Killing Floor
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ActionFPSZombiesCo-opSurvivalHorror

216 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 330

Peak in the last 7 days: 446

Killing Floor Steam store

Game description

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Basic info

DeveloperTripwire Interactive
PublisherTripwire Interactive
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 14, 2009
Price
  • Steam store −90% $19.99 $1.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $1.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $0.80 · 3-month low $1.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows XP/Vista
Processor1.2 GHZ or Equivalent
Memory1 GB
Graphics64 MB DX9 Compliant
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 404 reviews from the past 1 year

84.0/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (95%)

Metacritic: 72 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Holding off waves of horror monsters with a team is the heart of Killing Floor, which scores 84.0, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

118 reviews still find it fun, and some call it one of their favorite shooters. 95 praise the co-op, saying teamwork against punishing waves creates tense and memorable moments with friends. Multiplayer ranks 257th of 642. 49 love its world, with a dark, gritty atmosphere that some find unsettling in a good way. Story & World ranks 323rd of 1096, and some also credit player-made maps and mods for keeping it worth playing.

👎 Where it falls short

Visuals & Sound ranks 980th of 1249. 23 find the graphics dated, and some say the menus and animations show their age. 21 say the community has shrunk, leaving few players online. 21 report server and connection problems, such as disconnects and high ping in some regions. Others find hosting a server a chore because the setup feels archaic. Content Volume ranks 396th of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 330th of 1399. Gameplay appears in 48% of analyzed reviews and ranks 417th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“loved the franchise and invested 5000+ hours across two games” · 118 reviews
“excellent co-op survival with punishing waves requiring teamwork” · 95 reviews
“excellent London experience simulator still holds up” · 49 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.19 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “can't use electric trap, have to try new strategy when surrounded” · 6 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 23% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.46 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “excellent London experience simulator still holds up” · 49 reviews

Story 3% · Characters 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.08 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “extremely well stocked with weapons and intense action” · 5 reviews
Negative “very old, little content, few players, progression incredibly long” · 4 reviews

Variety 14% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.54 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “soundtracks are so fricking good” · 19 reviews
Negative “game not playing song name to each track like in second game” · 1 review

Visuals 25%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.18 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “excellent co-op survival with punishing waves requiring teamwork” · 95 reviews
Negative “manual IP console entry required to join friends, inconvenient multiplayer connection” · 16 reviews

Community 15% · Servers & Connection 9%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.03 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “balance is broken, one pistol weighs nothing but two weigh 3kg, DLC overpriced” · 5 reviews
Positive “good balancing, harsh difficulty” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 9% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.18 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs on almost any computer with excellent optimization” · 5 reviews
Negative “se mueven muy lentos los personajes” · 4 reviews

Stability 3% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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