Want to know how many acts there are in Back 4 Blood? Back 4 Blood’s act structure differs from Left 4 Dead’s campaigns in that missions comprise chapters, chapters comprise acts, and acts comprise the whole campaign.
A typical Left 4 Dead campaign lasts just under an hour, whereas a single chapter in Back 4 Blood lasts about as long, in our experience. Since there are multiple chapters to an act, and multiple acts to the whole campaign, it looks like Back 4 Blood will be a much meatier experience. Even the length of each mission can vary significantly when you start to throw corruption cards into the mix to adjust the difficulty of the zombie game.
The spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead has already proven to be very popular, reaching just shy of 100k concurrent players during its closed beta period. Back 4 Blood was originally supposed to launch back in June, but the release date was pushed back by four months to give the developers more time to polish the game.
Back 4 Blood features eight characters at launch (we have a guide for how to unlock Jim, Karlee, Doc, and Hoffman), each with their own unique set of skills to complement any type of party. Picking the right set of characters is crucial if you want to tackle the game’s hardest difficulty mode. Here’s everything you need to know about the act system in Back 4 Blood.
The number of acts in Back 4 Blood
There are four acts in Back 4 Blood, and each one is split into chapters. Each chapter contains between one and five missions, and the final mission in each chapter acts as a finale. As a result, acts can be surprisingly lengthy; the first act alone is 13 levels long and takes several hours to complete.
Thankfully, you’re able to drop out after every chapter and preserve progress in your current run. To continue your run, go into the campaign selection and choose ‘Continue run’ option. There are currently 33 levels in the Back 4 Blood campaign, and they are as follows:
Here are all of the missions in Back 4 Blood:
Act 1
The Devil’s Return
- Resurgence
- Tunnel of Blood
- Pain Train
- The Crossing
Search & Rescue
- A Clean Sweep
- Book Worms
- Bar Room Blitz
The Dark Before Dawn
- Special Delivery
- The Diner
Blue Dog Hollow
- Bad Seeds
- Hell’s Bells
- Abandoned
- The Sound of Thunder
Act 2
The Armory
- A Call to Arms
- The Handy Man
Plan B
- Pipe Cleaners
- Hinterland
- Trailer Trashed
- The Clog
- The Broken Bird
Job 10:22
- Heralds of the Worm Part 1
- Heralds of the Worm Part 2
- Grave Danger
Act 3
Dr. Rogers Neighborhood
- Farther Afield
- Blazing Trails
- Cabins by the Lake
- Graden Party
- T-5
Remnants
- A Friend in Need
- Making the Grade
- The Road to Hell
- The Body Dump
Act 4
The Abomination
- The Abomination
That’s all there is to know about the act system in Back 4 Blood so far, but stay tuned as we’ll update this page when new campaigns are made available. Until then, you may want to check out our Back 4 Blood preview and find out what sets it apart from other co-op shooters. Looking for more team-based gameplay? Check out the best co-op games on PC to explore completely different worlds with your mates.