

"Here's what's new in State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition". "State of Decay sells 250K copies in 2 days". "Jeff Strain shares his vision for Class3, a different kind of zombie game". ^ McElroy, Griffin (February 3, 2011)."Undead Labs founder talks State of Decay's birth, success and next-gen plans". ^ a b Ray Corriea, Alexa (June 24, 2013)."E3 2017: State Of Decay 2 Features A More Open And Diverse World To Explore". ^ Fillani, Alessandro (June 13, 2017).However, the concept was abandoned following the success of State of Decay, as fans of the game were requesting a more expanded and polished sequel instead of a game that was drastically different.

It was envisioned to be a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Cancelled project Ĭlass4 was originally intended to be a follow-up to the first game. It is working on the third installment in the franchise, which is set to be released for Windows and Xbox Series X/S. State of Decay 3 (TBA) įollowing the release of State of Decay 2, Microsoft fully acquired Undead Labs, making it a first-party studio. An enhanced version of the game named the "Juggernaut Edition" which added numerous quality-of-life improvements to the game, was released in March 2020. An expansion, Heartland, as well as several pieces of downloadable content, were released for the game. Enabled by the success of Xbox Game Pass, the game had more than 5 million players in 2019. While the critical reception to the game was mixed, the game was the best-selling video game in the US in its month of release, with launch sales doubling that of the first game. It was released for the Xbox One in May 2018. It introduces a four-player cooperative mode, which was scrapped in the first game due to limited resources, to the franchise. State of Decay 2 was the follow-up to the first game. According to Jeff Strain, the founder of Undead Labs, the series explores the "human element", how people interact with each other and make choices in a time of desperation and hopelessness. Instead, the player must try to avoid them, scavenge and manage resources and interact with other survivors. Unlike many other zombie games in the market, State of Decay is not about killing zombies. The second game introduces four-player co-operative multiplayer to the franchise. The core gameplay loop revolves around finding and fortifying strongholds, explore the world to rescue survivors and collect various resources such as food and equipment, and defend the base against zombie attack. All the games feature an open world environment that is infested with zombies. State of Decay is a series of survival horror video games. To date, there are two installments in the franchise, and an upcoming third game. The series was created by Undead Labs and published by Xbox Game Studios. State of Decay is a series of third-person survival horror video games.
