Left 4 Dead is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the Left 4 Dead series. Set during the aftermath of a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States, the game pits its four protagonists, dubbed the "Survivors", against hordes of the infected.
Left 4 Dead
The survivors Francis, Bill, Zoey, and Louis (left to right) on the poster for the "No Mercy" campaign
In Left 4 Dead, the four survivors must fight off infected humans while trying to make their way to a safe house/rescue vehicle.
Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. It is the developer of the software distribution platform Steam and the game franchises Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead, and Dota.
The lobby of Valve's former offices in Bellevue, Washington
Gabe Newell (foreground) and Doug Lombardi (background), 2007
Designer Robin Walker at Steam Dev Days 2014
