Killing Floor 2

About Killing Floor 2

Killing Floor 2 was made by Tripwire Interactive and came out of early access on 18 November 2016 for PC and PlayStation 4, followed by Xbox One in August 2017. Saber Interactive later helped Tripwire with updates. It is set a month after the first Killing Floor, when an experiment by the Horzine Biotech company has let its specimen clones loose across Europe and governments and armies have fallen.

You are one of a band of mercenaries and survivors sent into outbreak zones such as city streets, labs, farms and a burning Paris. Each match is a series of waves: the Zeds come from every side, and you fight with rifles, shotguns, flamethrowers, blades and stranger weapons, then run to the trader pod between waves to buy ammunition and better guns with the money you earned. Perks, from Commando to Field Medic, give each player a role, and a syringe heals teammates while a welder seals doors. A match can be set to 4, 7 or 10 waves on Normal, Hard, Suicidal or Hell on Earth difficulty.

The horror is in the creatures and the gore. The Zeds are twisted mixes of flesh and machinery, some cloaked, some screaming, some charging in rage when hurt, and the game shows every wound. Slow-motion Zed Time kicks in on big kills. On higher difficulties a team that splits up or runs dry of ammunition can be overrun quickly.

It can be played alone against the waves, but it is made for groups. Versus Survival lets a team of up to six play the Zeds against six mercenaries, and the Steam and Epic Games Store versions play together. It suits players who want a co-op horde shooter with a horror theme, like Left 4 Dead with more monsters and more blood.

How to play Killing Floor 2

1. Buy it on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation or Xbox and choose a perk class.
2. Join an online Survival match with up to five others, or play solo; pick 4, 7 or 10 waves and a difficulty.
3. Fight off each wave of Zeds; earn money for every kill.
4. Between waves, find the trader pod to buy ammunition, armour and new weapons.
5. Survive every wave and beat the boss at the end to win.

Tips

• Stick with your team; a lone player is quickly surrounded.
• Focus fire on Scrakes and Fleshpounds, and do not wake a Fleshpound by hitting it lightly.
• Play Field Medic or Support early on to help a new team.
• Use Zed Time to land headshots and reload.
• Use the welder to seal a door behind you and the syringe to heal a hurt teammate.

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