


Will local split-screen ever be added?īased on the only mention that Turtle Rock has made about split-screen support, we can have some hope that it will be added as an option sometime in the game’s future. The best you could do is go old school and set up multiple systems for a LAN party if you wanted to play with your friends in the same room. They made a specific statement about it, saying, “We would love to support split-screen but right now it is, unfortunately, something that will not be available at launch.” Now that the game is out, the unfortunate truth is that there is no way to play Back 4 Blood on a single console or PC with more than one person.

If that’s how you prefer to play, you’re probably wondering if Back 4 Blood supports split-screen local co-op play. Online multiplayer is a given but isn’t quite the same as having a buddy sitting right there next to you while you play. That’s all well and good, but what about players who want to squad up for some split-screen local co-op zombie shooting action? The Left 4 Dead games were some of the best couch co-op experiences of their day, and while the standard of games having split-screen has been slowly disappearing, many are wondering if Back 4 Blood will allow us to play with our friends on the same console. Even playing with bots is pushed as a better secondary option compared to going it alone. While there technically is a solo mode, it is heavily disincentivized compared to playing with other people.

Obviously building off of the formula established with the two Left 4 Dead titles, this is a game where half the fun comes from how you and your friends respond to the unpredictable nature of the game. The entire premise that Back 4 Bloodis based on centers around teaming up with three friends to try and survive the relentless, and seemingly endless, onslaught of Ridden.
