Left 4 Dead-like shooter Back 4 Blood delayed to late 2021

This spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead is missing the original summer window.

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Firstrevealedat the Game Awards 2020, Back 4 Blood was originally supposed to launch on June 22, 2021 but like so many other games over the last year, won’t be making this initial target. Back 4 Blood is delayed to October 12 later this year, with an open beta falling sometime over the summer.

Back 4 Blood is an upcoming co-op shooter from Turtle Rock Studios and WB Games, the former of which developed the iconic Left 4 Dead games. As you might expect, it’s zombie-slaying fest that sees players make their way through numerous levels against hordes of infected, but with some new twists.

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Back 4 Blood picking up where Left 4 Dead left off

The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 4, with a similar playstyle to the Left 4 Dead games but some notable changes. The player characters — or Cleaners — are much more efficient at fighting infected than the survivors of Turtle Rock’s previous zombie franchise.

Back 4 Blood is currently in development for thePS5, PS4, PC,Xbox Series X,Xbox Series Sand Xbox One. We’ll be sure to let you know when the open beta is announced and what times and dates players will need to watch for.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance games journalist. His bylines can be found at Android Central, Windows Central, iMore and TechRadar.

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