Left 4 Dead

73 achievements

Ultra Rare×17

Very Rare×27

Rare×11

Uncommon×13

Common×5

About Left 4 Dead's achievements

Left 4 Dead has 73 Steam achievements, 17 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "20 CAR PILE-UP", earned by just 2.4% of players. Across 19 SteamVault hunters who reached 100%, full completion takes a median of about 45 hours. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

Rarest achievement

2.4%

of players earned "20 CAR PILE-UP"

SteamVault 100%s

members fully completed it

Median to 100%

45h

typical time to full completion

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All Left 4 Dead achievements

73 achievements

20 CAR PILE-UP

As A Tank hit 20 Survivors with a car in the Crash Course campaign.

Ultra Rare2.4%

Sacrifizzle

As a Special Infected, incap someone who is trying to sacrifice themselves.

Ultra Rare2.5%

TRUCK STOP

Your team wipes all Survivors after the escape vehicle has opened in Crash Course.

Ultra Rare2.6%

LEGENDARY SURVIVOR

Earn a Gold medal on every official Survival level.

Ultra Rare2.7%

HEROIC SURVIVOR

Earn at least a Silver medal on every official Survival level.

Ultra Rare2.8%

NOTHING SPECIAL

Survive a campaign with no Survivors taking damage from Special Infected.

Ultra Rare2.9%

JUMPIN' JACK SMASH

Pounce a Survivor for 25 points of damage in the Crash Course campaign.

Ultra Rare3.0%

DISTINGUISHED SURVIVOR

Earn at least a Bronze medal on every official Survival level.

Ultra Rare3.3%

THE LITTLEST GENOCIDE

Kill 5,359 Infected in the Crash Course campaign.

Ultra Rare3.4%

Barrel Rolled

Kill a Special Infected with an exploding barrel.

Ultra Rare3.4%

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?

Survive all campaigns on Expert.

Ultra Rare3.6%

WIPEFEST

Your team incapacitates three Survivors within five seconds.

Ultra Rare3.7%

SLIPPERY PULL

Smoker pull a bile-covered Survivor until you hold him during Crash Course.

Ultra Rare3.9%

SAFETY FIRST

Play an entire campaign with no Survivors taking friendly fire damage.

Ultra Rare4.0%

Chaos Generator

Have all 3 generators running at once in "The Sacrifice" finale.

Ultra Rare4.1%

ZOMBIE GENOCIDEST

Kill 53,595 Infected.

Ultra Rare4.5%

RED MIST

Kill 1000 Infected with a mounted machine gun.

Ultra Rare5.0%

SMASH HIT

Win a Versus campaign of Crash Course.

Very Rare5.6%

Kill Bill

Have Bill sacrifice himself for the team.

Very Rare6.2%

UNBREAKABLE

Finish a campaign without ever using a first aid kit on yourself.

Very Rare6.3%

ZOMBICIDAL MANIAC

Survive any campaign on Expert.

Very Rare6.5%

STOMACH UPSET

All Survivors complete a campaign without being vomited on.

Very Rare7.2%

AKIMBO ASSASSIN

Survive an entire campaign using only pistols.

Very Rare7.5%

All 4 Dead

Kill all four Survivors on one life as a Tank.

Very Rare7.6%

MAN VS TANK

Single-handedly kill a Tank.

Very Rare7.8%

UNTOUCHABLES

No Survivors take damage after contacting the rescue vehicle.

Very Rare8.2%

TANK STUMBLE

Stun a Tank with an explosion in the Crash Course campaign.

Very Rare8.7%

BARF BAGGED

Cover four Survivors with Boomer bile at once.

Very Rare8.8%

Supreme Sacrifice

Complete "The Sacrifice".

Very Rare9.0%

DEAD WRECKENING

Dole out 5000 total Survivor damage as a Special Infected.

Very Rare9.4%

VIOLENCE IS GOLDEN

Earn a Gold medal in Survival mode on any official level.

Very Rare9.4%

LAMB 2 SLAUGHTER

As an Infected, incap a Survivor who has entered and left a safe room.

Very Rare10.0%

BIG DRAG

Drag a Survivor 100 feet with your tongue as a Smoker.

Very Rare10.2%

SILVER BULLETS

Earn a Silver medal in Survival mode on any official level.

Very Rare11.0%

CR0WND

Kill a Witch with a single headshot.

Very Rare11.1%

FIELD MEDIC

Heal 25 Survivors with a first aid kit.

Very Rare11.4%

DO NOT DISTURB

Sneak past all Witches in a campaign without disturbing one.

Very Rare12.5%

LAST STAND

Complete one round of Survival on The Last Stand.

Very Rare12.9%

BACK 2 HELP

Leave a safe room to save an incapped teammate and bring them back safely.

Very Rare13.3%

HELPING HAND

Revive 50 incapacitated Survivors.

Very Rare13.5%

PHARM-ASSIST

Give pain pills to 10 Survivors.

Very Rare13.6%

CHAIN SMOKER

Constrict two Survivors on one life as a Smoker.

Very Rare13.8%

QUICK POWER

Restart the generator within 30 seconds of it shutting off.

Very Rare14.0%

DOUBLE JUMP

Pounce two different Survivors on one life as a Hunter.

Very Rare14.5%

BRONZE METTLE

Earn a Bronze medal in Survival mode on any official level.

Rare15.6%

DEAD GIVEAWAY

Heal a fellow Survivor when your own health is below 10.

Rare16.2%

STAND TALL

Survive a campaign without being incapacitated.

Rare20.4%

GRIM REAPER

Survive the Blood Harvest campaign.

Rare20.9%

CLEAN KILL

Shove a Boomer and then kill him without him splashing on anyone.

Rare21.9%

OUTBREAK

Catch a rare strain of infection, then pass it on to someone else.

Rare22.4%

TOLL COLLECTOR

Survive the Death Toll campaign.

Rare24.1%

DEAD BARON

Survive the Dead Air campaign.

Rare24.4%

GROUND COVER

Save another Survivor from a Special Infected while on the ground.

Rare24.5%

CRASH-PROOF

Survive the Crash Course Campaign.

Rare25.0%

JUMP SHOT

Headshot a Hunter while he's leaping.

Rare26.9%

DEAD STOP

Punch a Hunter as he is pouncing.

Uncommon31.8%

BURN THE WITCH

Light a Witch with a Molotov.

Uncommon32.0%

SPINAL TAP

Kill an Infected with a single blow from behind.

Uncommon33.1%

NO SMOKING SECTION

Kill 10 Smokers as they are pulling helpless Survivors.

Uncommon33.6%

MERCY KILLER

Survive the No Mercy campaign.

Uncommon33.6%

101 CREMATIONS

Set 101 Infected on fire.

Uncommon38.3%

WITCH HUNTER

Kill a Witch without any Survivor taking damage from her.

Uncommon38.3%

HUNTER PUNTER

Shove a Hunter off of a pinned and helpless Survivor.

Uncommon38.4%

MY BODYGUARD

Protect any Survivor from an attacking Infected 50 times.

Uncommon39.6%

NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND

Beat a campaign with all 4 Survivors.

Uncommon40.3%

HERO CLOSET

Rescue a Survivor trapped in a closet.

Uncommon41.9%

TOWERING INFERNO

Light a Tank with a Molotov.

Uncommon45.6%

PYROTECHNICIAN

Blow up 20 Infected in a single explosion.

Uncommon49.0%

BLIND LUCK

You or another Survivor take no damage after being vomited on by a Boomer.

Common51.1%

BRAIN SALAD

Make 100 headshot kills.

Common52.8%

TANKBUSTERS

Kill a Tank without it dealing any damage to a Survivor.

Common55.1%

TONGUE TWISTER

Kill a Smoker who has grabbed you with his tongue.

Common56.8%

DRAG AND DROP

Rescue a Survivor from a Smoker's tongue before he takes damage.

Common62.3%