Back 4 Blood Won't Get Any More New Content As Turtle Rock Pivots To An All-New Game

Back 4 Blood Won't Get Any More New Content As Turtle Rock Pivots To An All-New Game

The co-op zombie shooter is complete, but something new is coming.


Back 4 Blood (opens in new tab) has officially ended just over a year after its launch. The developer, Turtle Rock Studios, announced today that it is "working on the next big thing."


“What an amazing year 2022 has been for us,” wrote the studio (opens in new tab). "First of all, I would like to thank everyone for making Back 4 Blood what it is today. With three expansions - Tunnels of Terror, Children of the Worm and River of Blood - we are on an amazing adventure across the globe. We have traveled together to the walls of Fort Hope, and this phase of the war with Ridden is drawing to a close.


“Turtle Rock Studios is actually pretty small for a studio that makes AAA games. That's right, another game! With this in mind, it's time for us to head back to the lab and work on the next big thing."


In our October 2021 review (opens in a new tab), we gave Back 4 Blood an impressive 88%, calling it "an exceptional FPS that sets a new bar for cooperative zombie murders." The reaction across user reviews on Steam (opens in new tab) was somewhat unfavorable, but it was "mixed" and nowhere near the runaway success of Left 4 Dead 2. base. However, it's still gaining a decent amount of players (opens in new tab) on Steam, and Turtle Rock has continued to push things forward through his three 2022-released expansions.


No new content is coming, but Turtle Rock says Back 4 Blood itself isn't going away. In fact, it's still available for Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers. Of course, you can also get it on Steam. The team is still there as well, though we haven't talked about what they'll do next.


"Subreddit (opens in new tab), Discord (opens in new tab), official Twitter (opens in new tab), Instagram (opens in new tab), Facebook (opens in new tab) and website (opens in new tab) I love interacting with you and talking about games," said Turtle Rock. "It may be a little quieter in the short term, but we promise to come back bigger, bolder and better than ever!"