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Ridden

GamesUndeadRunsA parasite2010 to today

The infected of Back 4 Blood (2021), Turtle Rock's spiritual successor to its own Left 4 Dead. The cause is a parasitic worm, and the structure is the same: four survivors, an AI director and hordes of common and mutated infected.12

Battle it
First appeared
2021
Back 4 Blood (2021)
Source work
Back 4 Blood (2021)
Turtle Rock Studios
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A parasite
The Devil Worm, a parasite that has infected most of humanity.
How you become one
Infection by the Devil Worm parasite.
How it moves
Runs
They swarm in hordes.
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2021

Back 4 Blood (2021)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Wikipedia describes them as undead mutants12

2

Mutated variants breed in mass graves and hives12

3

A giant burrowing Ridden called the Abomination attacks the survivors' fort12

4

In Swarm mode four players control mutated Ridden against four human players12

5

An AI 'Game Director' decides where they appear, as in Left 4 Dead12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Ridden about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Back 4 Blood - Wikipedia
  2. Back 4 Blood - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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