Left 4 Dead Split Screen

There are currently four Gameplay Modes in Left four Dead, and viii Gameplay Modes in Left 4 Dead 2.

Campaign [ ]

Campaign avatar used in Left 4 Dead 2.

Play through a branch entrada online.

Available in Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2

During Entrada, also known as Co-op, up to four players work together to endeavor and achieve the end of the campaign past fighting their way past large numbers of AI-controlled Infected. There are four difficulty: Easy, Normal, Advanced and Expert. Each chapter ends in a safe room, which acts equally a checkpoint that is triggered when all living Survivors get inside the safe room and close the door behind them.

In Campaign mode, one or more than players play as the Survivors, with the rest of the 4 filled in with AI-controlled "Bots". The Survivors play through each affiliate, making their fashion from safe room to safe room. The last phase in each campaign has an expanded catastrophe called the Finale, which usually ends with players escaping on Rescue Vehicles like boats, helicopters, etc.

Single Player [ ]

Single Player avatar used in Left 4 Dead 2.

Play a unmarried player offline game with computer-controlled teammates.

Available in Left 4 Expressionless and Left iv Dead two (Pre-The Last Stand Community Update)

Single Player is a gameplay fashion with only one player controlled character. The actor assumes command of one of the Survivors, and all the other characters are AI controlled. No other player tin can join a Unmarried Histrion game, unless locally (LAN), via the connect "host local ip" panel command. Other than that, the same rules as Campaign apply here, except for in Dead Center, or The Passing where you merely have to get 8 Gas cans in Solo Expressionless Center (13 in standard Campaign mode) and 10 in Solo The Passing (sixteen in standard Entrada manner).

Single Histrion is the only mode which can be played with Steam gear up to offline. Since Unmarried Histrion is considered every bit local server, modifications that work only on local server will also work in this fashion.

This is also the only style that allows you to fully suspension the game (past bringing up the menu). In other modes, this can only be washed when playing every bit host on local server with control sv_pausable set to 1.

The (now) cut or former gameplay fashion's paradigm is Ellis holding the Krieg 552, a weapon from the German censored version of the game, which became available for everyone in The Last Stand Community Update. Fun fact: the prototype and the weapon do/did not exist in the international version at the same time (and Left 4 Expressionless has no images for game modes).

In singleplayer, if you become killed in the Campaign, the chapter will restart since bots don't use Defibrillators (unless mods has been used to allow bots proceed on their own). Also, if you lot complete the campaign with anybody surviving, it will say "The Survivors have escaped!" or "In memory of [name/southward of deceased survivors in the finale]" if the player escapes simply the bots failed. The only time Campaign can exist completed with the player dying as a result is Port Finale of The Sacrifice Campaign, as bots won't go and restart the generator and therefore the histrion's death won't neglect the entrada for balancing reasons.

Prior to the The Terminal Stand Community Update, the gameplay mode used to appear in Left iv Expressionless two as a separate way, however information technology has since became demoted into a drop-down bill of fare option for all co-operative modes. Its former description didn't carry over to the current Campaign description.

Split Screen [ ]

In Split Screen, two players on the same console take control over ii Survivors, and the screen is split up vertically, although it can exist changed to horizontal in the options carte. The two players can also play online while using split screen.

This game style is normally sectional to the Xbox 360 version of Left four Dead and Left 4 Dead ii, simply may be accessed in the PC versions if you have a controller for the 2d histrion and modify some files or use mods. Here is a guide to how to play splitscreen on the PC. Plugging the Xbox controller in and out during the loading screen is NOT the but way to set the Xbox controller to player 2. During gameplay, yous can also unplug and plug the Xbox controller back in within ane second to set the controller to actor ii. In fact, the second method proves to be more effective with several people. On Left iv Dead and Left 4 Expressionless ii, only one of the two players playing splitscreen on ane Xbox 360 console while online has to have an Xbox Live business relationship with golden membership; the other thespian can sign in as a "Guest".

Survival [ ]

Survival avatar used in Left 4 Dead 2.

Play Survival mode and concord out for every bit long every bit you lot can.

Available in Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Expressionless 2

Main commodity: Survival Style

Survival was released in the "Survival Pack," which came out on April 21st, 2009. The signal of Survival Mode is to concur out for the longest time, with times beingness saved and virtual medals existence awarded for surviving for sure amounts of time. Left 4 Dead features sixteen maps, xv of which are taken from existing entrada levels, and one new map which has been called The Concluding Stand up. The entrada levels have been edited to remove things such equally closets and other small asphyxiate points ofttimes exploited by the Survivors in crescendo events and finales. Survival can be played in Single Player with Panel commands or by starting a foyer on your own on Xbox.

In Left 4 Dead 2, Survival Manner is back, this time included with the release of the game. The point is still the same, and the maps are still converted crescendo events apart from The Motel from Dark Funfair's The Highway and The Sugar Mill from Hard Rain's map by the same proper noun, among others. Unmarried-Player Survival mode (with bot allies) is easily accessible this time.

Versus Survival [ ]

Can you survive against your friends?

Available in Left 4 Dead 2

Versus Survival (also called Survival Versus) is a mixed gameplay mode between Versus and Survival where the match is started in a Survival map with the Survivors fending off against Special Infected controlled by players instead of Bots. In this mode, the Survivor team hold out in an expanse and fight against the Infected to obtain medals while the Infected team's job is to impale the Survivors as quickly every bit possible. Tanks have their health reduced to 4000 and only one tank tin can exist active at any time. The Survivors accept ninety seconds at the start of the circular to set up until the infected side tin can spawn or they can trigger the infected to spawn earlier if they wish to exercise so past using the event first button. If all Survivors are dead or incapacitated, the teams swap and if 1 squad fails to beat the opposing squad's time then the lucifer ends.

When it was released, it was available only on the outset week of its release, as an encore Mutation, Programmer's Choice, and Twitter's Choice (each lasting a week). Since July 24th, 2012, it becomes permanently available for anybody. With the release of the Final Stand Community Update, it is in the main carte du jour carousel, replacing Single Player manner – declaring as an official gameplay mode.

Versus [ ]

Play as the Survivors or the Infected in an online Versus Manner game.

Available in Left iv Expressionless and Left 4 Dead 2

Master article: Versus

Versus is the basic competitive style for the Left 4 Dead series: two separate teams of iv players have turns playing as the Survivors and the Infected competing for the most points. In Left four Expressionless, points are only awarded to teams playing as the Survivors. Points are calculated past the amount of health left in each thespian and how far the squad got. In Left iv Dead ii, points are still only awarded to the Survivors just no longer use the corporeality of health left in each Survivor in the score. Instead, points are awarded solely on how far each Survivor got before they died and if they made it to the safe room alive. The points possible for each affiliate is the same for both teams. Should both teams make information technology to the safe room without casualties and without the apply of a defibrillator, then the Tie Billow calculates how much impairment each squad did to the opposing team, awarding 25 points to the winner.

Earlier a game starts, the lobby leader chooses a specific campaign to play and the players tin choose which team to play on by choosing whether to start every bit the Infected or the Survivors. For help as Infected or Survivors, review some tactics.

Versus can exist done without the need of Xbox Live, but you must have 2 players to do this.

Realism Versus [ ]

You lot can't see each other, but they can run across you.

Available in Left four Dead 2

Main article: Realism Versus Fashion

Realism Versus is a game style that combines Versus and Realism. It was the offset Mutation to be released for Left 4 Dead ii, but, due to positive feedback from the customs, was made an official game mode as of May 21st, 2010.

Realism Versus follows the normal rules of Versus mode in terms of gameplay style and scoring, but makes things harder for the Survivors as they are spring to Realism rules, such equally a lack of Survivor glows and the Witch beingness able to instantly impale Survivors. Though Realism Versus will appear in the main menu, you lot cannot play it unless you accept downloaded The Passing.

Realism [ ]

In a Real apocalypse, skilful teamwork is all you'll have left.

Available in Left 4 Dead two

Principal commodity: Realism

Realism can be played on any difficulty setting. This fashion removes the Survivor auras usually shown around players through walls. Also, halos for items or weapons only appear if you are shut enough to do their activeness (such as grabbing a weapon or pressing a switch). Realism mode besides includes a harm penalty for body shots. Rescue closets are removed, making the defibrillator the simply style to revive dead Survivors until you reach the safe firm, where they will respawn for the next round. Witches impale instantly on whatever difficulty except Easy and no longer receive bonus damage from point-blank shotgun blasts, making cr0wning impossible. Spoken language bubbles over the Survivors are disabled when speaking via the microphone, although the speech chimera all the same appears above the character'southward icon. Overall, this gameplay mode was created to take the teamwork factor that made the Left 4 Dead series famous to the adjacent level. Realism can also be played by creating your own vestibule.

Scavenge [ ]

Play equally the Survivors or the Infected in a round-based competitive friction match.

Available in Left four Dead 2

Main article: Scavenge Style

Scavenge is a competitive gameplay mode in Left iv Dead 2. Information technology is a round-based gamemode in which Survivors accept a express amount of fourth dimension to notice up to 21 gas cans to fuel upwardly a generator (or car), while fighting against histrion-controlled Special Infected much like in a Versus game. Games tin can consist of i, three, or v rounds total, though not all of them may exist played. After all the Survivors are incapacitated, the time runs out, or the Survivors collect all of the gas cans, the teams switch sides. Whichever team collects the almost gas cans in a unmarried circular wins that round. If both teams collect the same number of gas cans, the team that nerveless them the fastest wins that round. When one of the teams wins either one, two, or iii rounds (if there are ane, three, or five rounds total, respectively), that squad wins the match.

Scavenge can also be played without Xbox Live, but this requires 1 actor equally the Survivor and ane player every bit the Infected.

Mutations [ ]

Available in Left 4 Dead two

Chief article: Mutations

Mutations are tweaks and changes to the normal game rules. They can be for any game mode, which will be introduced each week by Valve on the in-game weblog. Details for the next Mutation are revealed on at the same time the Mutation is released on Friday, via the blogs. On regular intervals Valve initiates a "Favorite Mutation" survey, and winners are put back into the cycle.

The start Mutation released, Realism Versus, achieved plenty positive feedback from the customs that information technology was turned into a permanent gameplay fashion.

To meet the order of Mutations released since it was appear, please encounter the principal article. Mutation demand Xbox Live in order to play.

Gameplay Modes
Introduced in Left four Dead				Introduced in Left 4 Dead 2

Single Player	Entrada	Versus	Survival	Scavenge	Realism	Mutation	Realism VS	Versus Survival