What games are like Left 4 Dead 2?

The best games like Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam right now include Left 4 Dead, DayZ, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II. They share Left 4 Dead 2's genre and gameplay (Zombies, Co-op, FPS) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Left 4 Dead 2, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Left 4 Dead 2 (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Left 4 Dead 2? The closest matches on Steam right now are Left 4 Dead, DayZ, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Zombies, Co-op, FPS) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Left 4 Dead 2

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Left 4 Dead 2
1	Left 4 Dead	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Horror
2	DayZ	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Horror
3	Call of Duty®: Black Ops II	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Horror
4	Resident Evil 5	Action	Local Co-Op, Gore, Shooter, Co-op
5	Resident Evil 6	Action	Local Co-Op, Gore, Shooter, Co-op
6	World War Z	Action	Gore, Shooter, Co-op, FPS
7	GTFO	Action	Gore, Shooter, Co-op, FPS
8	Cry of Fear	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Horror
9	Hunt: Showdown 1896	Action	Gore, Shooter, Co-op, FPS
10	Metro Exodus	Action	Gore, Shooter, FPS, Horror
11	Counter-Strike 2 🔥	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Moddable
12	Resident Evil 7 Biohazard	Action	Gore, Shooter, FPS, Horror

Why these are like Left 4 Dead 2

1. Left 4 Dead

From the same studio; both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps. 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

2. DayZ

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world?

3. Call of Duty®: Black Ops II

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

4. Resident Evil 5

Both are tagged local co-op, gore, shooter; both offer co-op and multiplayer. This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009.

5. Resident Evil 6

Both are tagged local co-op, gore, shooter; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

6. World War Z

Both are tagged gore, shooter, co-op; both offer co-op and multiplayer. World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

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