State of Decay

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  1. IamNader
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Zombie survival game that I kept coming back to over the years, something about this game makes it addictive - 7/10
  2. The_D4RknesS
    Aug 31, 2022
    6
    and a "perfect" survival game! the animations of executions, gore, violence. the survivors have to sleep and eat the zombies are "smart", more cliché and fun campaign. you stick to the game, feel inside the game it's amazing Only problems in the game are..... The camera movement is horrible, the fight fought , and many bugs + an ugly and outdated graphics even for 2013 + high FPS drops
  3. C4NAB1Sx
    Jan 27, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff… Expand
  4. Shtern
    Jul 3, 2020
    6
    Невероятная игра, что еще нужно для любителя выживания?
    Можно лутать, лутать и лутать.
    Есть своя база, можно ее улучшать, заводить друзей, врагов, ездить на машинах и еще много всего, конечно с тем что я это пишу, есть уже вторая часть, но игра как по мне, даже первая часть достойна не меньшего внимания.    Невероятная игра, что еще нужно для любителя выживания?
    Можно лутать, лутать и лутать.
    Есть своя база, можно ее улучшать, заводить друзей, врагов, ездить на машинах и еще много всего, конечно с тем что я это пишу, есть уже вторая часть, но игра как по мне, даже первая часть достойна не меньшего внимания.
  5. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    7
    Прекрасный концепт, который скорее всего надоест ко второму форпосту.
  6. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jun 9, 2017
    6
    State of Decay is a mixed bag, on one hand it has some really good ideas to bring to the Zombie survival genre but are unfortunately snuffed out with all the negative problems SoD has especially when the game punishes you severely due to the massive amount of bugs and glitches.

    My personal issues are mostly due to the mission structure, it is simply impossible to just go out and    State of Decay is a mixed bag, on one hand it has some really good ideas to bring to the Zombie survival genre but are unfortunately snuffed out with all the negative problems SoD has especially when the game punishes you severely due to the massive amount of bugs and glitches.

    My personal issues are mostly due to the mission structure, it is simply impossible to just go out and explore without Lily nagging you constantly to do this mission, or rescue this survivor and countless other missions most having hidden timers. Or the countless messages about people getting sad, or angry and you have to deal with the problems, it wouldn't be too bad if it was spaced out but it is near constant and really lets the game down in my opinion.

    Soon as you arrive at the Church unlocking exploration...Lily will nag you constantly, there are mods but it doesn't fix the endless repeating missions. It's pretty much this bad -

    1 minute - Maya is sad
    Talk to maya whilst killing zeds to cheer her up
    3 minutes later - Maya is angry
    Talk to maya whilst killing zeds to calm her down
    4 minutes later - Maya is depressed
    talk to maya whilst killing zeds to give her a pep talk
    6 minutes later - Maya needs rescuing
    find maya who is trapped at a random location on the map..
    10 minutes later - Maya is sad again.

    Now times that among all the survivors you have in your colony, it'll drive you nuts sometimes that you just want them to die so you can have a little bit of alone time to explore the map. I'm hoping that State of Decay 2 doesn't have these problems, because this game is actually fairly playable and can be fun to play, it's the bugs and other gameplay issues that hurt this game.    … Expand
  7. destinyfan1
    Jun 9, 2017
    6
    Good game but with to many flaws to make it a survival classic,
    The environment is actually pretty beautiful but the graphics aren't amazing
    The story wasn't bad but didn't do anything special ( it feld like I already heared it before) and never gets really exciting as the walking dead The survival and gameplay is the best in this game , smashing zombie's feels good but it feels    Good game but with to many flaws to make it a survival classic,
    The environment is actually pretty beautiful but the graphics aren't amazing
    The story wasn't bad but didn't do anything special ( it feld like I already heared it before) and never gets really exciting as the walking dead
    The survival and gameplay is the best in this game , smashing zombie's feels good but it feels sometimes like their is happening an earthquake everytime I hit a zombie with a meeleeweapon
    The survival is very strong as you have to think what you do , but their are issues, the stamina runs out way to quickly and so do the resources
    However the game still felt good with all this issues I have to give a 6 for its flaws    … Expand
  8. splatdeath
    Oct 5, 2016
    5
    i changed my mind about this game its not amazing its not realistic heck sometimes its downright stupid but its a nice game and worth a **** if you can get it on a sale
  9. iseeall
    Dec 18, 2015
    5
    It's an interesting mix of open world action game and base management / strategy game - but for a console. On PC it's plagued by horrible inventory and base management controls (no mouse support, so instead of just dragging items between slots you need to press Tab, Esc, Space etc), clumsy combat and awkward 3d-person camera. The collision detection is broken, as zombies frequently standIt's an interesting mix of open world action game and base management / strategy game - but for a console. On PC it's plagued by horrible inventory and base management controls (no mouse support, so instead of just dragging items between slots you need to press Tab, Esc, Space etc), clumsy combat and awkward 3d-person camera. The collision detection is broken, as zombies frequently stand right inside rocks or walls. While in combat, your companion will swing a stick right thru your own character and not injure you but instead hit a zombie which is a meter in front of the swinging stick. Or instead partially collide with the zombie so that the zombie's head sticks thru his back, and swing the bat in the air far behind the zombie - after which the zombie's head explodes into a big splash of blood. This could be a nice source for funny videos on youtube.

    The comments of the characters are filled with foul language and stupidity. E.g. Ed, the guy following you from the start talks about tequila and says the same comment over and over as the next zombie approaches. If I could kill Ed on the spot, I would, as the post-apocalyptic world doesn't need such morons saved. Yet there is no friendly fire option. The main character is a black guy - I was surprised to find no character customization as I never play for men in games and prefer white women characters with blue eyes and blond hair :)

    The graphics look strange. I've tried the "maximum" quality settings and different gamma levels, but still the picture looks somewhat blurred, with big splashes of either white or black, to a point where a whole face of a character would become a big white spot, as if he was looking at a nuclear explosion.

    These small things, together with horrible controls, make for quite a messy game overall. The tenth time you see a zombie's hand sticking out of a wall you will probably think that you shouldn't have bought this game after all.    … Expand
  10. Jodle
    Dec 1, 2015
    7
    Good survival zombie game .
    . . .
  11. muzmuz
    Nov 1, 2015
    7
    State of Decay delivers a brand-new style for zombie genres, a really enjoyable style. Game is absolutely almost perfect up to the DLCs - if not for the stupid ally AI, the occasional bugs, the annoying persistent open world system and influence points.
  12. joker7195
    Jul 14, 2015
    5
    [ note this is about the year one addition of state of decay]

    look I don't want to say don't get the game but I have no choice but to tell the truth here this is a piss poor game they would rather sell a version that has a 90 percent chance of not working on your computer if your one of the lucky ones and it works if you owned the state of decay before that you will no it has no    [ note this is about the year one addition of state of decay]

    look I don't want to say don't get the game but I have no choice but to tell the truth here this is a piss poor game they would rather sell a version that has a 90 percent chance of not working on your computer if your one of the lucky ones and it works if you owned the state of decay before that you will no it has no different but just a enhanced graphics and a couple new weapons but if your one of the unlucky ones that owned a Xbox 360 version of the game like me I had a Xbox since 2005 it broke in 2014 and so on I got the pc one I was lucky and it worked but there was no different what so ever and the game was pretty much broken itself it should not be 30 and people who got it should get a refund as a lot of people computers could not work with the garbage hell lets say you go scavenge for supplies do zombies walk throw walls do they fly and attack you from above do your friends get stuck and wait to be killed or watch as you get attack and do nothing as you die that's not the game you ones loved the only thing I can call it is garbage but I cant stop playing no matter how bad it is it use to be the only game I play it holds dear memories of the past for me so its something I am going to have to live with I don't no what they were thinking it was such a amassing game before this year one addition I heard there was going to be a year 2 maybe that one will be better well we will find out soon enough.    … Expand
  13. Superficiality
    Feb 7, 2015
    7
    It is probably the best zombie game out there, and I personally really enjoyed it. The problem is its repetitiveness - the same missions over and over again, and how you actually lose your characters if they die - sometimes to accidents such as falling off a tower due to a glitch. There are a lot of glitches in the game, but optimization was decent and the zombies were fun to kill. RunningIt is probably the best zombie game out there, and I personally really enjoyed it. The problem is its repetitiveness - the same missions over and over again, and how you actually lose your characters if they die - sometimes to accidents such as falling off a tower due to a glitch. There are a lot of glitches in the game, but optimization was decent and the zombies were fun to kill. Running over zombies with the limited amount of cars and bashing their brains was a very entertaining site. The other DLC's are less enjoyable though, and much more difficult.… Expand
  14. vcaybasi
    Dec 6, 2014
    7
    +Detailed survival elements.
    +Survivors die and they won't respawn.
    +Replayable

    -So many bugs.
    -Insufficient gameplay animations
    -Big zombies are almost impossible to kill.
  15. Big_Bear
    Nov 19, 2014
    6
    A decent game with some great elements that is let down by overall design issues and the unpolished nature of the game.

    Good - the survival element is there and the resource gathering and survivor recruitment is addictive and also makes you feel like you are really building something from theground up. The open world works fairly well and the game achieves a great apocalyptic atmosphere    A decent game with some great elements that is let down by overall design issues and the unpolished nature of the game.

    Good - the survival element is there and the resource gathering and survivor recruitment is addictive and also makes you feel like you are really building something from theground up. The open world works fairly well and the game achieves a great apocalyptic atmosphere that other games do not.

    Bad - Sometimes the sheer volume of side missions given via radio are both annoying and overwhelming and don't allow you to just go out and scavange if you atcually want to complete the side missions. The game feels unpolished, with pretty poor graphics and a basic gameplay system. Many of the bread and butter elements like resource gathering etc get boring pretty quickly. The story is pretty awful. There are only around 3 face models for recruitable survivors and npc's.

    Verdict - if you like sandbox games and/or zombie apocalypse games there is fun to be had here. But the fun can quickly become repetative and the game isn't helped by the lack of polish and unfinished feel.    … Expand
  16. markodon
    Oct 12, 2014
    7
    I have mixed feelings about this game. On the one hand, it's sort of a dream-come-true for all the fans of zombie apocalypse who always wanted an adventure type game with scavenging, somewhat realistic base building (more on this later), group mechanics an and open world map. On the other hand, it is a very arcadey and repetitive game with numerous limitations.
    But the first the good    I have mixed feelings about this game. On the one hand, it's sort of a dream-come-true for all the fans of zombie apocalypse who always wanted an adventure type game with scavenging, somewhat realistic base building (more on this later), group mechanics an and open world map. On the other hand, it is a very arcadey and repetitive game with numerous limitations.
    But the first the good stuff - the concept is really great. You find a suitable place to settle in with your group, work on providing enough food and other supplies, beefing up the defences and facilities and develop relationships with other communities. Scavenging is fun as you go into various buildings looking for supplies while risking getting surrounded by zombies. The game also features a permanent death concept, meaning that when a character dies, you cannot use him anymore - this adds an emotional aspect to the game. The map is large and varied, which is also a big plus.
    However, all of the good things I mentioned also have some limitations, and they all have arcadey execution in common, which really detracts from realism. Everything feels contrived and therefore gets repetitive really fast. You get bombarded by cheap missions like clearing out a herd or dealing with an infestation, which is just annoying. It's great that there are other survivors, but the interaction is pretty basic and they are mostly there to populate your communities. While not all survivors are that friendly, there are no bandits or gangs, which should always be an important elements of these kind of scenarios.
    Base building is cool and often satisfying due to realistic ways of going about it - look for a building with decent defences and strategic placement and occupy it. So none of that silly base building mechanic which is popular in multiplayer games nowadays where you magically place manufactured objects from your inventory and construct a base. On the flip side, the locations where you can establish a base is limited to a few houses, factories and farms and some of the base mechanics are a bit weird and annoying
    In conclusion, State of Decay is a game with a lot of potential, but any new title will require a major realism overhaul in order to please the less casual crowd who want a proper emotionally-charged and gripping survival experience.    … Expand
  17. hiddenpheonix
    Oct 6, 2014
    7
    I had a lot of fun playing this game once I got a trainer in place. It's indie fun with some strategy and brief story elements. Nice assortment of game items (weapons and cars). The story mode missions stay active for awhile longer than most games of similar type. Some things could be better but definitely got my 30 dollars worth out of the game.
  18. redankilous
    Aug 14, 2014
    7
    I would say 7.5
    First off i want to say i loved this game. I had a blast making my zombie proof home. killing endless amounts of zombie with all different kinds of guns, cars, 2x4's, etc... The game is very addicting. story was alright , had above average voice acting. There are some things that work against the game though. Game is very short, when i beat it i was begging for more. they    I would say 7.5
    First off i want to say i loved this game. I had a blast making my zombie proof home. killing endless amounts of zombie with all different kinds of guns, cars, 2x4's, etc... The game is very addicting. story was alright , had above average voice acting. There are some things that work against the game though. Game is very short, when i beat it i was begging for more. they could of added more depth to the RPG aspect of the game very limited. and no multiplayer, it would of made the game SO much better. all in all I would recommend this game. I picked it up on a steam sale for around $12.00 including the DLC, worth every penny.    … Expand
  19. 1akula1
    Aug 14, 2014
    7
    Its fun for a while, then you get bored, you get some mods, its fun again for awhile longer, and then you forget you have it until new season of the walking dead comes out...
  20. Thylbanus
    Jul 21, 2014
    6
    As I write this, State of Decay is holding at 6.8, which is where I almost put it. I'm not one to throw out 10s for just any old game. Zombie Apocalypse Survival games are an interest of mine and I have yet to see one that is on par with my desires. This obviously includes this game.

    Now there are some good points. SANDBOX! Then again, can't really have a ZAS without a sandbox.    As I write this, State of Decay is holding at 6.8, which is where I almost put it. I'm not one to throw out 10s for just any old game. Zombie Apocalypse Survival games are an interest of mine and I have yet to see one that is on par with my desires. This obviously includes this game.

    Now there are some good points. SANDBOX! Then again, can't really have a ZAS without a sandbox. Many missions are time based. Don't get around to rescue those refugees, they die. They do have an interesting thing with the way they do "lives". You don't get multiple lives. In that way, it's similar to a roguelike. They get around this by having "heroes." Characters that are a notch above the other survivors. They each have their strengths and weaknesses and take into account fatigue and health. Character needs rest and time to recover, so you switch to another. Gives it a nice touch of realism. They also die. Permanently. A character that dies, affects the community. The fact that there IS a community is a nice touch. Adds a bit of spin to the ordinary ZAS. You have to handle problem members of your community and even members of your group that become infected.

    There are some bad points. Inventory sorting doesn't exist. Fortunately you don't have to search through it to use things, but you could have an instance where you have picked up X amount of rounds for your pistol/rifle and then deplete your own stash. The inventory will not stack it unless you do it yourself. I'm not saying that they don't INITIALLY, just after you start to deplete. You could have an inventory slot with 10 rounds and another with 6. To combine them, you have to do it manually. Zombie sense is a bit weird. I've been able to sneak up behind a zombie and bash them, but if I'm behind window or counter, they can see me. There will be no line of sight and yet I get detected. Vehicles are cool, but the almost instant kill is a bit weak. Once you learn how to not get them latched on to your vehicle, it's just fish in a barrel. Animation is a bit odd. Everyone walks like a man and all women have this distended butt thing going on that is honestly a bit disturbing. Especially when crouched. The sprinting animation is laughable. If you had the "Benny Hill Show" theme you would probably laugh to hard to play. Everyone sprints like they in Benny Hill or Keystone Cops (laughable fast walk). While you can have a base and outposts, there is no crafting. Well not in the sense that you have to collect w, x, and y materials to combine and make item z. Crafting is done like SWTOR, you assign your minions to do it. Your crafting needs nothing more than the proper crafting area and uses up your 5 different supply types - Food, Ammunition, Medicine, Building material, and Gasoline. This is just a ticker that runs down each day, according to usage and random events.

    The ugly points. Guh. I wanted to like this. I really did. The glitches are VERY annoying. Not game breaking, but problematic. From simple things like the scooching zombies (zombies that lie on the ground and glitch wiggle toward you VERY slowly and then suddenly get up when they are within a certain range), to the ghost zombies (zombies who only adhere to ground terrain. Everything else is non-tangible to them. They run through buildings, vehicles, other zombies), to AI pathmaking (AI characters CONSTANTLY get hung up on things, especially vehicles), to crazy physics (if you park your vehicle on an uneven surface, it MAY just flip the car on you when you try to get out), to camera clipping/angles (being in water must put a crick in your neck because you can't look up. Even slightly), or random world actions left behind that were never used (you will just suddenly start walking - normal action when entering a home - in a field or parking lot), and sound/graphic errors (strange buzzing when in certain buildings and sometimes there is double layering that causes the graphics to wig out). This is an excessive amount, given the time it's been out (enough that they have released 2 DLCs) A typical (i.e. poorly done) port to the PC.    … Expand
  21. ItaruKarin
    Jun 23, 2014
    6
    Kind of fun for one or two hours, but rapidly gets boring and even frustrating. The influence system especially doesn't make sense. I mean, sure, make it necessary to get ammo from the stock if you want to make ammo precious. But making a certain amount required in order to ask another survivor to come with you is just plain dumb.

    "Remember the first rule, never go out there alone."    Kind of fun for one or two hours, but rapidly gets boring and even frustrating. The influence system especially doesn't make sense. I mean, sure, make it necessary to get ammo from the stock if you want to make ammo precious. But making a certain amount required in order to ask another survivor to come with you is just plain dumb.

    "Remember the first rule, never go out there alone." "Ok. Can you come with me?" "You haven't got enough influence, **** Yeah, right.

    Overall, the driving around is fun in an arcade kind of way, influence is **** and combat is mildly frustrating, especially if you try to play with KB+M as I did. A controller is highly recommended.

    So yeah, not a great game if it was 60$, but for it's price, it's worth it, although not something I'll remember having played.    … Expand
  22. Dethstar
    Jun 8, 2014
    6
    Ok, it is a console port and that is obvious. It does look and play like something from a previous decade showing its xbox creditials BUT, it is still pretty enjoyable. I would have been pretty disappointed if I paid full price for it as it would not justify that in comparison with other titles but having picked it up on steam with several expansion for 18 Euros I am pretty happy with it.Ok, it is a console port and that is obvious. It does look and play like something from a previous decade showing its xbox creditials BUT, it is still pretty enjoyable. I would have been pretty disappointed if I paid full price for it as it would not justify that in comparison with other titles but having picked it up on steam with several expansion for 18 Euros I am pretty happy with it. It is fun. There is very little depth but it is quite open and at times captures the atmosphere of the walking dead (tv series, not the game). So for 18 Euros I dont expect much and SoD delivers about what I would expect. The control system is infuriating. It doesnt support native resolutions for my monitor (designed for Tv's) and the graphics are really very basic but it jumps on the zombie bandwagon in a positive way. Reminded me a bit of parts of alan wake in fact (though not in the same league). The driving around at night parts mainly. I love the concept of building defenses to priotect myself and the other survivors and this does introduce the concept (albeit in a pretty perfunctory sort of way). Not great, but not an outright scam either as so many other console crossovers are. One massive bonus on this, the field of view which so limits console gaming doesnt seem to be a problem here. It could be due to the third person nature of the game play or intentional but no nausea inducing letter box camera on this one.… Expand
  23. PFNolan
    May 31, 2014
    5
    I've played through about 40% of the game and couldn't stand it anymore. It is insanely repetitive and you get no real feeling of the game moving forward or even of accomplishing anything. Don't fall for the "open world" tag-- it's not really that open as the story (what there is) progress is mostly linear. Your choices really don't mean anything to the story (especially your choice ofI've played through about 40% of the game and couldn't stand it anymore. It is insanely repetitive and you get no real feeling of the game moving forward or even of accomplishing anything. Don't fall for the "open world" tag-- it's not really that open as the story (what there is) progress is mostly linear. Your choices really don't mean anything to the story (especially your choice of character that you will play). I gave up when I realized that the story was not going to progress until I decided to go work with this "mayor"(?) who is demanding that all citizens disarm. As I have no intention of doing that, I had no desire to fulfill her quest. Being awake day and night to keep doing the same repetitive tasks and quests is just mind-numbing. Don't waste your time.… Expand
  24. Auriell
    May 22, 2014
    5
    It's a fun game, for a single playthrough. It suffers from the most common issue in gaming industry these days - lack of polishing and bad PC porting.

    The bad: - Bugs; - Bad AI; - Messy menus; - The game doesn't pause when you need to switch to different weapons since you can't do it on the fly; - Console port (not the worst, but certainly far from the best). The good: The    It's a fun game, for a single playthrough. It suffers from the most common issue in gaming industry these days - lack of polishing and bad PC porting.

    The bad:

    - Bugs;
    - Bad AI;
    - Messy menus;
    - The game doesn't pause when you need to switch to different weapons since you can't do it on the fly;
    - Console port (not the worst, but certainly far from the best).

    The good:

    The game is fun for a few hours if you overlook said flaws, certainly. There isn't too much of character development, just enough to keep you distracted and move on with the game.

    But what is the worst, IMHO, about this game, is the autosave feature. You can't save your game unless you finish a mission.

    I bought it during one of steam's sales, so for ~$5 it wasn't that bad of a deal.    … Expand
  25. Cante
    Apr 29, 2014
    5
    Good Idea unfortunately very difficult to manage, The handling and management of the base and other characters is pretty annoying. Graphics are ok but the cutscenes should be skippable. I'm not sure if the autosave (and the inability to manually save at all) is meant to make the game harder/more realistic or a oversight by the developers. The combat system is sheer mashing of buttons andGood Idea unfortunately very difficult to manage, The handling and management of the base and other characters is pretty annoying. Graphics are ok but the cutscenes should be skippable. I'm not sure if the autosave (and the inability to manually save at all) is meant to make the game harder/more realistic or a oversight by the developers. The combat system is sheer mashing of buttons and gets boring fairly quickly. On the upside the maps are interesting and it's fun to explore the world, although the constant demands of your fellow survivors get in the way a lot. The AI is mediocre at best (NPC's get stuck or attack hordes of zombies while you try to avoid them. If you like these kind of games maybe buy it on special otherwise it's probably not worth your money.… Expand
  26. C_Arnoud
    Apr 18, 2014
    7
    Fun game and an interesting idea for a game. But it feels unpolished and doesn't have enough atmosphere, I should feel more threatened by the possibility of zombies or other people attacking the base and taking resources. The base building needs work.
  27. dsj556
    Mar 1, 2014
    6
    This game has so much potential, you can tell it was rushed to production since it is a Microsoft game. If it had a little more to it then I would rate this as 10/10 and one of my favorite games ever made. As it is it seems that this is the Beta version and that I am sure several DLC's will be coming out with the hopes of them maxing out profits. I purchased this game on sale on SteamThis game has so much potential, you can tell it was rushed to production since it is a Microsoft game. If it had a little more to it then I would rate this as 10/10 and one of my favorite games ever made. As it is it seems that this is the Beta version and that I am sure several DLC's will be coming out with the hopes of them maxing out profits. I purchased this game on sale on Steam for $10 and I think it is worth it. Had I paid $50 or more I would have been really mad as I said this game doesn't feel finished.… Expand
  28. Orin
    Jan 20, 2014
    7
    Игрушка неплохая, стабильно держит на протяжении трех-пяти вечеров. После же неизбежно становится рутиной, которая быстро надоедает ввиду отсутствия должного разнообразия побочных заданий и возможностей в целом.
  29. AlphaBoss
    Jan 11, 2014
    5
    Cons: The format, controls, and menu system is a mess. Everything is counter intuitive, how a video-game shouldn't be. The AIs are retarded most of the time. The combat animations are repeated OVER and OVER again. The story is slow moving and most of the missions seem to be different colored repeats.
    Do not buy this game until the price goes down, a lot.
  30. Zuki1970
    Dec 28, 2013
    7
    Game is playable and interesting,
    I am having remarks over some game-play rules:
    1. I cannot give elements from my personal inventory to another member of my team or any NPC. 2. If I need to make space in my backpack, i must destroy item?!? 3. Cars do not need to refuel? 4. Why rear-end car hits on ZED-s do damage to engine?! 5. Zombie spawn in my near vicinity, even when I cleared    Game is playable and interesting,
    I am having remarks over some game-play rules:

    1. I cannot give elements from my personal inventory to another member of my team or any NPC.
    2. If I need to make space in my backpack, i must destroy item?!?
    3. Cars do not need to refuel?
    4. Why rear-end car hits on ZED-s do damage to engine?!
    5. Zombie spawn in my near vicinity, even when I cleared them.
    They should come from distance, and begin their existence further away from my line of sight.

    The rest of game is very enjoyable and interesting to explore.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best PC Game of 2013
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#49 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#64 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Feb 3, 2014
    90
    It might look dead on the outside, but the systemic mechanical genius of State of Decay is gloriously alive and kicking. [Feb 2014, p.82]
  2. PC Gamer
    Dec 31, 2013
    63
    Stodgy combat, two-dimensional characters, and technical hitches prevent this from living up to its lofty premise. [Feb 2014, p.58]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Dec 13, 2013
    69
    At first, State of Decay feels like an exciting introduction into a bleak world of zombie apocalypse, but tedious missions, dated graphics and boring characters quickly ruin all the fun.
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