State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 104 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 30 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 104
  3. Negative: 58 out of 104
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  1. leogcry22
    Apr 30, 2015
    0
    For those who don't own the original PC version of SoD and bought the YOSE. Good luck, ppl. Hope the Dead Labs won't troll u guys again;-) They sold their soul to the Micros$ft.
  2. Cioby
    Apr 29, 2015
    0
    It's funny how probably only the guys that work over at Undead Labs gave this a positive review and downvoted any negative comment. The game is identical to what it was. Same bugs. Same **** graphic. Only you have an option to change it to 1080p. Not only that, but they stopped supporting the old buggy game. I still haven't completed the rucks in trucks achievement BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK.It's funny how probably only the guys that work over at Undead Labs gave this a positive review and downvoted any negative comment. The game is identical to what it was. Same bugs. Same **** graphic. Only you have an option to change it to 1080p. Not only that, but they stopped supporting the old buggy game. I still haven't completed the rucks in trucks achievement BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK. At least Rome 2 gave EVERY OWNER OF THE ORIGINAL GAME A FREE UPGRADE TO EMPEROR EDITION + THE NEW, HUGE CAMPAIGN WITH THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE. Here we get a 33% discount on something 99% identical to our already owned game that some bought full price on all DLC and main game. Good job. Don't buy this unless you're a new player. Or even better, just pirate it in protest for **** companies that pull off crap like this.… Expand
  3. Wifigh77
    Jun 9, 2015
    0
    If you love the previous one, you don't need this one.
    Forget all the good reviews that you have read about this game, this is the same game with no special addition.
    There are still the same bugs, only interfering on the fun, as on the previous one. And there is nothing new. Graphics are the same with just a new lighting showing how ugly the game is/was. No reason to buy the same    If you love the previous one, you don't need this one.
    Forget all the good reviews that you have read about this game, this is the same game with no special addition.

    There are still the same bugs, only interfering on the fun, as on the previous one. And there is nothing new.

    Graphics are the same with just a new lighting showing how ugly the game is/was. No reason to buy the same thing twice.    … Expand
  4. MeritCoba
    May 23, 2015
    4
    When the YOSE edition was announced I was certain that I would not buy it.
    You see: I already own State of Decay with all the addons and it was obvious that they were just reselling the whole deal with almost no viable improvements for a mere 33% price reduction.
    But I bought YOSE anyway. I just loved State of Decay, as crappy as the game is. Was it worth it? Well.. consider the    When the YOSE edition was announced I was certain that I would not buy it.
    You see: I already own State of Decay with all the addons and it was obvious that they were just reselling the whole deal with almost no viable improvements for a mere 33% price reduction.
    But I bought YOSE anyway.
    I just loved State of Decay, as crappy as the game is.
    Was it worth it?
    Well.. consider the following:
    I have been experiencing a string of pc crashes.
    Is it my rig or the game that is to blame?
    Let's see.
    I used this pc to play more thant forty games over a three years time span. This includes such games as Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout Las Vegas, Mass Effect 1-3 and Saints Row III and IV. No game besides State of Decay makes my pc crash. In fact this pc was made to render movies. I render 1080 p movies with no pc crashes. I also use it to render movies, play games, runs browsers, run you tube, run a music player and photoshop using two screens all at the same time without the pc crashing. For hours!
    But I tried to fix my pc anyway as they suggested: I upgraded the drivers, shut down my multi display, checked and altered various settings, lowered the graphical settings and so on and so. But still the game makes my pc crash.
    In fact.. YOSE makes my pc crash more often than the old State of Decay did.
    So given this.. what do you think might be the cause of my pc crashes?
    If your answer is: not State of Decay, then by all means, go and buy YOSE.
    Give it a 4 for old times' sake.    … Expand
  5. Maddness
    Jun 10, 2015
    0
    Bought this game on launch and played 81 minutes.
    Those 81 minutes were filled with crashes, freezes, bugs and stutters and very little enjoyable gameplay.
    I did enjoy the original, so much in fact that i was willing to ignore this blatant rip off attitude and spend money again on a more polished, bug free version. Well, they didnt do anything but put a few flame decals on a car, fcked    Bought this game on launch and played 81 minutes.
    Those 81 minutes were filled with crashes, freezes, bugs and stutters and very little enjoyable gameplay.
    I did enjoy the original, so much in fact that i was willing to ignore this blatant rip off attitude and spend money again on a more polished, bug free version. Well, they didnt do anything but put a few flame decals on a car, fcked around with the contrast settings from what i could see. No bugs were fixed but added instead (no kidding, this game is a bugfest, play the original if you want to play this thing). Graphics seem to be the same. and no patch whatsoever, and there probably never will be one. Unplayable, Stay away.

    On a more positive note, got a Steam refund :)    … Expand
  6. yosa1
    Sep 7, 2016
    3
    To my chagrin I had this posted on the xbox version and not the pc version so a reposting was in order.

    Truth be told I had not bothered with this version as I am jaded as they get with this game; so out of boredom I reinstalled state of decay, but lo, there is this new version and of course I want that one, so installed. First problem, game has loading issues big fn loading isues,    To my chagrin I had this posted on the xbox version and not the pc version so a reposting was in order.

    Truth be told I had not bothered with this version as I am jaded as they get with this game; so out of boredom I reinstalled state of decay, but lo, there is this new version and of course I want that one, so installed. First problem, game has loading issues big fn loading isues, reload enough and it will work, its manageable.( recent inspection, this could be a stall due to the game bottle necking my processor although that's not definitive)

    The zombie spawn mechanic, and wow is this ever still awful, so they made it happen more often and zombies can spawn close, Iv had them spawn right on me many times, the original mechanic was garbage because there was zero consistency, there was no thinning affect in fact given a little thought the current mechanic could have been made more logical and not driven me nuts, like have no daytime spawns and a greater likelihood of swarms at night, include an attrition to the population that tracked the overall kill total you did in each of the main areas. no real thought went into improving this part of the game.

    They retained the headache where base members just go missing or head out sick, and yes it still makes no sense that you cant relegate orders as to how stays and who goes out foraging, (in an updated version), modding that out made it less annoying.

    those were my biggest 2 large beefs with the original, and they didn't improve in this one. I didn't need to explore the game further to see this was the same game with little added and the same bugs. Any owner of the older title should remember the wall glitching zombies, floaty flip prone cars, spawning inside supposed safe zones and the such.    … Expand
  7. EgoSum
    Oct 17, 2016
    0
    One is sad, one is angered for no reason, one is hurt, one is not interested or not want to just because. Except you, you have to cuddle them, walk them till they blow up some steam or they are pooped and satisfied, you have to be the sexy nurse for all sort of idiots who don't give a flying f**k about you. It doesn't matter if you are tired, you cannot simply sleep because there are noOne is sad, one is angered for no reason, one is hurt, one is not interested or not want to just because. Except you, you have to cuddle them, walk them till they blow up some steam or they are pooped and satisfied, you have to be the sexy nurse for all sort of idiots who don't give a flying f**k about you. It doesn't matter if you are tired, you cannot simply sleep because there are no free beds. You cannot even sit into a goddamn chair to wait - no such rocket science commands like wait or rest or sleep - until morning. No difference between large backpacks and small ones, you cannot swap between characters in certain missions (anger management to make them carry more than 4 stacks of MRE), you are the only mule who can carry stuff life ipubrofen, ameno..s*itfen and all sorts of fens (having called them simply PAINKILLERS probably would not have been being realistic) into stacks of 3 (THREE) only for the sake of so called "survivalism". For the sake of same "survivalism" you cannot have stacks of bullets greater than 30; moreover when you pick up bullets from stash you pick up them ONE BY ONE. Items magically disappear from loot if you didn't pick them when searched. Abysmal. Don't bother. Even for free. It's just a no name zombie game among hundreds of no name zombie games.… Expand
  8. Khenmu
    Jan 18, 2017
    0
    State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition is State of Decay.

    What's changed? There's some very minor bug fixes - but not a lot of them. The PC version of YOSE supports 1080p whereas the original did not. Instead of buying the game and two pieces of DLC as 3 separate purchases, you get the lot in one transaction. I feel like the decreased choice more than offsets any convenience factor    State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition is State of Decay.

    What's changed? There's some very minor bug fixes - but not a lot of them. The PC version of YOSE supports 1080p whereas the original did not. Instead of buying the game and two pieces of DLC as 3 separate purchases, you get the lot in one transaction. I feel like the decreased choice more than offsets any convenience factor that may be at play there.

    That really is about it. The game is still ugly, janky and awkward. It's an excellent idea for a game that was pushed out by an indie who didn't get everything right - but I had a lot of hope for them. Then they did basically nothing and asked us to buy the game all over again.

    PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THESE SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES!    … Expand

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  1. Ragequit.gr
    Aug 31, 2015
    40
    It is sad to see such a great chance go to waste. What could otherwise have been a crowning achievement in the zombie survival genre, is basically a re-hash of the same ol' we already got two years ago with a few updated bits here and there. If you're an owner of the original SoD and its DLC's, there's no justifiable reason to get this version. If you aren't, however, do yourself a favour and get it. Yesterday.
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  2. The Jimquisition
    May 1, 2015
    50
    I love State of Decay, and that needs to be communicated with all the sincerity in the world. I love that bloody videogame...State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition is a cynical rehash that needed to be much, much more.
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  3. GameStar
    Apr 29, 2015
    81
    Quotation forthcoming.
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