Free Left 4 Dead 2 characters are coming to Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Hi, everyone! At first we just wanted to say that it was great to see the hordes of new undead hunters who have joined our ranks since then Zombie Army 4: Dead War became available back in April with Xbox Game Pass along with our free Xbox Series X | S Optimized update, so thank you very much! And on the subject of free, there are a few more free DLCs for everyone to enjoy as our homage to Valve’s classics left 4 Dead continues. Four more iconic characters join our list of Left 4 Dead 2 As coaches, Ellis, Nick and Rochelle all get ready to fight the hordes one more time, this time in Zombie Army 4.

We loved seeing you guys explore beautiful Abrunza and the winding halls of Abaddon Asylum, so we wanted to share a few details on Alpha Squad’s next zombie splatting adventure and a little behind-the-scenes look at the heads of our art give and design teams and how they brought the next mission to life.

We’ll pick up where we left off, with players who tear the Baron’s heart out before falling into his trap in “Return to Hell”. As the name suggests, Umbra throws our intrepid squad back to Hell … but not quite as you know it from the main campaign. This time, you must traverse the haunted manifestations of Schweiger’s mind, reliving the twisted amalgamations of his memories as you try to free him from the baron’s grasp.

Our final mission in this trilogy is sticking to our Season 3 theme and aiming for a more open and “sandbox-y” gaming experience. We wanted to make sure that the players got a high replay value, so this time the first section of the level is divided into 3 sprawling arenas connected by a maze-like series of catacombs.

Each play through randomly the order in which they take place and the hostile composition of the various encounters, which helps enormously with the twisted, distorted subject matter and means that no play through is the same. Speaking of enemies, we had a great excuse to introduce a variety of baddies (both well known and lesser known) so you can cut the heads off – though you can’t always expect this to stop them!

For our visuals, we were heavily inspired by the hellish dream landscapes of Zdzisław Beksiński to make our surroundings appear dark and oppressive. This abstract theme really allowed our art team to develop a visual language that we may not get away with in Dead War ravaged Italy.

Each “arena” revolves around one of Schweiger’s key memories, and as you move through the catacombs and approach your next destination, our surroundings reflect this as broken sections from previous missions slowly come together into a cohesive whole. It was challenging, balancing out the need to reinvent those (incredibly memorable!) Past experiences while giving our players a completely different experience. but the abstract nature of these areas gave us the license to completely change the look and feel of each area.

We managed to sneak in the usual amount of fun Easter eggs, visual curios, and hidden collectibles, of course (we won’t tell producers if you don’t …).

Creating these unique spaces was a lot of fun, and making sure each playthrough was both unique and consistently balanced was a challenge, but we hope you will enjoy the results! We can’t wait to see what you guys do with our season 3 finale.

Don’t forget to raise hell!