So, why isn't the game just called Left 4 Dead 3?
First revealed during The Game Awards 2020, the trailer for Back 4 Blood came with all the familiar Left 4 Dead ingredients, only to drop the similar-but-different Back 4 Blood title card at the end.
For the better part of a decade, gamers have anticipated an announcement for Left 4 Dead 3, but a spiritual successor known as Back 4 Blood will be coming out soon instead.