Simple question: Left 4 Dead 2 or Killing Floor?

Left 4 Dead 2 is great, but Killing Floor is pretty decent as well. I liked Left 4 Dead 2 more, but Killing Floor has a slightly better community, from what I've seen.

Killing Floor if all you want is horde mode and standing around one place for around a hour.

L4D2 if you want to be forced to run forward towards end of map.

They look similar, but they are different games, with completely different playstyles.

I like both honestly. The games my look similar, but they really play very differently. Left 4 Dead 2 is about getting from point A to point B while not dying to monstrosities on the way. Killing Floor is about surviving waves of monstrosities.

It's a tough call on saying which is better. I'd say flip a coin on it.

Im playing both but i like killing floor more. It has more depth if you ask me.

L4D2 all the way!!

L4D2. Killing Floor is not very populated game right now.

L4D2 - Run to the safehouse, cooperate with your fellow players by completing co-op actions to proceed further in levels or save your teammates from being killed by specials (you can't take these zombies alone, you'll need a second player for that), create clever strategies to beat higher difficulty levels.

Killing Floor - Horde based game, has 7 classes - each with his/her own selection of preferred weapons, you can select how long the waves would last until you fight the final boss, though there are no cooperation "actions" with enemies or the environment, you must always stick close, find the best spot to survive the wave till you'll get a chance to visit the weapons store to purchase gear in order to survive.

Contagion - Slower paced, resource management game where you and your teammates must work together to find things in order to progress the levels, conserve ammunition to survive long enough and watch out from the special infected. If they touch you, you'll transform into a zombie which will make you betray your teammates. Kinda similar to No More Room In Hell.

Thanks for the feedback everyone! It's still a hard decision yet :)

Left 4 Dead. Killing floor would be a decent choice if you had some of the dlcs, also Contagion is decent too but it doesn't have enough players.

Killing Floor 2 - wait for that to go on a sale

Or get L4D2 if you want a fast paced Hollywood Trope filled action game.

KF1 is kinda slow and if you aren't into a specific kind of survival game you won't like it.

I prefer Killing Floor. The gameplay seems more refined to me, and the classes really make a difference in comparison to L4D2 where you can basically run from point A to point B without actually shooting anything.

In Killing Floor, you're no survivor... you're a god damn executioner. :D

That said I think the first one might not be that populated anymore, with the sequel being out and all, so I think you'd better get L4D2 if you intend to play online.

Stay away from Contagion. Been a while since I last played it but I have to say that it's one of my worst purchase yet.

l4d2 all the way <3

As others have pointed out, KF and L4D2 play somewhat differently, despite having similar themes. KF is about fighting off waves and defending an area, whereas L4D2 is about traversing the levels and getting from point A to point B. Personally, I prefer L4D2 and have sunk a couple thousand hours into Co-op games (mostly Expert Realism mode), largely on the better community-made campaigns. Both games are solid choices though.

One caveat for L4D2 though: don't bother with Versus mode unless you have enough friends to make your own private game. The public Versus games suck and the community for this particular mode is very toxic. Co-op is okay for the most part though, aside from the occasional griefer.