise that pushes this category of shooters forward with fun, frenetic combat.”
Turtle Rock is very aware that people want something more in line with their Left 4 Dead roots as well.
“Our fans have been waiting a long time for us to return to our roots and it’s amazing to finally show the world what we’ve been working on,” said Chris Ashton, Co-founder and Design Director, Turtle Rock Studios. “We are making this game with our community in mind and are firing on all cylinders to give players a compelling zombie experience that is unlike any other.”
Back 4 Blood will release on June 22nd, 2021 for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC. If you want to play a little sooner, you can register for a closed PC alpha which begins next week. Another gameplay stream will also be held on December 17th at 10AM PST over on Turtle Rock’s Twitch channel.
