New stunguns allow you to break free from Ridden grab moves. They’re relatively uncommon finds, however
Pinpointing influences is a perilous business, but Left 4 Dead is more genre than game nowadays, if not quite up there with the Metroidvania or Roguelike. The imitations and homages span indie and AAA, from Saber’s cult favourite Killing Floor 2 through asteroid-burrowing Moria sim Deep Rock Galactic to Arkane’s forthcoming Redfall, in which punks wielding shotguns and magic battle vampire gangs. Left 4 Dead’s most successful spiritual heir and/or competitor is arguably Call Of Duty’s long-running Zombies mode, which shambled onto shelves a year after it, and blends co-op wave survival with a Modern Warfare-style levelling system. But the greatest and most flagrant of its clones is surely Fatshark’s Warhammer: Vermintide series, which somehow makes Left 4 Dead work in the realm of dark fantasy.