Co-op zombie shooter Back 4 Blood has teased some details about its upcoming Children of the Worm expansion in a new promotional image. A new campaign act, a new Cleaner, new weapons, enemy types, and more have been revealed along with the release date for the next chapter in Back 4 Blood.Back 4 Blood was released in 2021 and developed by Turtle Rock Studios, a team that has a long history with co-op shooters that have influenced many of today's multiplayer games. Turtle Rock Studios is best known for having developed the highly successful first Left 4 Dead game along with the asymmetrical multiplayer shooter Evolve which pitted a team of survivors against one player controlling a monster. Back 4 Blood is a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, hinted at by the substitution of "for" with "4" in the title. The game features a ragtag team of survivors fighting their way through hordes of zombies or "Ridden" while an AI game director modifies the environment to keep players on their toes.Details on Back 4 Blood's second expansion, Children of the Worm, have been revealed through a promotional image on Twitter showcasing some of the features that will be arriving. A new playable Cleaner, "Prophet" Dan is an intriguing character with an exquisite mustache wearing an Irish flag, a clover pin, and a stencil of the bible verse Peter 4:12. New cult-themed enemy types such as a sniper and a gas mask-clad enemy carrying strange chemical concoctions represent an interesting departure from the usual undead variants. Eight new character skins and a series of colorful 8-bit weapon skins will also add to the visual diversity when the expansion comes around.
Back 4 Blood is getting bear traps and a "Lockjaw" sniper rifle that has a unique design incorporating an animal's jawbone around the rifle scope. Other as-of-yet unrevealed new weapons, accessories, and cards are also coming with the new expansion. Children of the Worm will also be building on the game's original four chapters with the new Act 5 campaign which will likely see the survivors facing off against the new cultist enemies.
Back 4 Blood's Children of the Worm DLC will release on August 30 and will be free for owners of the game's Deluxe or Ultimate editions. The expansion will be available either for individual purchase or as part of the Back 4 Blood Annual Pass. If the price of Back 4 Blood's first expansion is any indication, players can expect to pay at least $15 for the new content.
Back 4 Blood is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.