State of Decay 2
State of Decay 2
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Summary: State of Decay 2 may be just as hacked together as the original, but it also retains that game's spark. Managing a camp will appeal to anyone who likes ticking off checkboxes and planning for the future.
Game Information
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Genres: Horror, RPG
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Not even the military could stop the zombies, and now it's up to you to gather survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters, and where you define what it means to survive.
State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival game in an open world where you and up to three friends build a community of survivors. It’s up to you to establish a base, develop your characters’ abilities, and manage resources to survive as a group in a world where choices matter and every decision has lasting consequences.
Every player’s experience is unique - as you play, the open world responds to your decisions, developing in real time and dynamically offering new opportunities for you to demonstrate your own personal survival priorities. These decisions also result in real consequences that affect your community. Send your best scavenger across the map to gather medicine for a sick friend... but know that they might not make it home. Help your neighbors, and you might make new allies... or you could decide that you need their food supply more than they do. In the end, how you survive might surprise you.
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State of Decay 2 - E3 2017 - 4K Trailer
Announcing State of Decay 2 - Xbox E3 2016
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View All (115 total)Eurogamer
Technically shambolic, obsessed with hoarding, and a waste of a once-promising society simulation.
PC Gamer
A solid survival game vastly improved by putting the focus on people, not zombies.
IGN
State of Decay 2's zombie-infested maps are good places to scavenge, fight, and survive in. Combat is satisfyingly brutal and the special zombies inspire some real fear of permanent death, even though the Blood Plague turns out to be more of a sniffle. But the bugs are just as persistent as the zombies, and after a dozen or so hours the repetition of both eventually take their toll, making the appeal of replaying feel more limited than I'd expected for a sandbox RPG.
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Recent News
It sucks that Xbox fans have to beg for sequels
Microsoft is one of the biggest publishers in the world, so why can't we depend on it to support its franchises?
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State of Decay 2 crosses 5 million players
In a recent interview with Polygon, State of Decay 2’s Senior Desiger Quin Richards said, “We’re five million players, and we’re looking to grow.” The last count we heard was in November 2019 when the game was played by four million. The growth has definitely been steady.
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State of Decay 2 is in a strong place — what’s next for the survival game?
This game has evolved more than you might think
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State of Decay 2 'Bounty Broker' update adds new ways to earn gear
Many months ago, State of Decay 2 launched to mixed reviews around the world. The game was praised for its deep survival mechanics, but the fact that it exhibited frame rate issues even on Xbox One X, and suffered from numerous glitches, was a cause for concern. Undead Labs released a patch a few weeks later which fixed a lot of problems, but certain issues still remain.
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State of Decay 2 Patch 8.0 adds World War II weapons and much more
There’s a new State of Decay 2 patch which adds a host of features. There’s leader demotion, new World War II weapons, and, as always, a ton of bug fixes. If you haven’t played the game in a while, now’s a great time to jump back in.
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State of Decay 2's latest update ramps up the difficulty in new zones
Many months ago, State of Decay 2 launched to mixed reviews around the world. The game was praised for its deep mechanics, but the fact that it exhibited frame rate issues even on Xbox One X.
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State of Decay 2 Daybreak DLC arrives September 12 | PC Gamer
Defend an outpost against waves of zombies and earn rewards for your community.
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State of Decay 2 DLC brings Revolutionary War-themed zombies | PC Gamer
Also new vehicles and 'new patriotic weapons'.
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State of Decay 2 Gets Independence Pack DLC
Microsoft is also releasing a free update with new missions and more DLC is coming in September.
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Sea of Thieves Sold More Than Microsoft Expected, Even Though It Was on Xbox Game Pass
State of Decay 2 also topped internal estimates for the company.
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