State of Decay

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  1. LordHex
    Dec 24, 2013
    9
    This game is nearly perfect if you want to play a zombie game. Heads explode, you get overwhelmed and die, and this is the first game that ever got me attached to a character. A character that doesn't actually matter. Death is permanent, it will just switch you out to the next character in your survival group.

    It's hard. Ammo is scarce. You must eat to survive. You must save people or    This game is nearly perfect if you want to play a zombie game. Heads explode, you get overwhelmed and die, and this is the first game that ever got me attached to a character. A character that doesn't actually matter. Death is permanent, it will just switch you out to the next character in your survival group.

    It's hard. Ammo is scarce. You must eat to survive. You must save people or you won't last long. The zombies will catch you and rip you apart. Firing a shotgun makes your butthole pucker, in the afraid way.

    The negative parts for me are only technical stuff that hopefully patches out. Pathing on NPCs sucks. They will get stuck in the ground on occasion and get themselves or you killed.    … Expand
  2. SirRodney
    Dec 24, 2013
    6
    This game would be fun if it were not for the super zombies. Any good game that was made to be balanced shouldn't have to throw a one hit kill at you.
  3. Tweeg
    Dec 24, 2013
    10
    This game is amazing, its more than typical zombie games, you have to rescue survivors and build up your ranks, find shelter, set up outposts, trade resources its just a amazing experience.
    If you want a zombie game thats more than just mindless running around killing zombies you will love this.
    Best zombie sim ever made. Not for crybaby gamers, IE ones that rage quit after some    This game is amazing, its more than typical zombie games, you have to rescue survivors and build up your ranks, find shelter, set up outposts, trade resources its just a amazing experience.
    If you want a zombie game thats more than just mindless running around killing zombies you will love this.
    Best zombie sim ever made.
    Not for crybaby gamers, IE ones that rage quit after some challenge or after losing a character they worked on leveing up due to perma death.
    This is a game for gamers.    … Expand
  4. Colt_1911
    Dec 23, 2013
    1
    Well, Cant PLAY the game because CANT REMAP THE KEYS!! BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT BAD PORT Dont buy this game!! Dont play this game!!! WASTE OF TIME!!! DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE!!!!!
  5. Jackpp1997
    Dec 21, 2013
    6
    First things first this game is not bad but it's far from good and i am going to mention all my problems this game has.

    1. The A.1. especially your companions are the dumbest people on the planet they stand still while a Zombie is attacking them from behind, and they don't really do a lot to help you and when you take them you will most likely find yourself wasting bullets trying to    First things first this game is not bad but it's far from good and i am going to mention all my problems this game has.

    1. The A.1. especially your companions are the dumbest people on the planet they stand still while a Zombie is attacking them from behind, and they don't really do a lot to help you and when you take them you will most likely find yourself wasting bullets trying to save them from Zombies and for some unknown reason the people that are guarding the church have unlimited ammo.

    2. The story is bad no one really asks questions about the zombies and it appears that everyone has easily gotten over the fact that there is dead people eating living people.

    3. Zombies are annoying, they repeatedly attack you when you are searching even if you don't make a sound and for some reason in a small town which could have a max of 150-200 people there is a zombie horde which passes every 5 seconds.

    4. You loss your character when you die

    But this game is fun at times to play and the shooting mechanics are O.K. and the voice acting is decent and it is only an arcade game for PC and XBOX so maybe if it was a full £40 release then i would of rated it lower but for an arcade game it isn't to bad so it gets a 6.

    O.K.    … Expand
  6. Fabbrini
    Dec 19, 2013
    10
    One of the best games I've played in a year or two. Massive environment, pretty good NPC/Enemy AI, perfect blend of RPG/ survival/realism elements, great 3rd person experience.

    I find it to have to the perfect blend of both realism and survival elements, while not being too realistic to the point of annoyance. Very addicting,boy was I surprised when I took note that my first time    One of the best games I've played in a year or two. Massive environment, pretty good NPC/Enemy AI, perfect blend of RPG/ survival/realism elements, great 3rd person experience.

    I find it to have to the perfect blend of both realism and survival elements, while not being too realistic to the point of annoyance. Very addicting,boy was I surprised when I took note that my first time playing was almost 6 hours in length; such a thing hasn't happened in years for me.

    Controls are Fine for me, of course I custom configured them but I have noticed no awkwardness whatsoever besides the time it took to get used to some binds all a 1 hour learning curve at most.

    I actually think this would be one of the better console ports in recent memory as far as controls go.

    I run the game with maxed out settings GTX 550ti 8 gigs of ram, quad-core processor) and besides an occasional random lag spike while driving i have no performance issues, game has never crashed or locked up 25 hours+ of play time)

    Haven't payed much attention to the main plot, but from what I've experienced it fits into the freestyle of the game which doesn't push you along. The character attributes aren't the most customizable but they do the job for the massive number of playable characters you have at your disposal. Base customization and building upgrades are well done, especially when you think of all you have to manage, just like the character attributes. Too much detail would become frustrating in a zombie sandbox game such as this, so I believe the developers hit the nail on the head in terms of customization.

    Game is wonderful. Highly recommended.    … Expand
  7. kavinh
    Dec 19, 2013
    7
    game's quite good for what it is an actual survival zombie game, the game has several unique mechanics one of which is that you don't play any single survivor instead you rotate between different survivors due to rest and fatigue. The game has a predictable and bland plot typical government screw up creates zombie apocalypse but what really makes the game shine is the gameplay. as statedgame's quite good for what it is an actual survival zombie game, the game has several unique mechanics one of which is that you don't play any single survivor instead you rotate between different survivors due to rest and fatigue. The game has a predictable and bland plot typical government screw up creates zombie apocalypse but what really makes the game shine is the gameplay. as stated previously you are forced to rotate between survivors as repeated use of one survivor will lead to him/her becoming tired, the game has a series of different characteristics for each survivor some of which are useless while others are extremely useful in combat or recruiting new survivors. The game also features perma death and due to the way characters are leveled as they can only be trained when they are controlled it becomes terrifying to lose your main character to a zombie and be forced into using a weaker and sometimes incompetent charecter in its place. The biggest problem with the game however is that the gameplay is fairly repetitive go out gather supplies come back or listen to a call for help from a survivor or a neighbour and rush to aid them. Another big problem is that guns are utterly useless in this game anything outside of headshots is extremely uneffective against zombies that combind with the fact that ammo uses a large amount of slots in ur inventory and is fairly expensive makes melee almost exclusively the best choice. Lastly the game has a horrible system when it comes to using allies, firstly it charges you a large amount of influence which is the ingame currency to bring that ally along if any quest is initiated while you have a companion along they immediately return to the base making the investment utterly useless which basically includes every activity in the game outside of gathering supplies. Lastly this game has a real time calender event implemented meaning each day that passes by you could lose character by simply not having enough food in reserve and there doesn't seem to be a way to disable it. this is extremely frustrating if you just so happened to stop playing for a week or so only to come back and find a few members of your community died.… Expand
  8. Schmidy
    Dec 18, 2013
    8
    At the moment this is the best Zombie Survival game out there, a lot more could be added to make it less repetitive and more engaging with other survivors. But still a game I can play over and over again.
  9. ChuckFarley
    Dec 17, 2013
    0
    Much like 'walking dead', it promises so much but delivers very little, and what there is has been dropped on its head enough that it can be played with thumbs. buggy as hell (including patches to date), dumb arbitrary game mechanics, poor interface, stupid ai, annoying and repetitive quests, no replayability value, hardly even any point exploring. you might get an hour or two out of itMuch like 'walking dead', it promises so much but delivers very little, and what there is has been dropped on its head enough that it can be played with thumbs. buggy as hell (including patches to date), dumb arbitrary game mechanics, poor interface, stupid ai, annoying and repetitive quests, no replayability value, hardly even any point exploring. you might get an hour or two out of it before you start asking yourself why you keep playing.… Expand
  10. Maxrages
    Dec 16, 2013
    9
    In my opinion this is one of the best zombie games. Some might say that the zombie genre is used to much. So do I but i have to say that game is very fresh and exiting. All in all it is a great game
  11. benalfredlewis
    Dec 15, 2013
    10
    Best zombie game i ever played worth the money very fun breakdown is amazing i love the how it plays out

    i love the zombie type and that you can barricade the windows you cant get zombie games like this
  12. rizckyfm
    Dec 12, 2013
    10
    Just got an hour playing it and I think it's a different zombies survival game compared to others out there.
    It a whole different story here with the games out there, it test you with survival ability within this game. not just weapon which is can be used again and again and again, it could break up or jammed, then you must scouring for another weapon or repairs it.
    The controls fine if    Just got an hour playing it and I think it's a different zombies survival game compared to others out there.
    It a whole different story here with the games out there, it test you with survival ability within this game. not just weapon which is can be used again and again and again, it could break up or jammed, then you must scouring for another weapon or repairs it.
    The controls fine if you feel to fast you just need adjust it. maybe the patch now fixed it.

    Another great thing is its open and active world, not just you can scouring the whole map, but you also find its a breathing maps, it progressing even when you're not playing. If you aren't very often playing games then this game is not for you, because you need to check your game periodically. I'm saying IT IS A REAL "REAL TIME GAMES".
    Just a little drawbacks back there, we don't know what happened or what is caused the zombies apocalypse, it reminds me some of zombies movies, which we don't know the hell happened so what to achieve, then it returned to old story "SURVIVE". its the only main mission no other. the sub mission will bring you to trade, save other survivors, or scavenging so you can survive more.

    Man, you must be remains on high alert when outside of your home, do scavenging or whatever mission your on, because you never know what might happen, it completely take you by surprise.
    Maybe they will come at you from your blind spot or just going rush on you on your face.
    You must be stealth if you're going to survive, because no body telling you if there are a horde of zombies or a freaking zombies.
    They may infest a house and you must clears it before it attack your home. If you don't, then get ready if they attacking your home because there is a lot of 'em.

    Damn i wish i have a laptop to play this games periodically, because of the breathing world out there, so when you're away, your survivor might consume extra, medicine food, whatever supply you have in your home or even injured or your home attacked by horde of zombies.

    It is a "twisted" game, twisted here i mean it have economical, politics, combat and management part on the game to test your skills in this area.

    Many possibilities in this game which will be determine your future in this game.
    I think the game challenging and there for worth to try..
    I Give my 10 point for this game.    … Expand
  13. satori78
    Dec 10, 2013
    7
    State of Decay is certainly attractive and addictive, sitting on a very solid concept. Seeing a zombie survival with base building, team dynamics, scavenging, missions and combat with both melee and ranged components is very alluring, and you start the game highly psyched-up about it.

    Design-wise, the game is a mixed bag. While a lot of its components play very well into each other,    State of Decay is certainly attractive and addictive, sitting on a very solid concept. Seeing a zombie survival with base building, team dynamics, scavenging, missions and combat with both melee and ranged components is very alluring, and you start the game highly psyched-up about it.

    Design-wise, the game is a mixed bag. While a lot of its components play very well into each other, (scavenging, melee, guns, noise, zombie spawns, safe travel, cars, car repair, workshops, building, ressource gathering) some choices made by the developers make less sense. Your inventory is very limited. You can't drop individual items. You can't switch characters during missions. So loot management is crap, basically. The AI leaves a lot to be desired. The game tends to spawn zombies a little too generously, often giving the cheap feeling the game is cheating when it needs to turn the odds against you.

    The initial atrocious controls on the PC have been ironed-out in the recent patches, but the game still shows a lot of corner-cutting overall. Buildings pop into existence in the background. Zombies amusingly rush into their required position when the game loads an area where it decides to place a zombie horde. Zombies can pop through walls once in a while. Street signs you run over will be brand new next time you go by the same place. Thrown weapons behaviour makes them highly impractical.

    Basically, the developpers tried to get by with as little work as possible, while still keeping the game fun. There's not much complexity or refinement to any of it's components: shooting, fighting, looting, driving, building, dialogue, quests, story, or graphics, for that matter, but it still makes for a very fun and enticing game overall.

    Some people say they got bored with it after a few hours; to me, it took more days. After fully building my biggest base, after looting the nicer weapons, it was a fight with one of the toughest zombies that put me off. Shooting the didn't work, even if I used a 50 cal gun and lots of ammo with headshots. Molotov didn't seem to do any harm to it either. This fight took ages, with the game constantly spawning zombies at me all the time, to keep the fight artificially challenging. "Oh this, I'll just run over him with a car. Crap!" "And by the way, this game too."    … Expand
  14. WallMart
    Dec 10, 2013
    0
    this is one of those examples of a bad zombie game. while there is a dozen out there that are good, this one just fails at every single point. controls are just horrible. mouse responsiveness is completely graphics are outdated. UI looks freaky ugly as hell and gameplay feels stiff. i can go on for hours but i think you are getting the point. Avoid this apocalypse!
  15. fawky
    Dec 10, 2013
    10
    Having played many Zombie survival games and being very disappointed with some recent outputs (*coughs* WarZ/Infestation Survivor Stories), this was a very pleasant surprise.
    For once, it truly feels like a zombie survival game.
    You need to set up a base of survivors, with interchangeable characters. You need to gather resources from the surrounding suburbs/farms for survival. You need    Having played many Zombie survival games and being very disappointed with some recent outputs (*coughs* WarZ/Infestation Survivor Stories), this was a very pleasant surprise.
    For once, it truly feels like a zombie survival game.
    You need to set up a base of survivors, with interchangeable characters.
    You need to gather resources from the surrounding suburbs/farms for survival.
    You need to improve/upgrade your base for survival.
    There is great weapon selection and weapons do degrade/break.
    You can drive cars, but these break easily and then become harder to find.
    There are plenty of side missions in the story to keep you amused, such as helping/gathering other 'survivors' to increase the standing of your base.
    Add to this zombies which are varied, with tougher zombies to kill, along with 'hordes' of zombies and house 'infestations'.
    All in all, it is a very well thought out and executed zombie survival game with everything I had hoped from this genre and more.
    This is a game which will really make you think about survival, and force you to play in a way for survival.    … Expand
  16. prismal
    Dec 6, 2013
    7
    Pretty good game even though it's a port controls handle well during the fight with only minor camera problems.
    Only negatives, in a way, is that it favours heavily a more tactical approach so anyone that expects an all out zombieland killing spree will be kinda disappointed as well that battles that involve zombie attacking from many directions can be tiresome since the camera is very    Pretty good game even though it's a port controls handle well during the fight with only minor camera problems.
    Only negatives, in a way, is that it favours heavily a more tactical approach so anyone that expects an all out zombieland killing spree will be kinda disappointed as well that battles that involve zombie attacking from many directions can be tiresome since the camera is very restrictive.
    On a plus side if you are able to use surround sound do so because the sounds are really well made and can give you a good tactical advantage including but not limited in how many zombies you will face in a house as well which direction they are attacking from.    … Expand
  17. Caylor
    Dec 1, 2013
    10
    That's one of the Best Zombie Survival Games i have ever seen. Its a mix of GTA and the famous DayZ mod where you have to search loot and keep your company happy. I cant understand those who give this game a 0/10 because most of them are talking that there is no keyboard support atm what is not right! It is fully playable with mouse&keyboard. I will give this game a 10/10 because its theThat's one of the Best Zombie Survival Games i have ever seen. Its a mix of GTA and the famous DayZ mod where you have to search loot and keep your company happy. I cant understand those who give this game a 0/10 because most of them are talking that there is no keyboard support atm what is not right! It is fully playable with mouse&keyboard. I will give this game a 10/10 because its the game i have been waiting for years.… Expand
  18. lukemacu
    Nov 30, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. State of Decay is an odd one. Yes it's a zombie game but I don't feel the zombies are what you should go to the game for. What you should go to the game for is the intense feelings it creates. It's weird because I always felt compelled to get on the game much in the same way you feel compelled to feed a dog; you don't want it to die, or in this case, you don't want your people to die. But at the same time I didn't want to get as I was afraid of what I would see how had died, gotten sick or whatever.

    For me State of Decay lost its appeal after ~9 hours. The Scavenging is fun but it gets a little repetative and the story is optional, it takes place in optional mission points. But naturally every time I wanted to do one of the missions something would come up like: "We need food!" or "Someone needs talking to and you're the most charismatic person we have!" and I always felt I needed to do those because if I didn't people would die or leave. The only other quip I have is that the story is a little...lack lustre. It is nice to the Military actually doing something for once but that's not really what I mean. It really fells like you, as the player, is just watching the story from a distance. [spoiler] One mission involved me helping the General go against his orders and help some civilians, but I never found out what did happen to him until after in a little text box, so it feels very removed [/spoiler]     … Expand
  19. Zaydin
    Nov 29, 2013
    7
    State of Decay is not a flawless game, but it is not terrible, either, and I have to give it props for putting emphasis on the "Survival" aspect of a zombie apocalypse, since the longer you play as a given character, they grow tired, lowering their maximum stamina. Getting badly injured also lowers your maximum health, but both can be raised back to maximum if you switch out and play asState of Decay is not a flawless game, but it is not terrible, either, and I have to give it props for putting emphasis on the "Survival" aspect of a zombie apocalypse, since the longer you play as a given character, they grow tired, lowering their maximum stamina. Getting badly injured also lowers your maximum health, but both can be raised back to maximum if you switch out and play as another survivor for a while.

    The graphics are not spectacular, but they do the job, and the voice acting is decent. The UI is a bit confusing at first, but it shouldn't take long to figure everything out as you get familiar with the game.

    The number of zombies present is no where near the numbers you'd see in, say, Dead Rising, but given the nature of the game, even a small horde of maybe a dozen zombies can be a credible threat due to the fact that unsuppressed guns act as dinner bells to zombies, and all melee weapons will break with repeated use. You also have to juggle your inventory: How much food and medical supplies do you want to carry with you? How many weapons? If you carry too much, and you become encumbered, which slows you down and drains your stamina faster.

    It's certainly a more grounded approach to the zombie apocalypse than Dead Rising, that's for certain.    … Expand
  20. theeDarkhorse
    Nov 29, 2013
    10
    Best zombie game ever made. Feels like your in 'The walking Dead'. Micro management, Permanent character deaths (important because you can switch to these people) permanent vehicle loss. You have to maintain everything. Little missions constantly pop up to distract you from the main incentive (pursuing these can save playable characters lives)

    Setting up a camp- deciding what buildings    Best zombie game ever made. Feels like your in 'The walking Dead'. Micro management, Permanent character deaths (important because you can switch to these people) permanent vehicle loss. You have to maintain everything. Little missions constantly pop up to distract you from the main incentive (pursuing these can save playable characters lives)

    Setting up a camp- deciding what buildings to develop (med, ammo, sniper nests etc)

    Talking to people that are depressed/have issues helps more than you realise

    If you send someone on a mission to collect resources they will physically go across the map and attempt to collect and return. You must kit them out well if you dont want them to die. If they die, any resources they collected will drop at the place of death.

    Little details like this make this game special.

    LOADS of weapons/ammo types/items. Shooting is perfect, the lighting is beautful. Its a reminder of why we play games and where the medium is going.

    The start of this game does not do it justice. Keep on playing    … Expand
  21. Ghost67
    Nov 27, 2013
    3
    This game is atrocious. I bought it for $13 on Steam and after 10 minutes of play, regretting it. It's that bad. I can tell pretty quickly that this game was rushed out the door. Whoever is scoring this above a 6 must be paid reviews or part of the Dev team.

    20 minutes in, in opening dialogue there are obvious voice over errors. Infinitely stupud design descisions In a game all about    This game is atrocious. I bought it for $13 on Steam and after 10 minutes of play, regretting it. It's that bad. I can tell pretty quickly that this game was rushed out the door. Whoever is scoring this above a 6 must be paid reviews or part of the Dev team.

    20 minutes in, in opening dialogue there are obvious voice over errors. Infinitely stupud design descisions In a game all about zombie survival, I cannot give items I find to my party members. If a party members pack is full, I either have to destroy items in my current pack, or switch to another member and see if they have any open spaces and do the same thing. LOL WHAT? WHO DESIGNED THIS GARBAGE? Terrible UI. What the hell is this? Why is this so complicated? No save points. Journal events log chronologically but quickly become a clusterf**k with no way of sorting them. Reused animations over and over. And over. Boring gameplay GTA style missions but it gets repetitive really quickly.

    Where is the fun? This game isnt fun its like work. Log in, do more missions the game is bogged down with all of these extra things I have to worry about, that we dont care about and are completely unnecessary community status, population, fame, really fame in a zombie survival game? They didnt have to make it this complicated, and that's the problem. I'm not looking for another Skyrim with depth I want to play a fun zombie masher.

    The AI is simplistic, bad, pathing is terrible, party members will do stupid things. Party members will run off in a mad rush to the safehouse when you start a mission for no apparent reason, oblivious to everything.

    Something with the graphics are off as well. I'm not sure if its the bloom, or the shading, but something is way off and doesnt look right. I'm not wasting anymore energy for a review on this game.

    The game could be been much better if whoever made these design decisions decided to quit game development before this game was made. Instead, they are going to be fired after the game tanks.

    3/10.    … Expand
  22. VooDooRising
    Nov 26, 2013
    8
    I was VERY surprised by State Of Decay. It came out of nowhere and seemed like it was destined to be another bad rushed to PC console port. Was I ever wrong. While the graphics aren't amazing and it is definitely a rushed to PC console port (it went from Alpha to full release in about a week as soon as they figured out how to add keyboard support), there is something amazing in the game.I was VERY surprised by State Of Decay. It came out of nowhere and seemed like it was destined to be another bad rushed to PC console port. Was I ever wrong. While the graphics aren't amazing and it is definitely a rushed to PC console port (it went from Alpha to full release in about a week as soon as they figured out how to add keyboard support), there is something amazing in the game.

    The style of game play and the interactions are awesome. It has all the best features of any modern zombie survival game but also has the great story line similar to The Walking Dead. The homebase feature and exploration give you a sense of almost playing a tower defense slash crafting game. it is just pure fun.    … Expand
  23. wulf3010
    Nov 26, 2013
    10
    Finally i found some Horror Zombie survival Game what i missed in WarZ rip off. This game i played in beta and it was already aswesome. After some time you find out how to survive and then it goes smoth the way down. Since the game is story driven, its never getting boring. The End is somehow expecting and somehow you knew it already. Looking forward for the add on and the sequel. If thisFinally i found some Horror Zombie survival Game what i missed in WarZ rip off. This game i played in beta and it was already aswesome. After some time you find out how to survive and then it goes smoth the way down. Since the game is story driven, its never getting boring. The End is somehow expecting and somehow you knew it already. Looking forward for the add on and the sequel. If this game would have been mp, it would be fu** awesome.… Expand
  24. Voltaire1512
    Nov 24, 2013
    5
    This game is good. It has a nice Zombie scenario, an open world in GTA-style, lots of action and a day-night-cycle, which is always important to me. I am not absolutely sure, but it seems as if it is more dangerous at night, which is also a big plus.

    So why just a 5? Due to bad design decisions. One could think that, as soon as the player logs out, the game world stands still. But that    This game is good. It has a nice Zombie scenario, an open world in GTA-style, lots of action and a day-night-cycle, which is always important to me. I am not absolutely sure, but it seems as if it is more dangerous at night, which is also a big plus.

    So why just a 5? Due to bad design decisions. One could think that, as soon as the player logs out, the game world stands still. But that is not true. The world continues to play without the player. And that`s a bad thing, since resources get consumed and your felow survivors may die without you being able to help them.

    I am always for a challenging game, but when this challenge is solely caused by a cheating concept, something is going horribly wrong. One may still enjoy the game, but the knowledge that it is not "fair" spoils the fun more than just a bit.    … Expand
  25. OliverGrau
    Nov 24, 2013
    5
    The game has it moments where you really feel the 'survivor experience', yet they are overshadowed by poor visuals, bugs, weak story and repetitiveness. The game is in its released state is still in beta in my point of view. At it's price of 18,99 EU it's okay value as it does bring a lot of gameplay for your money. Yet I've not found myself interested enough to end the game. 5/10 aThe game has it moments where you really feel the 'survivor experience', yet they are overshadowed by poor visuals, bugs, weak story and repetitiveness. The game is in its released state is still in beta in my point of view. At it's price of 18,99 EU it's okay value as it does bring a lot of gameplay for your money. Yet I've not found myself interested enough to end the game. 5/10 a mediocre experience.… Expand
  26. 0v3rDr1ve
    Nov 23, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great zombie survival sandbox. The sense of urgency and fear of character perma-death makes this open world zombie survival game stand out. A good, fun game with interesting elements and features.… Expand
  27. Mudget
    Nov 23, 2013
    8
    The game is out of early access now and while it's still rough around the edges, it's a good one. It comes the closest to providing the sandbox zombie survival game I've been waiting for. It has more strategy and depth than Dead Island, it's a ton more user-friendly than Day Z, it's prettier than Project Zomboid, and it has more zombies than Grand Theft Auto! But it feels like aThe game is out of early access now and while it's still rough around the edges, it's a good one. It comes the closest to providing the sandbox zombie survival game I've been waiting for. It has more strategy and depth than Dead Island, it's a ton more user-friendly than Day Z, it's prettier than Project Zomboid, and it has more zombies than Grand Theft Auto! But it feels like a combination of all these games. A lot of things make this game unique the need to befriend survivors in order to unlock them as playable characters; the need to capture, build, and maintain safe houses and outposts, a persistent world that continues on even when you log off.

    The game is a bunch of fun as is, with a lot of exploration to do (on several levels world exploration, and exploration of game mechanics two staples of a good survival sandbox). Melee fighting isn't perfect but it works. Firearm fighting isn't perfect but it works. Exploration and scavenging works it's a lot of fun and puts to shame games like Day Z where buildings act mostly as non-explorable set pieces. All structures in this game are fully explorable and hide a lot of goodies. Driving works pretty well and using your vehicle as a weapon against zombie hordes is kind of epic.

    The biggest complaint I see from players who rate this low is the mouse & keyboard scheme being too clumsy to use. I'm seeing that same complaint even today, which makes no sense to me. The M&K work just fine this game does not require a gamepad. I repeat this game no longer requires a gamepad. The other major complaint I see is about the graphics being ugly. They're not next-gen, but they're good at max settings, with great lighting and some good textures. Occasionally it's muddy, with colors seeming to run together, especially when out in forested open areas. Someone else suggested the graphics are on par with GTA IV. I wouldn't go quite that far. They do leave something to be desired. But that's the point. This feels kind of like a test game. Like, "let's see if this works". And it has. Quite well.

    This first version is a bit clunky but it's making cash money, so I foresee a real future for this franchise. A polished, AAA sequel could easily be a GOTY contender. In fact, if I was a betting man, I'd bet the next game in the franchise goes up for that title.

    8/10    … Expand
  28. Slate
    Nov 22, 2013
    9
    The final version of the game for pc. People pay no attention to these low ratings considering they obviously didn't give the game a fair shot. At first I wasn't impressed either, but after about an hour of playing its gets very interesting. A sandbox, resource collecting true survival game. Building fortifications, building outposts to re supply, creating supply chains with otherThe final version of the game for pc. People pay no attention to these low ratings considering they obviously didn't give the game a fair shot. At first I wasn't impressed either, but after about an hour of playing its gets very interesting. A sandbox, resource collecting true survival game. Building fortifications, building outposts to re supply, creating supply chains with other survivors, being able to play with several different characters, switching back and forth as needed depending on the characters traits and abilities, not to mention leveling them up. But keep in mind its not your typical run and bash zombie game, you have to use stealth and be creative to succeed looting houses and structures without alerting nearby zombies or hordes. They really gave the players a lot of tools to work with, this is the first game in years that had me hooked after the first hour of play..normally I lose interest quickly but this game captured me for hours and hours the first time I played it. I can't get enough of it. I like the perma death for your characters, makes a better story and more immersion..takes quite a bit of bad luck for a character to die..if your going in rambo style you will not succeed. Prob easily the best zombie sandbox game I have ever played. I'm looking forward to whats next and I will definitely be following this company from now on.

    The games graphics are good about like GTA IV, most players rely on graphics I do not...I want brains over beauty and that is what this games offers. It doesn't make you rush into anything and you can stray about but it also gives you that sense of urgency as well. I noticed a lot of people complaining about the controls, they seem fine to me but I am also playing the final version. I contributed to the early access but didn't play it..I waited for the final version and it was well worth it. I also noticed a small modding community taking interest in this game and that should add to it even more.

    Overall the "0" scores for some reviews just isn't fair, I'm guessing those players spent less than 20-30 mins playing the game..in fact I'm almost positive about that because the start of the game does suck...but totally redeems itself after about an hour of play once players understand what is going on here. They are definitely selling themselves short. I'm a picky bastard when it comes to games...this one folks is worth every penny if you love zombie sandbox survival games.    … Expand
  29. eblackthorn
    Nov 21, 2013
    9
    Definitely the best zombie survival game I have ever played. I really wanted to give this game a 10 but as awesome as it is I feel some of the features were not as complete as could have been (interaction with group and other groups, no multiplayer) and there are a few graphic glitches. That said after finishing the main story I Immediately started a second game and cannot wait forDefinitely the best zombie survival game I have ever played. I really wanted to give this game a 10 but as awesome as it is I feel some of the features were not as complete as could have been (interaction with group and other groups, no multiplayer) and there are a few graphic glitches. That said after finishing the main story I Immediately started a second game and cannot wait for additional content.… Expand
  30. Sealawyer
    Nov 21, 2013
    0
    Just another crappy console port. Read the reviews and everyone will say it is terrible on the mouse and keyboard. For those that say get a xbox controller or whatever, if I wanted to play a game with a controller on a xbox, I would have bought a xbox. I have a PC and would like to play it with PC controls.

    Still not possible at this time, PC support is non existent, or they just don't    Just another crappy console port. Read the reviews and everyone will say it is terrible on the mouse and keyboard. For those that say get a xbox controller or whatever, if I wanted to play a game with a controller on a xbox, I would have bought a xbox. I have a PC and would like to play it with PC controls.

    Still not possible at this time, PC support is non existent, or they just don't care. Bottom line, if your a PC gamer you will want to stay away from this terrible port.    … Expand
  31. Add1cted
    Nov 21, 2013
    10
    A must buy if you are a fan of either open world games or the zombie genre. If you like both, you're in for a real treat.

    A touch of polish to come in the next patch, but it essentially isnt vital as the game itself offers so much. I think it is very well thought out, and for the price, you'll get so much more for you money than with some of the AAA titles released recently (Rome 2, X    A must buy if you are a fan of either open world games or the zombie genre. If you like both, you're in for a real treat.

    A touch of polish to come in the next patch, but it essentially isnt vital as the game itself offers so much. I think it is very well thought out, and for the price, you'll get so much more for you money than with some of the AAA titles released recently (Rome 2, X Rebirth etc)

    Just get it, and try not to get ripped to pieces by the nearest horde     … Expand
  32. Pistolz4Pandaz
    Nov 19, 2013
    5
    The game is overall a bit lackluster. The mandatory use of the controller is a bit strange, and the controls don't feel as tight as they should be. I understand that the game is still in development, but there is a lot about this game that makes it feel like the port that it is. The idea behind the game is interesting, but it seems to take too much gameplay to get to the parts that areThe game is overall a bit lackluster. The mandatory use of the controller is a bit strange, and the controls don't feel as tight as they should be. I understand that the game is still in development, but there is a lot about this game that makes it feel like the port that it is. The idea behind the game is interesting, but it seems to take too much gameplay to get to the parts that are interesting. Mostly, this is your standard, kill zombies game and do it how you want to, with some quests that sometimes have some strange requirements. The map does seem large and the detail in the towns is nice, but it wasn't enough to make me want to keep playing.… Expand
  33. Dreiraben
    Nov 17, 2013
    0
    Don't buy this "Game". It's just another cheap, broken, bugy console Port. The developers didn't bother to fix it, Basically all the bugs that have been reported in the X-Box version are still present. Adding to the issues the game and gameplay is allready having, the port just turned out horrible. The controlls are clunky, you can't change the keybindings, the mouseacceleration andDon't buy this "Game". It's just another cheap, broken, bugy console Port. The developers didn't bother to fix it, Basically all the bugs that have been reported in the X-Box version are still present. Adding to the issues the game and gameplay is allready having, the port just turned out horrible. The controlls are clunky, you can't change the keybindings, the mouseacceleration and sensivity is a joke and the worst thing is the hardware optimization. It's a joke really. I mean my PC may not be high end and up to date, But it still has 8 GIG of DDR3 Ram a Phenom Quad Core prozessor and a GTX 470 (and runs BF4 on med high settings with an playable amount of Fps) and yet i can hardly play it. Frameratedrops, horrible textures, glitches, collision issues. Just save yourself some time and nerves and don't waste your money on it.… Expand
  34. terran24
    Nov 17, 2013
    0
    i have difficulty using the keys they fix assign for pc games, i hate,hate,hate pc games that dont let you remap keys! this should be stamped on all pc games, what a waste of my money. rating the game is impossible if i cant even play it.
  35. squallcloud9
    Nov 17, 2013
    10
    Best zombie game Ever. Cross between sims, gta and xcom. With zombies! This is raw gameplay goodness and studios like squaresoft and capcom should really take note of what undead labs achieved here. Every element of this game has been meticulously thought out because it all works perfectly. If you ever wanted to feel what it's like to live through a zombie apocalypse then this game is aBest zombie game Ever. Cross between sims, gta and xcom. With zombies! This is raw gameplay goodness and studios like squaresoft and capcom should really take note of what undead labs achieved here. Every element of this game has been meticulously thought out because it all works perfectly. If you ever wanted to feel what it's like to live through a zombie apocalypse then this game is a must. Be prepared for the fact that death here is permanent, and you won't be able to save everyone, or do everything on your own. The only downside is that it will come to and end, but at least then my eyes can rest. Then there is new game of course!… Expand
  36. czaczaczar
    Nov 17, 2013
    9
    Great zombie survival sandbox. There are many unique survivors/weapons to collect & quests to finish. The story progression is great.

    For all those complaining about keybindings, search Google it. It's not that hard to do some research. By the way, it uses keyboard & mouse now as default not Xbox controller.
  37. dajarvi
    Nov 14, 2013
    10
    I'm a long time gamer as far back as Daggerfall and Lords of the Realm 1.

    I was nearly deterred from this game due to all the negative feedback on the forums. Good thing I went ahead and got it anyway! What a pleasure to play! And I've played a lot of bad games in my time. And I can't recall a game in recent years I've really enjoyed this much. Last one that comes to mind is Rome    I'm a long time gamer as far back as Daggerfall and Lords of the Realm 1.

    I was nearly deterred from this game due to all the negative feedback on the forums. Good thing I went ahead and got it anyway!

    What a pleasure to play! And I've played a lot of bad games in my time. And I can't recall a game in recent years I've really enjoyed this much. Last one that comes to mind is Rome Total War...and that was with mods!!!

    Yes. The game needs some fine-tuning, but truth be told, the mechanics are solids, concept is AAA, and I've been having incredible entertainment. Get over technicalities. I hope the devs hammer them out in time, but if they don't, game is still a HIT!    … Expand
  38. Belus
    Nov 13, 2013
    0
    I purchased this hoping to find some DayZ-like game, but... it's like a GTA zombie game, with a strong arcade feel to it. No atmosphere. No realism.

    This is an X-Box game. I would like there to be a warning on all such games: "NB! This was made for some crappy console! NOT for PC!" If there was I would know which games NOT to buy.... If I drive a car in this game and hit a zombie he    I purchased this hoping to find some DayZ-like game, but... it's like a GTA zombie game, with a strong arcade feel to it. No atmosphere. No realism.

    This is an X-Box game. I would like there to be a warning on all such games: "NB! This was made for some crappy console! NOT for PC!" If there was I would know which games NOT to buy....

    If I drive a car in this game and hit a zombie he will some times hang on to the car, and apparently hit the car while hanging on to it, ruining my car in the process. Eventually the car will start to burn because I have a zombie hanging on to the front bumper, hitting the hood... WTF?! That's just stupid.

    Cars behave like arcade game cars. Even worse than in GTA.

    I find ammo one place, but can not pick it up because I have too much in my inventory. When I return 2 minutes later with another character who has room to carry this there is no ammo there anymore. So?! What is the point of scouting when that happens consequently?

    I get myself an iron pipe as a melee weapon in this game, but it breaks... so iron pipes break in real life when you hit somebody in the head with it? baseball bats easily break too? Or crowbars? Please can anyone tell me the logic here. They want us to be in deep okay, but they do this by letting our iron pipes break when we hit the zombies in the head? That stinks.

    And the "political correctness" of this game is extreme. I am not sure, but did I just buy a pro-internationalism indoctrination program for myself, or did I buy a game? I don't know... maybe both, actually. If you are not European you might like this game.

    I played this game for 3 hours. If I could I would throw it hard in the trash bin, but I can only uninstall it, because it is a digital download. I will push the left button on my mouse hard when I do. *spit*

    From now on I will read more about a game before I buy it. My mistake.    … Expand
  39. ob_gyn_kenobi
    Nov 10, 2013
    6
    So far it's a fun game....BUT.....I am having a hard time getting over the low quality graphics. If MGS spent a little more time putting the polish on this game, it could have been truly outstanding. But they didnt.
  40. Zioperion
    Nov 9, 2013
    8
    Not a retarded alpha/Beta Review -

    This game is worth buying for any PC gamer, and definitely worth the price. That said, I feel this game, given a couple more months in development, could have really been one of the greatest of all time, but a couple hours in, it feels like the story goes a bit flat, and there is a lot of elements of the game that if expanded, would have been epic.     Not a retarded alpha/Beta Review -

    This game is worth buying for any PC gamer, and definitely worth the price. That said, I feel this game, given a couple more months in development, could have really been one of the greatest of all time, but a couple hours in, it feels like the story goes a bit flat, and there is a lot of elements of the game that if expanded, would have been epic.

    I gave this an 8/10 -2 for the basic PC game elements that it was missing, such as windowed mode, and that a lot of the scenes and quests are still bugged after release.    … Expand
  41. paranoiathecat
    Nov 7, 2013
    0
    This game is bad, and the people who made it should feel bad.

    The problems start as soon as the game does. The introductory credits and in-game "cutscenes" are both unskippable. This is a cardinal sin in video game design and shows the quality of thought put into this title. Honestly, they teach that this is a bad idea in introductory design courses. The controls are badly, badly    This game is bad, and the people who made it should feel bad.

    The problems start as soon as the game does. The introductory credits and in-game "cutscenes" are both unskippable. This is a cardinal sin in video game design and shows the quality of thought put into this title. Honestly, they teach that this is a bad idea in introductory design courses.

    The controls are badly, badly flawed. Keyboard commands will lockup (I am guessing this is a problem with the port as this particular machine is n-rollover) leaving you standing around in the middle of a fight helpless to do anything. A lesser sin, but another brought along from this being a console port is that the keys are not cannot be rebound.

    The game's object oriented barriers are problematic as zombies can, and will, walk through walls or teleport across railings. This complicates the many, many close encounter fights as the AI's pathmapping is not particularly well made. This means that entrances such as doors will become crowded as the AI all try to finish the last action queued. This makes barricade missions exceptionally tough when all your friendly AI are bunched at a doorway while the rest of the building is being flooded with enemies.

    Speaking of AI, it is horribly coded and whoever did this should stop programming right now and take a job as a fast food cashier. The AI will leave you during missions where you must escort friendly NPCs, which is a large sum of the total missions. Your party member will make a straight run towards the nearest safehouse or base completely oblivious to its surroundings. It will not sneak, it will not deviate from a straight line course (unless to avoid buildings, which it will most likely get stuck on), and it will run head on into a zombie horde, get killed and then the game will penalize you for being stupid enough to bring someone along. God help you if that NPC who had military experience died right before the mission spawned that REQUIRED an NPC with military experience. Its easier to scrap the save and start over when this happens. The game punishes you for its own design flaws.

    On the note of bringing someone along, the inventory system is horrible. Actually, let me back up a bit, the entire menu system is a catastrophic failure. You cannot give items to another member of your party forcing you to leave the items, destroy them, or run all the way back to the nearest outpost. The mission log is styled as a notebook, but leaves every entry in one column, sorted chronologically (as per Morrowind). The fatal flaw with this design is that there is no way to easily sort through this information. The longer the game goes on, the longer the list, so the player must sit and go through all entries (details being on a separate page) looking for the relevant information. This COULD have been easily fixed by a tab system in which missions, events, and other notes could have been sorted into their own categories for easy viewing.

    Another point is that bringing up the menu does not pause the game, which, if you are in the middle of battle and you need to switch weapons (the inventory system does not auto-equip the next available weapon of its type) it will leave you in a lurch. I hope you enjoy the one kicking animation in the game, you will see it a lot. This, along with how difficult the chronological event menu can be to navigate means that you are losing in game time looking for that one entry. NPCs can die, missions can spawn, and you can get your face eaten off while you try to find out if you completed that one task you got yesterday or not.

    Time, now this is an interesting bit. The game's autosave feature seems to be... rather particular, about what it does or does not remember. If you are getting surrounded by zombies and are going to die you can simply exit the game (as long as you are not knocked to the ground) and you will teleport to the base at the dawn of the next day and all sins are forgiven. Buildings that would have taken a day to build are save-scummed into existence, and your food stockpile does not diminish. You can essentially force the autosaver to give you infinite daylight and respawns, as long as you're quick about it.

    The game's high points of base building, missions, supply management, and the 4x of the city are all rather non sequitur. Spawn points for friendly NPCs and missions are random, no building has any realistic benefits over another for outposts, and the whole experience is completely dominated by a random number generator. You can have too much food because those missions spawn, or you can have too little because nothing spawns. It doesn't matter what you built, or how you built it because no event is reliable in this game.

    It currently costs 20USD on steam, do not buy it until it is sold for 3USD. At that point its finally at the right price.    … Expand
  42. ebinary
    Nov 7, 2013
    10
    Wow. Zeros awarded during alpha testing? Really? Please come back and update your scores now that there is full mouse control.

    I am not an RPG fan. I am a zombie fan. I am bored by games with lots of silly missions like Dead Rising 2 (not bad, just, not compelling). I have been spellbound by this game, because, possibly for the first time, a game has convinced me of a need to run    Wow. Zeros awarded during alpha testing? Really? Please come back and update your scores now that there is full mouse control.

    I am not an RPG fan. I am a zombie fan. I am bored by games with lots of silly missions like Dead Rising 2 (not bad, just, not compelling). I have been spellbound by this game, because, possibly for the first time, a game has convinced me of a need to run missions. I want my characters to survive. I want to improve their surroundings. The factors that affect house morale are real: injury, sleep deprivation, hunger, energy. Earning influence is a great currency, though frustrating when you can't get someone to accompany you on a mission.

    Only in the second town, but completely loving it.    … Expand
  43. SeveQ
    Nov 7, 2013
    9
    In my opinion the best zombie survival game on the market so far. It just doesn't get the best from the CryEngine 3. That's the only thing I've got to criticize.
  44. PCDOCTOR
    Nov 6, 2013
    9
    This a very very good game, not prefect but alot of fun, I spent 60 hours playing this game and still going. For 18€ this is epic value for money.
    Its a beta, you pay 18€ now and get the finished article but as of the 6/11/13 the game is more or less ported from xbox to PC with all the pc controls now added.
    This is a 9/10 game and for the money you can not go wrong, if you like the idea    This a very very good game, not prefect but alot of fun, I spent 60 hours playing this game and still going. For 18€ this is epic value for money.
    Its a beta, you pay 18€ now and get the finished article but as of the 6/11/13 the game is more or less ported from xbox to PC with all the pc controls now added.
    This is a 9/10 game and for the money you can not go wrong, if you like the idea of you and freinds against the world of zombies with mystery then this is for you.    … Expand
  45. Synomas
    Nov 5, 2013
    7
    State of Decay is a zombie survival game. There have been many zombie survival games to come out recently, riding off the success of the wildly popular ARMA II mod DayZ. State of Decay's unique twist is that you control a compound of survivors, being able to switch characters with differing stats with some RPG elements. If you like zombie survival games, you're probably going to get thisState of Decay is a zombie survival game. There have been many zombie survival games to come out recently, riding off the success of the wildly popular ARMA II mod DayZ. State of Decay's unique twist is that you control a compound of survivors, being able to switch characters with differing stats with some RPG elements. If you like zombie survival games, you're probably going to get this game no matter what. It's a pretty fun game, but it can get repetitive after completing the same side quests over and over. The graphics are nothing special that's perfectly fine and the melee combat is at least VASTLY better than say, Survivor Stories Infestation AKA The WarZ but it's not a top notch and deep melee system. It does the job just fine.

    If you like zombie survival games, you should definitely add this game to your collection.    … Expand
  46. FrAvatar
    Nov 4, 2013
    9
    at 20$ it's totally worth it. I just hope they keep patching it as it does need some light work stomping out a few bugs that are still persisting and really shouldn't be left unresolved. I love the open world sandbox with random generated survivors, missions and loot. The upcoming expansion looks pretty sweet, with a difficulty mode that gets harder the more times you beat it I think.at 20$ it's totally worth it. I just hope they keep patching it as it does need some light work stomping out a few bugs that are still persisting and really shouldn't be left unresolved. I love the open world sandbox with random generated survivors, missions and loot. The upcoming expansion looks pretty sweet, with a difficulty mode that gets harder the more times you beat it I think. More zombies that hit harder less cars and they're more fragile, less loot. All sounds great to me.… Expand
  47. xinsanex81
    Oct 31, 2013
    10
    Probably the best zombie survival game out there. It has almost everything right, and for a zombie fan, it is definitely 10/10. It's a mix of GTA, action rpg and house building/management. Exactly what was missing in the genre (of the zombies I mean)! To the date of the 1st November it works flawlessly with keyboard and mouse too.
  48. Banhammer0
    Oct 31, 2013
    5
    Open-world zombie sandbox, where you struggle (with zombies but mostly with controls) for survival with a group of characters. You find new people for your group, new places and supplies. You don't really have a main character or a strong personal story, story is more about the group as a whole, and quite frankly is very generic to not say dumb. You can control most of the characters youOpen-world zombie sandbox, where you struggle (with zombies but mostly with controls) for survival with a group of characters. You find new people for your group, new places and supplies. You don't really have a main character or a strong personal story, story is more about the group as a whole, and quite frankly is very generic to not say dumb. You can control most of the characters you encounter, which is a cool feature, but they all play pretty much the same (even with different skills on them).

    SoD is trying hard to make you care about the characters and immersed in the world, but the game is way too sloppy and shallow to get you immersed. Dialogues are almost non-existant apart from generic conversation you hear in your base. There are RPG elements like skills, but quite frankly they have close to zero effect on gameplay.

    One huge problem this title has is how incredibly bad controls are. Stating this is a bad console port is not enough, it is an absolutely terrible PC port. Yes they are trying to improve it, but over the last 2 months they didn't even manage to put in proper icons (it still says for example "press X to do smt" instead of "press left mouse button to do smt"). The mouse doesn't work very well, especially when aiming. You will end up struggling more with the controls than zombies, often wasting ammo or running into wrong direction, all in a very frustrating manner.

    The visuals and audio effects are okay, not very spectacular but also not very demanding from your PC. Animations are repetitive and sometimes feel out of sync. The world doesn't feel very big, there is a lot of stuff clumped in together, so it doesn't feel empty either. Overall a sandbox game could do a bit better with this. It is nowhere near the level of Skyrim or GTA series.

    Gameplay feels meh. There is a large variety in weapons in loot which is good, however there are some terrible ideas like very limited inventory space, forcing you to run to your base like a retard every few minutes. You cannot skip night time. Your weapons get broken very quickly, and for some reason devs thought it would be best if it took about 12 REAL TIME HOURS TO FIX THEM. There are no ironsights or scopes and meele feels very clunky, not satisfying at all. There is no crafting in this game, you gather "building materials" and use them to upgrade your base but the game feels lacking because it is very limited. AI is so bad I won't even comment about it (companions AI).

    There are some bugs. I had to start over once because endless zombie spawn wouldn't allow me to play normally. Many people report lighting and clipping issues.

    Overall this game has more bad about it than good, thus I do not recommend it.
    Getting in on Xbox is a better decision because you can avoid the main problem of terrible controls there.    … Expand
  49. PigPocher
    Oct 27, 2013
    9
    This is easily my favorite zombie game for pc. It's like a more polished version of dayz with more features and less glitches. Other people seem to be running this game fine on 4+ year old computers. However, I got my pc about a year ago and this game runs very badly. It is not a gaming computer but it isn't some piece of crap and I can run most games fine. I still play this game alotThis is easily my favorite zombie game for pc. It's like a more polished version of dayz with more features and less glitches. Other people seem to be running this game fine on 4+ year old computers. However, I got my pc about a year ago and this game runs very badly. It is not a gaming computer but it isn't some piece of crap and I can run most games fine. I still play this game alot though! Coming from playing minecraft on a cruddy netbook, i'm used to low frame rates and can handle the lag.… Expand
  50. Electrogasm
    Oct 21, 2013
    2
    Claims to be "Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world." However, from the get-go it's a story quest driven roller-coaster. very light in the "role playing" department. As you run around questing you'll gain stats that change nothing in the way of gameplay. If you go off alone, your play isClaims to be "Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world." However, from the get-go it's a story quest driven roller-coaster. very light in the "role playing" department. As you run around questing you'll gain stats that change nothing in the way of gameplay. If you go off alone, your play is limited by Exhaustion, which lowers your max stamina 10% every 20 mins. When you run out of stamina, you can't fight, run, etc. So you're dead. How do you avoid exhaustion? Gather survivors! How? You are forced into story quests to rescue other "survivors" who join you, and then proceed to fight and eventually kill each other UNLESS you hold their hands on more "quests" which involve walking to a nearby house and scavenging, which earns you exhaustion. But hey, you found supplies to upgrade your "sleeping area (no beds)" to a "bunkhouse" where you still can't sleep to remove exhaustion; for that, you'll have to switch to a different survivor with no stats (guess it doesn't matter since the stats don't do anything) or log out. Logging out for an hour removes exhaustion. Game gets a 2 for copying GTA driving, running over zombies is cool. Have fun?… Expand
  51. Steineken
    Oct 18, 2013
    8
    It is clearly mentioned by the developer that the game is still in Early Access and there is a lot of work to do still to get it like xbox 360 version. I think this game is really nice, my favorite zombie game on pc. I am very hard to convince and this game "does the job" for now. I would give it 9/10 sentimentally but I will be honest lets go with an 8/10. Its worth the price fairIt is clearly mentioned by the developer that the game is still in Early Access and there is a lot of work to do still to get it like xbox 360 version. I think this game is really nice, my favorite zombie game on pc. I am very hard to convince and this game "does the job" for now. I would give it 9/10 sentimentally but I will be honest lets go with an 8/10. Its worth the price fair enough. It is not a survival type game but mostly a zombie killing game with a very nice storyline. Graphics are interesting, not the best but remember I am hard to convince and I enjoy it so. I had maybe 1 glitch in 10 hours playing, its not that bad. Don't Judge the game after an hour the first hour is a bit borring but....let the story make its effect and soon u will be hunting zombie with a nice station wagon at night, and scavenging nice shops. The map is not "HUGE" but I would say u don't need more than that size to enjoy this game.
    I recommend this game. (sorry for all the errors in text im French and practicing my english" thanks.    … Expand
  52. Nataraja
    Oct 8, 2013
    9
    This is an excellent game for being bound to the confines of 2GB on XBLA. The PC port is being implemented and optimization that is much needed is coming. I will say that if you do not like to:

    1. Manage resources 2. Play as a community and not as an individual 3. Be careful when to engage, who to send for what 4. Pay attention to morale and deal with relationships Then you will    This is an excellent game for being bound to the confines of 2GB on XBLA. The PC port is being implemented and optimization that is much needed is coming. I will say that if you do not like to:

    1. Manage resources
    2. Play as a community and not as an individual
    3. Be careful when to engage, who to send for what
    4. Pay attention to morale and deal with relationships

    Then you will NOT like this game as its more about those things than it is about combat.

    The driving is decent, the combat is fun, shooting is a bit funky but serviceable (its loud and loud is BAD), graphics are decent and the voice acting is well done with a good storyline. Also your choices have real impact. Additionally its a living, breathing persistent world that will continue on without you, so if you log off and are away for a while you will see that either things got a bit better or could have gotten a LOT worse.

    The game is large and you could blaze through the story in probably 10 to 12 hours or take your time like I am and I am maybe 1/2 way through with 17 hours logged in.

    I am anxiously awaiting the future Class 4 game which is said to be coop or MMO version with the same game mechanics, which are well done and very fun to work with.    … Expand
  53. jbhungry
    Oct 7, 2013
    8
    I want to give this game a 7.5, but that's not an option.

    State of decay is a hybrid open world zombie world survivor simulator 3rd person action game. The game starts very strong, and introduces some intriguing mechanics that could lead to a very unique gaming experience. Unfortunately a lot of the ideas introduced in the game feel like dead-ends and a rushed conclusion make for what    I want to give this game a 7.5, but that's not an option.

    State of decay is a hybrid open world zombie world survivor simulator 3rd person action game. The game starts very strong, and introduces some intriguing mechanics that could lead to a very unique gaming experience. Unfortunately a lot of the ideas introduced in the game feel like dead-ends and a rushed conclusion make for what feels like an incomplete experience.

    The gameplay consists of two main modes. Exploring the open world and base building. Exploring consists of running or driving around while completing missions or searching for supplies. This involves run-ins with a near infinite supply of zombies. There are also some special zombies, one of which (the feral zombie) is probably the biggest threat in the game and is legitimately terrifying/upsetting when you run into it. Combat consists mostly of melee attacks, dodging, and unlockable special moves as your character progresses. These attacks are limited by your stamina. Once out of stamina, slow shambling zombies suddenly become a real threat. You also have the option to use a gun, but are discouraged to do so for several reasons: ammo is scarce, zombies can only be killed with head shots which can be difficult to pull off under stress, and unless silenced the gun not only calls nearby zombies, but SPAWNS new ones. I understand that loud nosies will attract zombies, but I should be able to use this as a way to herd zombies into one spot. if it just creates new ones it's pointless. Other than the gunplay I actually enjoyed the combat. The issue is that fighting zombies is never-ending, and pretty much every mission is fighting zombies, so it starts to get pretty old by mid-game.

    Probably one of the most unique and my favorite aspects of the game is that your characters get "fatigued" the longer you use them, and you have to switch them out with other survivors. There are two different types of survivors, "powerhouse" and "reflex" and you use slightly different tactics with each (some survivors have neither which make them pretty useless). The coolest part is that regardless of which character you're using he/she will go on the story missions and have his own dialogue, which lends an organic and unique feeling to the story. Unfortunately there are only 2-3 voice actors so everyone sounds exactly the same.

    Your characters level up as you use them, making them more and more valuable as time goes on. The rate at which skills level doesn't seem very balanced. You will almost instantly max out fighting and melee, but shooting may take a good chunk of the game and don't even get me started on the "searching" skill. Death is permanent so early in the game it's pretty thrilling to run out and scavenge.

    Side missions pop-up randomly and at the beginning of the game give the world a sense of urgency and interest. Unfortunately there are only 3-4 types of missions and they are all pretty similar, By the mid-game they are pretty irritating.

    The second big chunk of the game is base building and maintenance. This consists of sending your survivors to collect ammo, food, fuel, and materials. You can then use the materials to build different facilities such as bunks, medical tents, watchtowers etc... Each facility conveys different benefits and abilities, and it is fun to play around with up until mid-game. A couple of things hampers the fun of the base building. Ammo, food, and fuel don't really do a whole lot, which makes the incentive for collecting them a little unclear. Also the consumption or generation of these resources is not explained in game, you are simply given a daily number which can vary wildly, and it is unclear what effects having surplus or low levels will have. This is in stark contrast to other aspects of the game which explain mechanics in great detail (such as combat abilities.)

    The game makes a very odd design choice in which you have no way to screen the survivors you recruit. Some have very useful abilities, and some don't, and once recruited really the only easy way to get rid of them is to send them on a suicide mission.

    Despite the glitches I actually found the game to be graphically pleasing. It's not anything revolutionary but I thought the environments were detailed and creative. The sound design and occasional music also were pretty good.

    Overall I would have liked to see this game in the oven a bit longer. It is obviously very ambitious and successful in certain respects. But there are several design flaws that I feel hamper its success. The resource gathering other than materials feels pointless. The missions are repetitive. Combat gets very repetitive. The story, which starts strong, ends with a 5 second cutscene that feels very unfinished. But I did play the game for a decent number of hours and I really enjoyed the first 50%.

    At 20 dollars I would recommend the game to fans of the genre.    … Expand
  54. grammarye
    Oct 7, 2013
    8
    Considering the game is currently available only as an Early Access title, before PC porting is actually done (it doesn't yet even support mouse & keyboard as yet, as that will be available at release), I'm fairly impressed as to how fun State of Decay is.

    Most zombie games seem to insist on being bleak depressing adventure games, shooters or hard-core rogue-likes; State of Decay nails    Considering the game is currently available only as an Early Access title, before PC porting is actually done (it doesn't yet even support mouse & keyboard as yet, as that will be available at release), I'm fairly impressed as to how fun State of Decay is.

    Most zombie games seem to insist on being bleak depressing adventure games, shooters or hard-core rogue-likes; State of Decay nails a pleasant middle ground where you don't feel overwhelmed all the time, whilst blending survival with RPG with a smattering of story. Whilst it's certainly got its fair share of bugs, none of them seem particularly game-breaking, though I of course hope that Undead Labs will continue to address these now that they're not paying a fortune for patching. The graphics are reasonable, though in need of some optimisation with some nasty stutter in places even on high-end machines (it becomes predictable enough that you just learn to slow down fast cars at particular points on the map!).

    What sets the game apart is the surprisingly engaging world of building a base & community out of survivors of the Class 3 disaster. The generated missions themselves are relatively simplistic, and yet the emergent effects of different resources, weapons, character skills, character emotions & well-being (such as being too injured or tired), and randomised zombie hordes means that no quick wander into the wasteland is the same twice. The game simulation continues running whilst you've closed the game, simulating up to two days of absence in which the game world can change, with some brakes in place to avoid things like returning a day later to all your survivors dead. Your survivors can run off and get themselves into trouble whilst you're out, lending a refreshing air of genuine lack of control over the game world & that these other people have their own ideas about how to survive. Add in a sprinkling of developing story, season with a levelling system that encourages you to build out multiple characters in your settlement & gain their trust to make them playable (along with perma-death so you'd best look after your characters or have a few spares handy), and you've got a recipe for 'just one more mission' late into the night. If you have an immersive simulation bone in your body, I think that like me, you'll find it surprisingly hard to put down, flaws and all.

    With proper resolution controls, some graphical optimisations, bug-fixes, and of course, the necessary UI work for mouse & keyboard, State of Decay will be well worth a look at PC release.    … Expand
  55. digitalbeachbum
    Oct 6, 2013
    0
    This version of the game is a port from the Xbox to the PC and is filled with bugs and glitches. There is no mouse or keyboard support. The AI of the zombies and the NPC's is horrible. The game is a funnel game where you are forced to follow a specific path so it is not a true open environment. The shooting/aiming of weapons is awful and clumsy. Driving a car is, in my opinion, the worstThis version of the game is a port from the Xbox to the PC and is filled with bugs and glitches. There is no mouse or keyboard support. The AI of the zombies and the NPC's is horrible. The game is a funnel game where you are forced to follow a specific path so it is not a true open environment. The shooting/aiming of weapons is awful and clumsy. Driving a car is, in my opinion, the worst part of the entire game; I suspect the person who created the driving interface never actually drove a car before so they don't understand the mechanics of being behind the wheel.

    I paid $20 for a early copy of the game and I want my money back.

    The only thing really good about the game is the graphics are acceptable. They also have designed a good idea concerning setting up a home base, gathering supplies and storing them and also collecting NPC's to protect the home base. Other than these items, the game completely lacks any sort of creativity or skill in design. In other words, save your money and don't purchase it because it completely and totally sucks.    … Expand
  56. Floss
    Oct 5, 2013
    9
    I'm not sure what people with problems are trying to run this on, but I have a 4 year old, middle of the road computer, with a mid-low range graphics card, and I got this on 1080p fine. Everything is silky save for the driving every now and again.

    The AI works well enough. Game mechanics like melee and driving work very well. It is easy to tell when you have killed a zombie. Your    I'm not sure what people with problems are trying to run this on, but I have a 4 year old, middle of the road computer, with a mid-low range graphics card, and I got this on 1080p fine. Everything is silky save for the driving every now and again.

    The AI works well enough. Game mechanics like melee and driving work very well. It is easy to tell when you have killed a zombie. Your characters gain skill in various things, and you can tell they are better than they were before. The menus can be navigated on the fly once you're used to them, I've seen much clunkier. There are a few minor glitches, but with the nature of the large sandbox game and coming from a smaller studio, this is to be expected. If you want to see glitches, I could name you a few big budget games most everyone loves to death that are far glitchier than this title.

    Best zombie rpg sim I have played so far, possibly best out there at this time.    … Expand
  57. PlasticFlowers
    Oct 5, 2013
    8
    For an early release I was surprised at how well it held up. It has its bugs and glitches such as zombies ignoring walls, the graphics are nothing to rave about, the AI is dodgy (or everyone in Trumbull Valley is stupid), the spawns are sometimes a bit silly (clear a house, walk out, walk back in and full of zombies again) and the story is short and not the most exciting.

    There are    For an early release I was surprised at how well it held up. It has its bugs and glitches such as zombies ignoring walls, the graphics are nothing to rave about, the AI is dodgy (or everyone in Trumbull Valley is stupid), the spawns are sometimes a bit silly (clear a house, walk out, walk back in and full of zombies again) and the story is short and not the most exciting.

    There are other issues as well but in the end I just didn't really care about all the faults as I had a blast.

    Charming combo of resource and people management with open world exploring and lots of ye-ha! zombie head bashing.    … Expand
  58. hodgesb
    Oct 1, 2013
    9
    The sense of urgency and fear of character perma-death makes this open world zombie survival game stand out. The graphics are much better than the x360 version, but I noticed some texture pop-in and a little lag when driving at high speeds, but overall it's in great condition for being early-access. I highly recommend!

    For those of you who are giving it a zero for requiring a    The sense of urgency and fear of character perma-death makes this open world zombie survival game stand out. The graphics are much better than the x360 version, but I noticed some texture pop-in and a little lag when driving at high speeds, but overall it's in great condition for being early-access. I highly recommend!

    For those of you who are giving it a zero for requiring a controller, please consider it's in "early access" and it's not a final product. The steam store page for SOD says it's currently controller play only, so it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.    … Expand
  59. Vihazur
    Oct 1, 2013
    6
    I understand that this game is an Early Access scam, but I didn't expect it to be THIS clunky. It feels like there's a good game here, in terms of the core mechanics, but it's severely under-developed. The primitive game engine and art assets might be excusable if they made for smooth gameplay, but to look this terrible, and perform this badly, too?

    It's a great concept, but the world    I understand that this game is an Early Access scam, but I didn't expect it to be THIS clunky. It feels like there's a good game here, in terms of the core mechanics, but it's severely under-developed. The primitive game engine and art assets might be excusable if they made for smooth gameplay, but to look this terrible, and perform this badly, too?

    It's a great concept, but the world is ugly as hell, and the gameplay, the combat, the driving, even exploration, it all feels like a chore because of how disjointed and clumsy it is. And then to top it off, it's ridiculously short, really underscoring the lack of resources the devs must be working with. It doesn't feel like anywhere near a complete game. Less of an early access beta, and more like a pre-alpha proof of concept.

    Hate to lambast it like this, because it's got a ton of potential, but it doesn't look like it's the sort of potential that will ever come anywhere near being realized.    … Expand
  60. VonBoskoDelrose
    Sep 30, 2013
    5
    State of Decay can be a rather fun game, as long as it holds your attention.

    I believe I'm a Zombie fan; games, books, movies, you name it, I love em. But sometimes they don't do the Zombie title justice. State of Decay on the PC is a port from the Xbox Live Arcade, so if you are not a fan of ports, maybe you should just turn around now. The game looks okay, but not great. It handles    State of Decay can be a rather fun game, as long as it holds your attention.

    I believe I'm a Zombie fan; games, books, movies, you name it, I love em. But sometimes they don't do the Zombie title justice. State of Decay on the PC is a port from the Xbox Live Arcade, so if you are not a fan of ports, maybe you should just turn around now.

    The game looks okay, but not great. It handles okay, but not great. The game play, honestly, is not bad! I think if it was a bit more optimized more, it would be a lot of fun. Sadly, though on Steam it says early access, this is already a finished game. The dev's are saying they will be working on it, I doubt we will see much more out of this title. I would love to be wrong.    … Expand
  61. Brosman
    Sep 28, 2013
    0
    What PC game release's with mandatory controller use, and no mouse and keyboard support? This goes to show this is nothing but a cash in with no effort put into the port what so ever. Its sad.
  62. jim_mojo
    Sep 28, 2013
    7
    After bringing out the mini patch to help those with a controller and now bring up the radio i can now play the game as intended.Its still in early release but im liking the game so far Think gta4 with zombies I hope they release dlcs in future such as an sandbox mode
  63. Sky-Moondrift
    Sep 27, 2013
    0
    As with most games these days, SOD is just another cheap and nasty console game being mass-marketed, but with absolutely no integrity at all as far as PC games are concerned. It's little more than leftover dregs of a very low budget console game.

    It has actually been released on PC with no Keyboard/Mouse support which is downright insulting, to make this lazy port even worse, the game    As with most games these days, SOD is just another cheap and nasty console game being mass-marketed, but with absolutely no integrity at all as far as PC games are concerned. It's little more than leftover dregs of a very low budget console game.

    It has actually been released on PC with no Keyboard/Mouse support which is downright insulting, to make this lazy port even worse, the game has really bad forced mouse acceleration which makes playing with a Mouse impossible and infuriating.

    The graphics are reasonable for an indie game, but anyone with a keen eye can spot the inferiority of the textures, water caustics and animation, though its ugliness is well masked with excessive shadowing.

    The game mechanics don't offer any real challenge or substance thanks to the simple button-mash combat system and the monotony of tasks you perform. The UI is bad and unsurprisingly console orientated.

    All other aspects are trademarks of restrictive linear systems ported straight in from it's brain dead console counterpart.

    The days of buying PC titles that are fit for purpose when you pay for them are nearing an end.    … Expand
  64. Acton_Lobo
    Sep 26, 2013
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. um bom jogo, contudo precisa de algumas melhorias. No aspecto gráfico ele perfeito, a jogabilidade razoável. Permite muitas horas de subidas e descidas pelas montanhas. Mas, com o tempo ele vai ficando cansativo, pois o número de zumbis não diminui, enquanto os seus recursos sim. Espero que com as atualizações ele fique mais emocionante.
    ..............
    It's a good game, but needs some improvements. In the graphic aspect it is perfect, gameplay is reasonable. Allows many hours of uphill and downhill through the mountains. But with time it gets tiring, because the number of zombies does not diminish, while their resources yes. I hope he stays with the more exciting updates.    … Expand
  65. Laserscope34
    Sep 24, 2013
    8
    A good, fun game with interesting elements and features. Love the real time elements and the perma-death. If I had any problems, it would be that the shooting is a little touchy, but it also makes it more intense.

    Also, for being an early-access port from the 360, it works quite well.
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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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