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Zombie Army 4: Dead War
A four-player shooter where you fight Nazi zombies across Europe with rifles, traps and supernatural weapon upgrades.
Online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- YesPC, PlayStationFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You fight through an alternate 1940s Europe where Nazi armies rise from the dead. Missions send you through ruined streets, canals and other occupied places, stopping for defenses and small objectives along the way. Rifles let you pick off distant targets, while secondary weapons, melee attacks and traps help when enemies close in. Your shots can trigger slow-motion views of the damage.
Up to four players tackle the campaign online, covering routes and helping each other survive special enemies. You can spread out to flank a crowd or prepare mines before a holdout. Scores and kill combos give friends something to compare, while ranks and weapon upgrades carry forward. There is also a Horde mode for repeated wave fights. The tone mixes horror scenery with exaggerated violence and jokes.
How it feels
Kind of game
A team takes on missions or runs full of enemies. You pick gear, cover each other and pick each other up.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Story
- Physical comedy
- Rivalry in the group
- Exploring
- Building and creating
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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If you liked Zombie Army 4: Dead War
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Back 4 Blood
Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Zombies
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about zombie outbreaks. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
No big difference from Zombie Army 4: Dead War.
Left 4 Dead
Why it scores 85%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Zombies
- Notable in both
- Fear, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Left 4 Dead differs
- Less to unlock than Zombie Army 4: Dead War
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are often scary. Both are about zombie outbreaks.
But less to unlock than Zombie Army 4: Dead War.
World War Z
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Zombies
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How World War Z differs
- Less scary than Zombie Army 4: Dead War
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both play in runs or missions you repeat. Both are about zombie outbreaks.
But less scary than Zombie Army 4: Dead War.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- Not confirmed
- Confirmed free setups
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
11 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Platforms, About, Genres, Unlocks and progress.
- Online co-op: The current Steam product lists online co-op and a campaign for one to four players.
- Most players online: The publisher describes a campaign for one to four players.
- Release status: The released base game and Complete Edition bundle are purchasable.
- Platforms: The PC requirements list Windows.
- About: The publisher places fighting against undead Nazi armies in 1940s Europe, and user tags include Zombies and World War II.
- Genres: The publisher describes the game as a shooter.
- Unlocks and progress: The publisher describes rank rewards and weapon upgrades.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Zombie Army 4: Dead War as app 694280.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date, Most players online, Working in sync, Sessions.
- Release date: Epic lists February 4, 2020. Steam arrived later on February 18, 2021.
- Most players online: The publisher describes a campaign for one to four players.
- Working in sync: Rank abilities include taking damage for teammates.
- Sessions: Campaign missions and an expanding Horde mode support repeated combat sessions.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Release date.
- Online co-op: The Xbox product lists online co-op for two to four players.
- Most players online: The explicit online co-op range is two to four.
- Platforms: The product supports PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- Release date: The product dates the original release to February 4, 2020.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Local co-op, Platforms.
- Most players online: The Complete Edition supports up to four online players.
- Local co-op: The product lists one player on the device and separate online support.
- Platforms: The PS4 Complete Edition explicitly states that this game is playable on PS5. PS5 access uses compatibility rather than a separate native release.
support.rebellion.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: The current support article confirms PlayStation with Steam and Epic PC players.
- Crossplay between: PlayStation plays with Steam and Epic on Windows. Separate update coverage explicitly includes PS5 through the PS4 game. Xbox consoles, the Xbox PC app and Nintendo Switch are excluded.
gamesource-ent.jpOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Local co-op.
- Platforms: The regional publisher identifies the released Nintendo Switch version.
- Local co-op: The publisher distinguishes two to four players over local wireless or online from one player offline. Local wireless uses separate consoles.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Rivalry in the group, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress.
- Kind of game: Alex Spencer on February 3, 2020 describes four armed players fighting through zombie missions together.
- Laughter and chaos: Environmental traps can kill friends and produce occasional shared mishaps.
- Physical comedy: Electrified enemies collapse and traps can fling friends into violent physical gags.
- Rivalry in the group: Kill chains and personal scores create a side competition within co-op.
- Time to hang out: The review explicitly describes ordinary friend conversation alongside the shooting.
- Unlocks and progress: Experience opens character abilities and weapon upgrades over multiple sessions.
nintendolife.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Fear, Tension and danger, Story, Working in sync, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Getting better, Planning ahead.
- Fear: PJ O'Reilly on April 22, 2022 describes creepy locations and horror atmosphere inside campy action.
- Tension and danger: Undead attack from several directions during objectives and defensive stands.
- Story: The review describes a light, disposable horror plot and exaggerated jokes.
- Working in sync: Squads spread out, flank, take turret positions and prepare traps.
- Exploring: Linear levels contain side secrets and collectibles.
- Building and creating: Players place mines and tripwires before attacks.
- Fighting: Shooting fills the linear missions and Horde mode.
- Getting better: Aiming, ability timing and improving kill combinations reward repeat practice.
- Planning ahead: Positioning and preparing mines add some planning around reactive shooting.
gamenguide.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: October 27, 2021 update coverage confirms PlayStation with PC after earlier reports denied console support.
- Crossplay between: The report explicitly includes PS4 and PS5 through backward compatibility with PC. Current Rebellion support narrows the PC group to Steam and Epic and excludes Xbox and Switch.