State of Decay

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6.9

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. MrKraToZ073
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    Game with an interesting theme, light and with very good gameplay. 6.9 per repetitions
  3. JoelArpal
    Jan 24, 2021
    8
    Una idea muy original y un juego muy interesante en general. Aun asi me canse de jugarlo.
  4. LMotta
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    One of the best zombies games i have ever played, the only bad thing is that the leader who assign you missions is really annoying, she does not let you go around without send you missions every second.
  5. jseph1234
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    I'm playing State of Decay 1 for the THIRD time because it is such and AWESOME and perfect Zombie RPG. It has all of intrigue of a great RPG, with the most difficult and amazing Zombies in all games (Including The Division and the Walking Dead).

    These Zombies are sometimes fast, varied and always dead. Moreover, you get to manage a community of real people that will behave totally    I'm playing State of Decay 1 for the THIRD time because it is such and AWESOME and perfect Zombie RPG. It has all of intrigue of a great RPG, with the most difficult and amazing Zombies in all games (Including The Division and the Walking Dead).

    These Zombies are sometimes fast, varied and always dead. Moreover, you get to manage a community of real people that will behave totally according to their self-interest first and then the community.

    This game REALLY brings the horror and dangers of the Zombie Apocalypse in beautiful 3rd Person over the shoulder... Amazing    … Expand
  6. bak_m
    Oct 23, 2019
    9
    An excellent action/rpg/base-building game in a zombie apocalypse setting.
    If you liked playing CS with zombie modes...
    If you enjoyed Left for dead...
    If you thrive for quality survival/zombie games..
    Give this game a try.
  7. Gaming_Bear
    Jun 4, 2018
    9
    Amazing zombie survival game. If you are looking for a fun open world survival zombie game with some base building then look no further. It even has some minimal character development and plot to help drive the story forward. I see complaints on here for controller support. I can see how this would be an issue, but for me I often play with controller on PC so I did not feel this.Amazing zombie survival game. If you are looking for a fun open world survival zombie game with some base building then look no further. It even has some minimal character development and plot to help drive the story forward. I see complaints on here for controller support. I can see how this would be an issue, but for me I often play with controller on PC so I did not feel this.

    Gameplay 9/10
    Controls 8/10
    Graphics 7/10
    Story 7/10
    Character Development 6/10

    I bump up my rating a bit to balance out the 0/10 negativity on here. All in all I put it at 8/10, up there with Red dead redemption undead nightmare (still my all time favourite zombie survival game of all time).    … Expand
  8. chuchel
    May 18, 2018
    10
    A brilliant game nothing more to say. Sensual but very eficases mechanics, resource management, extreme tension assured and great design of enemies. If you like zombies, gore, sandboxes, action games, horror, and survival horror, you can play quietly. Now if you are looking for dying ligth or dead rising, this game is not for you. Jugalo will love you.
  9. amirmahdi22
    Jan 10, 2017
    9
    Good Game but could be better!
    Zombie Survival Games Is Better When Its Co-Op Split Screen.
    In Co-op Its Have Much Fun!But in the other Sides Its Good.In Graphic,in story!
    But I dont know Why Games Like That Is Come Very Late!!
  10. Pepefromage
    May 21, 2016
    9
    I give it a 9 cause the game make me want to play more and more. There are so much possibilities and things to do. Houses to explore. Interactions with people.Its not an arcade style game . You have to take your time and think cause if u die there is no re spawn! Instead you take control of another member of your group and it will affect the morale of the surviving members. Of course it'sI give it a 9 cause the game make me want to play more and more. There are so much possibilities and things to do. Houses to explore. Interactions with people.Its not an arcade style game . You have to take your time and think cause if u die there is no re spawn! Instead you take control of another member of your group and it will affect the morale of the surviving members. Of course it's not perfect and some missions are repetitive but it's addictive for a lot of reasons. It's atmospheric! The music is intense and the apocalyptic mood of the game is felt intensively. It's strategic and rewarding if you play it well. The learning curve is a little bit hard .Don't underestimate the zombies. Make sure your gun are loaded. Don't goes scavenging alone! And avoid any noises unless it's necessary! The only zombie game that remind me of The walking dead tv show!… Expand
  11. Mellow_Online4
    Mar 22, 2016
    8
    I'm a sucker for anything zombie related and State of Decay was basically a dream come true. I heard about this game a long time ago and was guttered to find out it was going to be a xbox 360 exclusive. I jumped with joy however when I learned it was coming to PC. What were my feelings when it came onto PC, disappointed but satisfied.

    You're put into an open world infested by zombies    I'm a sucker for anything zombie related and State of Decay was basically a dream come true. I heard about this game a long time ago and was guttered to find out it was going to be a xbox 360 exclusive. I jumped with joy however when I learned it was coming to PC. What were my feelings when it came onto PC, disappointed but satisfied.

    You're put into an open world infested by zombies and one thing that I like about the game is tht it literraly puts you right into the action. It doesn't give you any sort of tedious and padded out opening, it put you into the action. I'm not saying I don't like those sort of games as most game that do that end up being one of my favourite games of the year (The Walking Dead.) Gameplay works as a sort of third person shooter with stealth and melee combat. One bad thing I find the combat is that it's way too easy. Attack, attack, attack, reversal, rinse and repeat. Other parts that are included in the game prove to be a challenge. Mangement of resources, mission objectives expire so that means you need to question what your camp needs more of with a chance that you may never gain that amount of resources. It's also incredibly fun to play aswell, exploring the open world, exploring buildings that might contain resources but on your way home a horder could come for you and the resources will slow you down. Also when a survivor dies, they're permanately dead, you'll have to use a different surivor in your camp.

    Graphics are beautiful but they could be better. I noticed a few pop ins and badly textured rocks, moss and foliage. There were also quite a few times where performance took a turn for the worse. I experienced multiple frame ratedrops which is apparently something the Xbox version suffered from. I also experienced a few game breaking bugs and multiple crashes.

    You will want to replay State of Decay again even after finishing the story, as you will want to see if you can keep your survivors alive for a second time through.    … Expand
  12. Mellow_Online2
    Mar 6, 2016
    8
    I'm a sucker for anything zombie related and State of Decay was basically a dream come true. I heard about this game a long time ago and was guttered to find out it was going to be a Xbox 360 exclusive. I jumped with joy however when I learned it was coming to PC. What were my feelings when it came onto PC, disappointed but satisfied.

    You're put into an open world infested by zombies    I'm a sucker for anything zombie related and State of Decay was basically a dream come true. I heard about this game a long time ago and was guttered to find out it was going to be a Xbox 360 exclusive. I jumped with joy however when I learned it was coming to PC. What were my feelings when it came onto PC, disappointed but satisfied.

    You're put into an open world infested by zombies and one thing that I like about the game is that it literally puts you right into the action. It doesn't give you any sort of tedious and padded out opening, it put you into the action. I'm not saying I don't like those sort of games as most game that do that end up being one of my favourite games of the year (The Walking Dead.) Gameplay works as a sort of third person shooter with stealth and melee combat. One bad thing I find the combat is that it's way too easy. Attack, attack, attack, reversal, rinse and repeat. Other parts that are included in the game prove to be a challenge. Management of resources, mission objectives expire so that means you need to question what your camp needs more of with a chance that you may never gain that amount of resources. It's also incredibly fun to play as well, exploring the open world, exploring buildings that might contain resources but on your way home a horde could come for you and the resources will slow you down. Also when a survivor dies, they're permanently dead, you'll have to use a different survivor in your camp.

    Graphics are beautiful but they could be better. I noticed a few pop ins and badly textured rocks, moss and foliage. There were also quite a few times where performance took a turn for the worse. I experienced multiple frame rate drops which is apparently something the Xbox version suffered from. I also experienced a few game breaking bugs and multiple crashes.

    You will want to replay State of Decay again even after finishing the story, as you will want to see if you can keep your survivors alive for a second time through.    … Expand
  13. Tsewe
    Mar 20, 2015
    9
    This game is the best zombie game I've played yet, and I've played a lot. Here's why:
    Pros:
    - you do not play only 1 character, but as many as you have; each one having its own abilities to help you survive - when your character dies, he dies; you gotta be careful, and this makes you think twice before heading out during the night - really nice atmosphere, sound design and music -    This game is the best zombie game I've played yet, and I've played a lot. Here's why:
    Pros:
    - you do not play only 1 character, but as many as you have; each one having its own abilities to help you survive
    - when your character dies, he dies; you gotta be careful, and this makes you think twice before heading out during the night
    - really nice atmosphere, sound design and music
    - this games has almost ALL the aspects you want to see in a zombie apocalypse game: scavenging, recruiting, base building, manage resources and a community, weapon diversity
    - amazing modding community and mod support; you can litterally change the game exactly as you want to play it -> high replayability
    - interesting story and characters
    Cons:
    - stupid AI
    - clunky graphics and animations
    - sometimes clunky m&k controls (no key to toggle walk)
    - one same old map (espically when you replay the game a lot)

    I give it a 9/10 because it's amazing features as a zombie apo game tremendously outruns its performance and gameplay mechanics weaknesses. And it's incredibly fun to play - if not addictive.    … Expand
  14. Razhomon
    Mar 4, 2015
    10
    For me this is the best survival zombie ever. Or lets make this the best zombie game out there. Left for dead is second for me but that game is totally different because it is a shooter. But with this one everything about it is great. Managing your people, your supplies etc, they just nailed it. Very interesting and enjoyable game I finished it twice.
  15. TheHeadHunter
    Feb 9, 2015
    10
    Assisti a um video deste maravilhoso jogo e me interessei por ele na hora, os gráficos são perfeitos, pode-se interagir com quase tudo no ambiente de jogo e o mundo aberto proporciona uma vasta área de exploração com grandes surpresas, este jogo vai te dominando, ele é viciante. As duas DLCs também são maravilhosas, a única coisa que ficou faltando é a possibilidade de jogar multiplayer.Assisti a um video deste maravilhoso jogo e me interessei por ele na hora, os gráficos são perfeitos, pode-se interagir com quase tudo no ambiente de jogo e o mundo aberto proporciona uma vasta área de exploração com grandes surpresas, este jogo vai te dominando, ele é viciante. As duas DLCs também são maravilhosas, a única coisa que ficou faltando é a possibilidade de jogar multiplayer. Aconselho o uso de um controle de XBox ou Similar para jogar esse jogo pois são muitos comandos e as vezes é preciso ser rápido para atacar ou contra atacar os zumbis.… Expand
  16. Thepotatoking81
    Jan 2, 2015
    10
    This game may not have beautiful graphics, but it is probably the best zombie survival game out there. The concept of the game meets the zombie apocalypse standards and you do what every zombie show or movie does, survive.
  17. RingK
    Dec 22, 2014
    8
    Basically, it's gta with zombies! Nice crafting and mission system, fun combat and pillaging. It's true, cutscenes are unskippable but they're all quite short, and there could be more variety in veichles and weapons, but the dlcs helps in this way.
  18. Hoodinski
    Dec 3, 2014
    8
    An interesting, quite entertaining game. I love the zombie setting so I found this game very enjoyable. The graphics were apropriate, the animations quite nice though I have to say lip sync was rather bad. The missions were interesting- I quite liked the dynamic tasks mechanics. The largest fault I could find was the length- I was taking my time but I could probably burn through the mainAn interesting, quite entertaining game. I love the zombie setting so I found this game very enjoyable. The graphics were apropriate, the animations quite nice though I have to say lip sync was rather bad. The missions were interesting- I quite liked the dynamic tasks mechanics. The largest fault I could find was the length- I was taking my time but I could probably burn through the main storyline in 5-6 hours which is a really low score. But I would recommend this game to the fans of zombies and GTA-style games.… Expand
  19. Larry223
    Nov 3, 2014
    8
    Este juego es como debió ser "The Walking Dead Survival Instinct".

    Es un Sandbox en donde puedes buscar suministros, armas, supervivientes, es como si literalmente entraras a un Apocalipsis en donde tienes toda la libertad de hacer lo que quieras, es como si esto fuera el show, como si esto pasara en otra parte del país con toda la libertad de hacer lo que quieras. Aquí estas en una    Este juego es como debió ser "The Walking Dead Survival Instinct".

    Es un Sandbox en donde puedes buscar suministros, armas, supervivientes, es como si literalmente entraras a un Apocalipsis en donde tienes toda la libertad de hacer lo que quieras, es como si esto fuera el show, como si esto pasara en otra parte del país con toda la libertad de hacer lo que quieras.
    Aquí estas en una base en donde puedes construir almacenes, talleres, carpas médicas, jardines para sembrar comida, aparte de que puedes cambiar de base y cada superviviente drenara recursos que encuentres, por lo que no puedes llenar tu base con todos los supervivientes que quieran unirse, si lo haces se acabaran todos tus recursos. Además aquí cada superviviente tiene su propia personalidad y historias, cada uno tiene sus ventajas y desventajas, aparte que puedes usar a cualquier superviviente que encuentres sin restricciones, no hay personaje principal, el personaje principal tu lo eliges. Aquí también solo tienen una vida, si alguien muere se muere y fin, nunca volverá, tienes que ser cuidadoso cuando sales, en especial si no sales preparado. También tiene un sistema de sigilo muy bien hecho. Puedes usar autos, petardos, granadas y demás para hacer ruido y atraer a los Zombies a una dirección especifica para poder pasar con mas facilidad a un área que este llena de ellos. Es un poco fácil el sigilo pero son Zombies, ellos no usan el cerebro. También hay un sistema de combate con 3 tipos de armas, grandes, contundentes y afiladas, sin contar armas de fuego. Las armas tienen un ciclo de vida, si las usas mucho se romperán, aunque con talleres podrás arreglaras si construyes uno, también puedes elegir habilidades especiales en cada personaje con un arma en especifico. Por ejemplo: con armas de fuego puedes equipar una habilidad que hará que el tiempo valla mas lento dandote mejor precisión o con armas pesadas podrás equipar una habilidad que tumbara a los enemigos cercanos en un ángulo de 360 grados. Se nota que los creadores, Undead Labs, tomaron mucha influencia en el show para la creación de este titulo. Tiene sus problemas como bugs o que la Inteligencia Artificial es... no es mala pero ni en broma buena, pero no tiene muchos bugs y la I.A tampoco es la peor del mundo. Le doy un 08/10 para mi vale su precio completo de 19.99, sin mencionar que no es ni la mitad de lo que cuesta Survival Instinct que no dura ni la mitad que este gran titulo.    … Expand
  20. MeritCoba
    Oct 10, 2014
    8
    State of decay is a balancing act. If you take each separate part of the game and hold them up for close scrutiny you will find them in no way remarkable. Just take the story line for example. It is short and offers no surprises. You start the game with two survivors in Trumbull valley which is undergoing the zombie apocalypse and you have to survive until you can escape the valley. TheState of decay is a balancing act. If you take each separate part of the game and hold them up for close scrutiny you will find them in no way remarkable. Just take the story line for example. It is short and offers no surprises. You start the game with two survivors in Trumbull valley which is undergoing the zombie apocalypse and you have to survive until you can escape the valley. The story runs in a straight line. You escape the first few zombies, find shelter in a ranger station, do some missions, get one additional survivor(story scripted), move to a church, do some more missions while recruiting more survivors until you can move to the next base.. and then you make a final move to one of the two biggest bases once you have gathered enough survivors and resources. Experienced players would probably skip the movements in between and just move from the church to the biggest base of their choice.

    There are a few background stories. One is the military one, which tells you a bit about the role of the military, one is the local government one, which tells you a few things about how the local government and police force react and there is the hillbilly story line, which gives you a small story about how a group of dubious 'rednecks' respond to the crisis. The story line allows you to make a few choices, but non of these open up different story lines or change the outcome in a remarkable way.

    The other parts, like the combat system, the resource gathering system and the base management system are neither unique nor remarkable. It has been done before, seen before and often done better in games like the Walking Dead(a far better story line). Left 4 Dead(better combat system), Dead Island (better combat, crafting and character builds) and so on.

    The strength of State of Decay lies in two things. 1 that there is no comparable game out at the moment(those that seem promising are still in beta). 2 that it offers just enough of everything to make it better than you would expect. In other words the total is better than the sum of the parts.

    But barely so.

    State of Decay there basically fills a gap and flourishes because there is no competition.. There aren't that many games out yet that allow you to manage a group of survivors in a sandbox game with resource gathering, crafting and base management. Note that I said: not yet, as there are competitors in the make. 7 days to die and Dead State are examples that spring to mind.

    The makers of the game have said that there will be no sequel, but that there will be an online version of State of Decay. They will be facing a few strong competitors. Day Z for instance and the Dead Linger are examples. There are many more online games in the make that have zombies as an important ingredient and it will probably be though to make a profit with so many MMOs out already.

    If you don't like online games, like me, but like to play an acceptable game, than State of Decay might keep you entertained. Don't expect too much from it.    … Expand
  21. cortezzzCZ
    Sep 8, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is simply great. It is the good old gaming as it was years ago, where you had to use your fantasy to create worlds in your head which kept you coming back for more.

    There is a Zombie outbreak and you are a part of it. The game is not teaching you a lot, but to teach about the mechanics, thats a part of the fun.

    It has his technical problems, but I am sure you will foget about them after just a moment. Go for it!    … Expand
  22. C4nte8ury
    Aug 11, 2014
    10
    Just awesome zombie survival! You have a feeling that you are in the game all the time. Open world is very nice, the town the nature, everything. Just enjoy killing tons of zombies with frying pan. :)
  23. StrongHarm
    Aug 11, 2014
    10
    The most under-rated game of all time!

    I was on the fence about purchasing this game when it came out because of the user reviews.. WHAT A MISTAKE. People are pretty stupid. I need to read deeper into negative reviews in the future and make sure that the ratio of "expansive features" to "dumb end users" isn't skewing the user score statistic. This game is SUPERB! I love everything    The most under-rated game of all time!

    I was on the fence about purchasing this game when it came out because of the user reviews.. WHAT A MISTAKE. People are pretty stupid. I need to read deeper into negative reviews in the future and make sure that the ratio of "expansive features" to "dumb end users" isn't skewing the user score statistic.
    This game is SUPERB! I love everything about it. My top 5 aspects:
    - Scary because if you lose a character.. it's just gone (no loading of saves)
    - Scary because you never know what's around the next corner
    - Fun because the story line is REALLY good sometimes
    - Fun because it's open world with lots of goodies
    - Worth my time because it's very dynamic.. huge replayability

    This is Skyrim meets Walking Dead meets Battlefield. Love love love it!    … Expand
  24. Bongo_clive
    Jul 23, 2014
    8
    A tremendous game, it's basically GTA with zombies. But unlike other zombie games, or most games in fact, I never ever felt safe, I was always in danger, especially from hordes, and surely this is what a zombie game should be. Brilliant.

    I'm happy to say it looks like I missed the teething troubles it suffered from on release, as I was very happy with the controls.
  25. GJW
    Jul 15, 2014
    9
    If you want a zombie game then this is a good one, with new expansions the game provides a very good game style and fairly decent graphics that don't need tee latest gaming video cards to play it. I gave it a 9 instead of a 10 as there is always room for improvement, that said if you are a zombie fan I am sure you will really enjoy this game.
  26. Ragegoat
    Jul 10, 2014
    9
    State of Decays is an open world third person zombie survival game. You and a friend are coming home from a fishing trip and while you've been sipping beers and gutting fish, the dead started walking and society collapsed.

    The game has a well-designed form of permadeath. If the character you play get killed, you'll get to take over as one of the other members of the group. You will    State of Decays is an open world third person zombie survival game. You and a friend are coming home from a fishing trip and while you've been sipping beers and gutting fish, the dead started walking and society collapsed.

    The game has a well-designed form of permadeath. If the character you play get killed, you'll get to take over as one of the other members of the group. You will actually need to play different characters, as they get tired or hurt from time to time and will need a break from the constant zombie killing.

    The story is fine but not too engaging, but I find the base building and general survival very addictive. There are more survivor communities out there that you can interact with and might convince to join you, vehicles to run through hordes of zombies and special zombies that you need to keep an eye out for. Building outposts is a key part of turning a zombie infested area into a nice suburban neighborhood. I think these action games with strategic elements are too few and far between.

    The game is a console port, but a rather elegant execution. It plays with mouse and keyboard well, though the character facing might be a bit difficult to get used to for regular PC gamers like myself. Also the inventory menu doesn't take kindly to the scroll wheel, but except from that there are no problems with the UI/controls - more like tell-tale signs of a past on a console.

    Combat is fun - easy to learn and difficult to master. I find a certain enjoyment in the many ways you can crush the skulls of the zombies, and how good you and your character can become at fighting. Well timed dodges, rolls, drop kicks and various other moves are important for your survival.

    Characters gain xp in different categories, depending on what you do with them. A guy running a lot will get great cardio while one who fires a gun will become great at shooting. There is weapon specializations and personal skills that only a few survivors have (better keep that mechanic alive if you want cars fixed) and character building manages to offer you a few interesting choices without overloading you with options and information.

    The basic game rather short but very enjoyable, and there is much more replay value in the Breakdown DLC. If you like bashing in skulls, survival scenarios, zombies or is just a fan of post-apocalypse I think you'll enjoy this.    … Expand
  27. mikelovichNor
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    This is for the breakdown DLC.
    It got bugs and some annoying contrast issues, but for the most part the bugs can be avoided or they've been patched. The contrast is the one thing the player must get used to if they don't use mods.
    But building up your character, maintaining base, and sneaking up on zombies are so addicting, omg! I didn't know I'd spend so much time in a single player    This is for the breakdown DLC.
    It got bugs and some annoying contrast issues, but for the most part the bugs can be avoided or they've been patched. The contrast is the one thing the player must get used to if they don't use mods.
    But building up your character, maintaining base, and sneaking up on zombies are so addicting, omg!
    I didn't know I'd spend so much time in a single player game.
    Low price, addicting gameplay, and moddable game = A+ in my book.
    Thank you thank you thank you!    … Expand
  28. Klewer
    Jul 4, 2014
    8
    An extremely enjoyable zombie survival game. While it has a few minor quirks and bugs the overall game play is highly enjoyable and combat fun. When compared to the hugely popular survival zombie games like DayZ which lack real polish this game is a very well done addition to the genre with a great single player mode.

    Well worth a look.
  29. BuBuBong
    Jul 1, 2014
    9
    this game is very well made game.

    just one problem, that is kavinh said, it spend supplies as 24hour

    if not this, people will give higer score, SAD
  30. BiT-TeR
    Jun 16, 2014
    9
    I love this game... not the same survival... when an npc die... is died!
    A gta with zombies... Negative review? blahhh Try to play not for 5 minutes but a little deep.
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#74 Best PC Game of 2013
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#64 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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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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