Back 4 Blood beta had almost 100,000 concurrent players on Steam

The beta of co-op zombie shooter Back 4 Blood was one of the most popular games on Steam last weekend. The game is still in closed beta. Gamers who pre-ordered got access and the developer gave away codes.

The Back 4 Blood beta peaked at 98,024 concurrent players, according to figures from SteamDB. With that, the title reached the tenth place of most played games on Steam last weekend. The first beta ends Monday night at 9 p.m.

Players who pre-ordered the game received access to the closed beta. Also, the developer provided codes for players to participate. It is not known how many people pre-ordered and how many people participated with a free code.

An open beta of Back 4 Blood will start on August 12 and will run until August 16. The betas are also available on Xbox and PlayStation consoles and through the Epic Games Store, but no player stats are known. The final release of the game is scheduled for October 12, for PC and consoles. The Xbox version is immediately part of the Game Pass subscription upon release.

Back 4 Blood is being made by Turtle Rock Studios, the developer behind Left 4 Dead. Both games are co-op shooters in which four players take on zombies together. The new game works with a card system and a Game Director with which the environment and enemies are adjusted every game.