4 Games like Left 4 Dead 2 on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Left 4 Dead 2 down to the 4 that fit the “PS5” category. Back 4 Blood, Fallout 76 and Grand Theft Auto Online top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Left 4 Dead 2.

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The best games like Left 4 Dead 2 on PS5

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Left 4 Dead 2. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Back 4 Blood

89 similarity to Left 4 Dead 2

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Closest overall match

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Left 4 Dead 2 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings adventure storytelling and procedural generation.

Released 12 years after Left 4 Dead 2.

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Fallout 76

87 similarity to Left 4 Dead 2

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Closest on game mode

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The thread back to Left 4 Dead 2 runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Released 9 years after Left 4 Dead 2.

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Grand Theft Auto Online

55 similarity to Left 4 Dead 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSandbox World

Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

It meets Left 4 Dead 2 on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: adventure storytelling and a sandbox world.

Released 5 years after Left 4 Dead 2.

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Borderlands 4

55 similarity to Left 4 Dead 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSci-Fi

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

What carries over from Left 4 Dead 2 is single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

Released 16 years after Left 4 Dead 2.

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