
Related: Back 4 Blood's Fort Hope Should Have Been More Than A Glorified Menu Left 4 Dead had some basic familiar designs for the undead, while in Back 4 Blood the monsters have vibrant spikes, worms, and fungus-like vines growing on their bodies, enhancing the fear factor. This is the main difference between the enemies of Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead.

The designs are even spookier than that of Left 4 Dead's , with each zombie appearing like a parasite was growing on them. The grotesque and deformed features of each zombie ensured a disgusting and distinct look for the Ridden.

However, Back 4 Blood has developed its own unique aesthetic separate to Left 4 Dead, with its own infected, the Ridden, boasting even more monstrous qualities than before.įrom menacing Tallboys to the Lovecraftian-looking Hag, the enemies of Back 4 Blood have some extremely interesting designs. Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead have much in common, with Turtle Rock Studios being founded by ex-Valve developers, and the two games are similar both tonally and gameplay-wise. As a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Bloodfeatures a wide array of terrifying monster designs for players to mow down, improving on the zombies seen in its predecessors, while developing some new problems of its own.
