Back 4 Blood
- Developer
- Turtle Rock Studios
- Publisher
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Released
- 12 October 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. With humanity’s extinction on the line, it’s up to you and your friends to take the fight to the enemy, eradicate the Ridden, and reclaim the world.
Best gaming PC for Back 4 Blood in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Back 4 Blood today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz) | Intel Core i5-8400 (2.8 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (3.6 GHz) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OR AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 590 |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Back 4 Blood?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-8400 (2.8 GHz) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.