Riverside

Riverside is a small suburban community located someplace in New Jersey, whose population once was around 3,450. After the Infection broke out, the U.S. Military attempted to convert the town into a safe point. Reaching Riverside is the main objective of the Survivors for the majority of the Death Toll campaign. However, by the time the Survivors reach it, Riverside has been overrun. The army has abandoned the town, and the Infected roam about what's left of the place.

The town also contains the Valley Church, which features a graveyard, a bell, and a safe room, in which the Survivors encounter the ever-paranoid "Church Guy". Here, one way or another, the man ends up ringing the church's bell, thus summoning waves of the Infected onto the Survivors while they're locked outside. In the end, they are able to get in, allowing them to proceed into Riverside.

Despite its evident location somewhere in New Jersey, this town seems to be modeled after Riverside, California. The church and the graveyard are taken right from the town.

Landmarks in Riverside

 * Riverside Park - Riverside Park is a picnic ground and swimming area just outside of the town. It has a cabin, a boathouse, and some docks, all of which the Survivors may move around on to defend themselves after summoning their rescue; the S.S. Saint Lidia II.


 * Valley Church - The Church is the location for the Crescendo Event at the end of Death Toll's third chapter. It is also the location of the "Church Guy".

Trivia

 * Riverside is probably the only location in Left 4 Dead that is not located in Pennsylvania.