If you’re like me, Left 4 Dead intrigued you. Its visceral game play, and truly frightening moments of terror in the game really sold me on the concept of it. However, the most horrific part of it for me was the price: $60 for 4 maps and a weak single-player game. Well, now I have no reason to complain. Until Monday, Valve has put Left 4 Dead on sale for $23 when purchased over Steam. This also includes the recently released Survival Pack that adds more missions, game modes, and most importantly, an SDK. Yes folks, expect to be buried (‘natch) in user created content shortly.

I just plunked down my money for it. It’s definitely worth $23 for the sheer amount of shrieking zombie terror it provides. However, if you’re still on the fence, Valve has also announced that the full game is available to play for free on Friday. Yes, you have until the stroke of midnight on Friday evening to sample the entire game for the relatively low cost of nothing. No excuses now. Give it a whirl.

Oh, and if you would like to join me for a game, my Steam handle is, you guessed it, CommanderTim.