Left 4 Dead 2
AppID 550 · game

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Download for SteamTools
ReadyThe package contains the Lua script, key.vdf, and a short README.
Download ZIP
One ZIP containing the Lua, key.vdf, and a short README.
Lua script
550_public.luakey.vdf
key.vdfPackage contents
Files you get when this App ID is available in our download archive.
Included when the App is in ManifestHub
- ZIP archive
appmanifest_550_public.zip - SteamTools Lua script
550_public.lua - Depot key file
key.vdf - Install notes
README.txt
Release & page info
- Steam release date
- Nov 16, 2009
- Page data checked
- ManifestHub status
- Available for download
Install in SteamTools
- 1. Download the ZIP (or the Lua + key.vdf files individually).
- 2. Copy 550_public.lua and key.vdf into your SteamTools install folder (same directory as the executable).
- 3. Restart SteamTools — Left 4 Dead 2 should appear in your library.
About this game
- Developer
- Valve
- Publisher
- Valve
- Released
- Nov 16, 2009
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Action
- Metacritic
- 89/100
- Steam page
- store.steampowered.com/app/550
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Troubleshooting this game
- • Read the complete SteamTools guide (recommended for first-time users)
- • "App not found in the Steam store" — the AppID may be a package, depot, or build ID
- • "429 rate limit" — the per-IP backoff, and how to script around it
- • What is in the ZIP, and where the Lua + key.vdf files go
- • The four-step flow for getting Left 4 Dead 2 into SteamTools
- • Still stuck? Open a thread in the Discord and include AppID 550