State of Decay 2

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 933 Ratings

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  1. Wolfwalker
    May 18, 2018
    7
    This game is worth buying. The bugs seem to be the only major problem going for it. Rating it as high as 10 is stupid while rating as low as zero is just as stupid. It's decent game. So if like zombies, base building, low prices, and you have even a bit of patience, this game could be for you.
  2. TheManMountain
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    State of Decay is a tricky beast. I can understand why so many people are down on the game, but it's very much a Marmite game.

    You're either going to really enjoy the gameplay, the world and what you can do in it... Or you'll focus far too much on the negatives and probably rush through the game and not have fun. I think some people play games to blitz through a story and tick off    State of Decay is a tricky beast. I can understand why so many people are down on the game, but it's very much a Marmite game.

    You're either going to really enjoy the gameplay, the world and what you can do in it... Or you'll focus far too much on the negatives and probably rush through the game and not have fun.

    I think some people play games to blitz through a story and tick off the "complete" box, but this isn't really a good game for that. I've not done the maths but I would hazard a guess that if you did that the game would be just a couple of hours long and likely you'd miss out on a lot of the mechanics. The fact is there's very little in terms of story in the game, it's not really what the game is about...

    If you're treating it a little more as the survival game it's intended to be, then you'll find a lot of fun - it's good to go exploring, trying to find bits and bobs for your base and to find other survivors, I enjoyed finding a new camp and trying to learn each area and in turn form a well established camp of survivors with allies around the map. The random events worked well and the new (albeit few) mechanics since the first game were welcome.

    It's definitely a recommended game if you enjoy survival games, zombies and the opportunity to play some co-op stuff and if you go in knowing what to expect you'll have a blast - but it's definitely not for everyone.    … Expand
  3. OscarAdcock
    Jun 24, 2018
    5
    State Of Decay 2 is not bad, but it is no where near good. It is completely filled with potential that hasn’t been capitalized on. There are a ridiculous amount of glitches and bugs in SOD2, none of them game breaking for me but just annoying and in profesional. The game in my opinion doesn’t feel quite finished, and the way they handeled base building and communities for me probves that.State Of Decay 2 is not bad, but it is no where near good. It is completely filled with potential that hasn’t been capitalized on. There are a ridiculous amount of glitches and bugs in SOD2, none of them game breaking for me but just annoying and in profesional. The game in my opinion doesn’t feel quite finished, and the way they handeled base building and communities for me probves that. I dont think this game will be able to be fully fixed with post launch updates, however i look forward to seeing what Undead Labs put out next...… Expand
  4. RohirrimRider
    Jun 18, 2018
    5
    This game had so much potential to be truly great and so much fun that it could have been enjoyable for years. But certain aspects of the game have completely ruined it in my opinion. First, fuel runs out in vehicles way too fast. Every vehicle in the game must literally use gallons per mile instead of getting miles per gallon. Second, all zombies should have been just the basic zombie.This game had so much potential to be truly great and so much fun that it could have been enjoyable for years. But certain aspects of the game have completely ruined it in my opinion. First, fuel runs out in vehicles way too fast. Every vehicle in the game must literally use gallons per mile instead of getting miles per gallon. Second, all zombies should have been just the basic zombie. The developers' obsession with "boss level" enemies/zombies just makes the game too difficult and frustrating at times and ruins the game, especially when all deaths are final and permanent. And the fact that all weapons, melee and firearm, take damage every time they are used is insane. I broke a crowbar after using it against regular zombies maybe a dozen times. In real life, I could hit concrete as hard as I can with a crowbar all day every day and never ever break it. And a pistol I used in the game broke, didn't just run out of ammo, but broke, after only a couple dozen shots. If this game did not have Feral or Juggernaut zombies, guns never wore out, jammed, or broke, ammo was more plentiful, certain melee weapons like crowbars, aluminum and steel bats, and machetes never broke, fuel consumption in vehicles was more realistic for scale distances, vehicles could be repaired automatically when parked in a reserved space at your base if you had a community member with a mechanic skill, and it offered the kind of auto aim option seen in GTA V and GTA Online for non-scoped weapons, and allowed you to look through the scope and zoom in when using a scoped weapon, and you didn't keep getting asked to cover random npcs from other communities in suicide missions, and you didn't need a gardening skill to grow food in a garden, and home base was completely secure with no zombies ever able to get into your base, then this could have been a great game. Especially if it also offered easy ways to upgrade vehicles in the game without requiring a vehicle workshop that I seem unable to even add to my base in spite of having a community member with a 5-star mechanic skill, and a special kit that seems unobtainable.… Expand
  5. Cacasecaxxx
    Nov 14, 2020
    5
    Este juego solo vale la pena para pasar el rato, y solamente si tienes gamepass, si no, ni lo compres, hay miles de juegos de zombies mejores, los controles son toscos y las mecanicas estupidas, solo lo recomiendo a los mas fans de la saga y por poco.
  6. Chia6251
    May 23, 2018
    7
    For $30.00 base game it isn't bad. You have to remember how many patches and bug fixes the first one had during launch which is normal. I felt for 30 dollars it was worth it for the game. Yes it has problems as the first one did but after a couple of weeks it will be patched. Customers expect a polished perfect game at $30.00 at launch which is unrealistic. What we got was anFor $30.00 base game it isn't bad. You have to remember how many patches and bug fixes the first one had during launch which is normal. I felt for 30 dollars it was worth it for the game. Yes it has problems as the first one did but after a couple of weeks it will be patched. Customers expect a polished perfect game at $30.00 at launch which is unrealistic. What we got was an unpolished Beta access which is mediocre at best. I think there is plenty of opportunity to get feedback and improve the game moving forward.… Expand
  7. Nepocrates
    May 21, 2018
    7
    I have enjoy the game very much. There have even been a few time I have jumped in my chair. There are bug in multiplayer my main complaint is that connecting XBOX crap just gets in the way. Where steam and UBIsoft I can quickly join my friends. But using the XBOX teredo I find it often disables on my PC and takes an act of Zeus to get it enabled. This is a game where you create the storyI have enjoy the game very much. There have even been a few time I have jumped in my chair. There are bug in multiplayer my main complaint is that connecting XBOX crap just gets in the way. Where steam and UBIsoft I can quickly join my friends. But using the XBOX teredo I find it often disables on my PC and takes an act of Zeus to get it enabled. This is a game where you create the story and don't think that this game will hold your hand. Content is the unique story that is yours and yours alone. I does need patches to clean up some funny but glitching and annoying bugs like multiplayer sync issue. I could not see anything in my friends base. I had to exit and enter my base switch survivor and then rejoin my friends base for example.… Expand
  8. lostingaming
    May 28, 2018
    7
    The game is great and full of content although has a few bugs that can break immersion and can break things in the game that otherwise need to work. The game isn't as polished as Sea Of Thieves but will last much longer then the game did as it has a lot of stuff to do without getting bored of it being repetitive.
  9. strollbeltMX
    May 24, 2018
    7
    Es buen juego, pero le falto algo de trabajo tiene varios bugs y se siente como si el juego estuviera incompleto, lo recomiendo para jugar con amigos. ojala metieran un parche para arreglar esto y ese juego seria de 8 es bueno denle una oportunidad.
  10. USarmygamer
    May 19, 2018
    6
    State of Decay 2 has a single player that in my experience on my X1X has been fine. No game breaking bugs. It is more challenging than the first. The graphics are better than the first. Is it a graphics showcase? Of course not, but its better. Building a community is a challenge with regular citizens each with personality traits and strengths and weaknesses. Someone may be a great gardinerState of Decay 2 has a single player that in my experience on my X1X has been fine. No game breaking bugs. It is more challenging than the first. The graphics are better than the first. Is it a graphics showcase? Of course not, but its better. Building a community is a challenge with regular citizens each with personality traits and strengths and weaknesses. Someone may be a great gardiner making growing food easier but they may be difficult to get along with making the community morale suffer. Choices like banishing this person could be tough as they may come back in a hostile group of survivors for revenge.
    Blood plague is new and adds sickness to anyone bitten by a red eyed Zombie. Needing medical staff, chemicals, plague samples to craft a cure. But the cure isn't a dime a dozen so its a tough choice when used. If you enjoyed the first State of Decay you will enjoy the second.
    But the co op, the single most asked for thing for a sequel is a broken mess. Normally I wont ding a game for MP being bad this hard but this was THE thing in terms of sales points for SoD2 and its a big FAIL. There is simply no excuse for releasing any game this broken in terms of MP when MP is the selling point over its predecessor. So in my opinion and personal experience 20 hours in, the game in SP is fine. But the co op that my buddies and I couldn't wait for is a slap in the face to fans.    … Expand
  11. El3ment4l
    May 26, 2018
    7
    How this game runs on X is not acceptable. fps is not stable, it may be 30 but it feels much less most of the time. Screen tearing and this "motion blur" must the most aggressive around. Driving physics horrible. Otherwise playable.
  12. NickyD
    May 25, 2018
    7
    Bigger, Better, yet Buggier

    *Edited: See bottom of review for details. State of Decay 2 is an open-world zombie survival simulator that is engaging, despite several bugs and glitches that can break the immersion. Players scavenge for supplies, engage in trade or threats to other communities, maintain & improve your home-base, help out other players via the radio calls, or role-play    Bigger, Better, yet Buggier

    *Edited: See bottom of review for details.

    State of Decay 2 is an open-world zombie survival simulator that is engaging, despite several bugs and glitches that can break the immersion. Players scavenge for supplies, engage in trade or threats to other communities, maintain & improve your home-base, help out other players via the radio calls, or role-play like iconic survivors from movies and TV to act like a total dickhead during the apocalypse. State of Decay 2 is only $29.99 and delivers far more content than some AAA publishers have done (Sea of Thieves; EA Battlefront; Mass Effect Andromeda; etc.). Here's a quick run-through of the good and bad, as well as some improvement ideas for later on:

    Pros:
    -Game-play has improved since the first one; adding a new blood plague to confront as well as hostile survivors.
    -Expanded map size: There are now 3 maps to explore in the world of SoD2, but they aren't memorable.
    -Base-building has been improved since the first game, but I still wish we could build our bases in a similar way to the Sims franchise.
    -4 Player Multiplayer Coop has been introduced, and makes playing with friends fun as hell. Playing with a buddy was fun as hell, since we both acted like Negan from TWD and would straight up go beast mode on any survivors that were a threat to us. It does feel easier to navigate the world with a friend, despite an ~400 yd tether to the host player, which didn't seem like an issue to myself.
    -Graphics & sound design are improved, but nothing memorable.
    -Combat (especially gun-play) feels smoother and more satisfying with every kill.

    Cons:
    -BUGS! In my copy I didn't have stutters or crashes, but I did notice more bugs when playing online. For example, when I went to turn on my flashlight my character model would somehow be blocking my view but when I played solo this issue never occurred. Also I had bugs where door textures would be open, yet there was a closed invisible door I had to freaking open which has gotten quite annoying. I am not surprised this came out buggy since SoD:YOSE still has bugs with shadow effects they didn't bother to fix.
    -Lack of story: while the first game had a small sense of a storytelling, this game doesn't feel up to par in storytelling as the first one. After I completed the tutorial I instantly forgot about the story-line of helping one of my survivors who had the blood plague and looking for other survivors out in the world. Story wasn't the strong suite in the first game, so I didn't bother following up in the sequel.
    -Online play rewards feel cheap: As I stated playing with a buddy is fun as hell, but I feel like they should've added a radio for transport if you scavenged materials or fuel and you wanted to take it back to your base instead of your friends.

    Improvement Ideas:
    -Add great multiplayer benefits, such as loads of ammo and medicine, rather than just Influence.
    -Create an online trading market between player communities for supplies.
    -Fix bugs (duh).

    Overall I believe, in this title, the game-play design of how to survive was able to triumph over the occasional bugs & glitches. This game improves upon the first one, but bugs and glitches hurt the game for new players and can distance them from playing. Sure if this was a $60 title I would be docking it down points since there are other titles that can give out the bang for a buck (God of War on the PS4, Zelda BOTW on the Nintendo Switch,*Insert X1 Exclusive here*), however this was an indie developer with the backing of a publisher to help broaden their vision of defining zombie-survival. For $30 I think it is a great deal for the value you get here, since they're gonna have updates to improve the game from here on. This title does take steps in the right direction, but hasn't reached its full potential.

    *Edit: After playing for an extended period of time, I have unfortunately lowered my score due to technical issues that began to come more consistently, as well as the lack of rewards for beating the Legacy story-line.

    6.5/10 for newcomers
    7/10 for the hardcore fans    … Expand
  13. Akidoma
    May 20, 2018
    7
    Muchos piperos que dan un ZERO ?!?! Teniendo el Xbox Game Pass, tengo la suerte de jugar al juego, y francamente es un buen juego. El título está lleno de muy buenas intenciones, pero no pasa el curso de su implementación. Esperemos que el tiempo permita que el juego despegue y haga justicia a los conceptos que desarrolla.
  14. BorderlineBunk
    May 20, 2018
    5
    Another sub pat offering from Microsoft. Just like Sea of Thieves, I wanted to like this game. But after playing coop with my friend for the first two hours I was literally falling asleep with my controller on my hands. Xbox has completely destroyed all good faith I had in them, and let me just say Xbox is my console of choice. I've logged literally hundreds of hour son this console causeAnother sub pat offering from Microsoft. Just like Sea of Thieves, I wanted to like this game. But after playing coop with my friend for the first two hours I was literally falling asleep with my controller on my hands. Xbox has completely destroyed all good faith I had in them, and let me just say Xbox is my console of choice. I've logged literally hundreds of hour son this console cause its where my friends play, but WTF. It's not fanboyism if it's damn accurate, and Sonys been making Xbox look like child's play. I've played Horizon, GoW, and Persona 5 on my PS4 this year and all were masterpieces. This game is just boring and uninspired. The light multi-player elements fall flat on their face. 7 days to die feels more exciting to play than this game in every way but graphics. The funny thing is the best game on the Xbox one this year is IMO Deep Rock Galactic, and that game seems to have flown under the radar. Save your money, and support a developer who does more than port their old game to a new engine and add multiplayer. Check out Deep Rock if your hungry for a good Xbox game like I was.… Expand
  15. Lugoku
    May 19, 2018
    7
    Para empezar, lo estoy jugando en PC y si anda medio para el tuje, cabe destacar igual que lo juego en 4K con una GTX 1070 (Gráficos en medio-alto)
    El juego mejora aspectos del primero (La construcción de la base, los coches ahora nafta, el sistema de rangos en la comunidad, enemigos humanos y otras pequeñas cosas) Pero a pesar de todo eso, el mundo se siente vació y las misiones    Para empezar, lo estoy jugando en PC y si anda medio para el tuje, cabe destacar igual que lo juego en 4K con una GTX 1070 (Gráficos en medio-alto)
    El juego mejora aspectos del primero (La construcción de la base, los coches ahora nafta, el sistema de rangos en la comunidad, enemigos humanos y otras pequeñas cosas) Pero a pesar de todo eso, el mundo se siente vació y las misiones secundarias son iguales que las del primero, eso es la gran contra del State of Decay 2, ahora el juego se trata de lootear todo el mapa y moverse al otro mapa. La misiones principales son casi inexistente, son tutoriales, casi. Y los bugs pueden costarte la vida, como salir volando porque te quedaste atorado o que tu compañero salga volando.
    En conclusión el juego parece una beta mas que un fullgame, espero que solucionen los bugs y le agreguen mas vida al mundo con futuras actualizaciones.

    Por ahora le doy un 7/10 siendo COMPASIVO, esta bueno pero es una decepción.

    PD: Ademas de el juego parece hecho por progresistas.    … Expand
  16. LavosierDQ
    May 18, 2018
    6
    game is good, but lacks graphics that does not go with xbox hardware, bugs, lots of bugs. Despite all the problems the game is fun. note 6, nothing more besides that.

    jogo é bom, mas carece de gráficos que não acompanha o hardware do xbox, bugs, muitos bugs.apesar de todos os problemas o jogo é divertido.nota 6 , nada mais alem disso.
  17. Tahdar
    May 18, 2018
    5
    Many bugs. The game crashed in a short time. Poor content if you compare with the SOD1. Only added one new Zombi, disease and cooperative.
  18. shadow_of_arman
    May 18, 2018
    7
    The game takes allot of time to get going, but once it does it hooks you to it. There are somethings removed from the previous game that were really great like calling out your members to loot the house you are currently in or call for back up, this is mostly removed in favor of online co op which should not have happened. The missions themselves are bad at first but after a while they getThe game takes allot of time to get going, but once it does it hooks you to it. There are somethings removed from the previous game that were really great like calling out your members to loot the house you are currently in or call for back up, this is mostly removed in favor of online co op which should not have happened. The missions themselves are bad at first but after a while they get good, after picking a leader, the quests become dynamic based on what kind of leader you have but that takes allot of time to happen, by then people are already greeted to the repetitive grinding of food and supplies which might put most people off. lack of fast travel means means that you won't be able do all the quests that people in the world need and that will make them get angry at you and that leads to troubles down the road. Vehicles make moving within the map easier, limit of gas makes driving challenging, the vehicle controls are great but the physics of the car themselves are bad and lead to funny and annoying bugs.
    To some this up, here is one of the cool experiences I have had in the game:
    10 days in, my community was running out of food, so I went out with my favorite character on a scavenge hunt for food. on my way I got to a hostile community which started a fight between us, I won the fight but it cost me all my meds and my gun as it was now jammed, I picked their weapons which was a revolver with 7 rounds and a melee weapon which was like a machete. I wasn't finding any food so I radioed in to one of the friendly neighbors and they found me some food at a far town. I picked up a car and went there with half gas, by the time I reached the town it was midnight so my character was sleepy so my stamina was lower than normal and I ran out of gas in the middle of the street, zombies were coming at me cause the car sound attracted them, so I ran, running attracted even more zombies so I tried to fight them off witch the 7 rounds I had left, that was stupid cause the sound of the shots fired attracted EVEN MORE zombies! I started running again and I reached a ladder, I climbed up only to survive as my health was really low and I had 30% max stamina. I looked down and I was surrounded with a horde of around 30 zombies, with nothing left to do I shot a flare at the sky and waited for an online player to come find and help me and they did! With the help of the player I survived that and went out to get the food for my community. I felt like I was playing in an episode of the Walking Dead! :D
    Things like these are what drive me back in the game, and now I'm addicted to it. I hope the devs fix the shortcomings like the lack of being able to call for looters to my place cause the core game here is fun.    … Expand
  19. sullyyy
    May 20, 2018
    7
    not a bad game but needs bug fixing but everyone giving 0 your fanboys even the 10 are fanboys i think people are giving 10 because of all the 0 sony fanboy are giving like giving 0 to forza horizon nah

    but we should be giving a review to a game saw 0 on god of war now i see more of this lamoooo you guys that put 0 only give bugs and failed xbox that it that sad really just talk    not a bad game but needs bug fixing but everyone giving 0 your fanboys even the 10 are fanboys i think people are giving 10 because of all the 0 sony fanboy are giving like giving 0 to forza horizon nah

    but we should be giving a review to a game saw 0 on god of war now i see more of this lamoooo

    you guys that put 0 only give bugs and failed xbox that it that sad really just talk about the game

    god of war was amzing this is a meh game not the best but not awful ok man i going to past review for games that had no zeros    … Expand
  20. Dukay66
    May 25, 2018
    5
    State of Decay 2 can offer hours of "fun" if you spend enough time to learn it's systems. Unfortunately they don't do a good job at explaining these systems, you only hear about how bad your community is doing. Exploring is fun and the always lingering threat sets a great atmosphere. I wish there was a more focused narrative that aloud you to play with randoms through normal matchmaking.State of Decay 2 can offer hours of "fun" if you spend enough time to learn it's systems. Unfortunately they don't do a good job at explaining these systems, you only hear about how bad your community is doing. Exploring is fun and the always lingering threat sets a great atmosphere. I wish there was a more focused narrative that aloud you to play with randoms through normal matchmaking. The game is just very meandering, hopefully I can find someone to play with to lighten the mood and have some fun.… Expand
  21. VTL
    Nov 21, 2019
    5
    El juego como multijudaror, ha de ser divertido, pero la verdad como offline deja muchisimo que desear. Historia, personajes, animaciones, entorno (se ve un mundo no preparado, vacio...), los graficos son de 360 la verdad... me ha decepcionado, lo compre (barato la verdad) y no lo he podido acabar... Y mira que los zombies me encantan, pero... no he entrado en el juego para nada.
  22. lucamaral
    Jun 1, 2018
    5
    Unlike many people who have left their reviews here, I'm an Xbox fan who thinks that Microsoft has hastened to launch this game. By the way it came out it deserves 5/10 for the huge amount of bugs and lack of quality I experienced.
  23. PAKAPAKAPAKA
    May 31, 2018
    5
    Weak story, you repeat the same things all the time. There is also no excitement, no "horror" and "frightening" feeling. The conversations are weak and non-realistic, there is no vibe and excitement in the character's voices. Graphics are weak, even GTA 5 from 5 years ago is way better.
  24. Ph03nix84
    Jun 4, 2018
    7
    So I created an account just to review this game.
    I'm about 15-20 hours into it and I can say it's got me somewhat hooked. The exploring and finding items is great and the atmosphere of the game is what one would expect from a zombie survival game.
    The base building and resource/time managment make the game quite tedious and grindy-which I happen to like. The graphics aren't as bad as    So I created an account just to review this game.
    I'm about 15-20 hours into it and I can say it's got me somewhat hooked. The exploring and finding items is great and the atmosphere of the game is what one would expect from a zombie survival game.
    The base building and resource/time managment make the game quite tedious and grindy-which I happen to like.
    The graphics aren't as bad as most people are saying. Could they have been better? Sure, but it doesn't really take away from the gameplay.
    My issues are with the vehicle physics and the fighting.
    The vehicles tend to get stuck in the most ridiculous places and more often than not, while surrounded by zombies. It's extremely frustrating to lose a vehicle because it got stuck in the ground.
    Secondly the fighting. The gun fights are something you would expect from a first generation console, ridiculously clunky and awkward. The hand to hand is simply a mashing of X or B then RB+X. Very boring and outdated.
    Leveling up skills reminds me of GTA and well implemented.
    All in all the game is great except for those small complaints and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a challenge.
    Thia is definately not your average fps. This is a challenging survival game that tests your ability to manage a growing community during a post apocalyptic setting and the needs and problems associated with such.    … Expand
  25. MetaMach
    May 19, 2018
    7
    Nice game, some bugs here or there but overall a good game, an improvemente from the first.
  26. Jenko454
    May 19, 2018
    5
    Este método de evaluar de usuarios está terriblemente planteado,ya que cualquiera que no tenga el juego ,puede puntar de la forma que se le dé la gana,dando tanto un 10 como un 0 sin tener nisiquiera 5 minutos de haber probado el juego , deberia haber una forma de sincronizacion de cuentas con xbox live,psn,steam,nintendo online,etc , para que se le dé validez a la puntuación de losEste método de evaluar de usuarios está terriblemente planteado,ya que cualquiera que no tenga el juego ,puede puntar de la forma que se le dé la gana,dando tanto un 10 como un 0 sin tener nisiquiera 5 minutos de haber probado el juego , deberia haber una forma de sincronizacion de cuentas con xbox live,psn,steam,nintendo online,etc , para que se le dé validez a la puntuación de los usuarios y así tener bases verdaderas para criticar el producto, este monton de 0 es la prueba de lo mal establecido que está este distema de puntuacion.
    Deberian tomarse en cuenta medidas para la puntuación de usuarios , ya que juegos como battlefront 2 y evolve merecen sus bajas puntuaciones de usuario por sus politicas abusivas de dlc y micropagos, pero la gente al ver esta baja puntuacion puede darse una vision erronea sobre el videojuego y alejar posible publico de interes y la cracion de nuevas ips.
    Yo no poseo el juego ,ni una xbox one y mucho menos una pc capaz de moverlo,lamentablemente ,tengo que darle una puntuacion a esta critica que afectará su promedio , asi que mi puntiacion es totalmente invalida , le dare un 5 solo por el hecho de que no le afecte a la puntuacion , ya que mi critica es para la puntuacion de los usuarios, no para state of secay 2 .    … Expand
  27. GamerJosh0137
    May 22, 2018
    6
    Long story short I enjoyed my time in State of Decay 2 but knowing what i know now I think I would have been MUCH more satisfied if I waited for the price to go down. To me this is about a $20.00 game in a perfect world. SoD 2 has some really fun and addicting mechanics but littered with physics glitches and bugs that by no means ruin the experience for me but they do tend to put aLong story short I enjoyed my time in State of Decay 2 but knowing what i know now I think I would have been MUCH more satisfied if I waited for the price to go down. To me this is about a $20.00 game in a perfect world. SoD 2 has some really fun and addicting mechanics but littered with physics glitches and bugs that by no means ruin the experience for me but they do tend to put a damper on the fun factor. The fact that there is a button committed to getting the player unstuck inside of walls, ladders, rocks, etc says it all. Just like the first one, SoD 2 looks good enough when there aren't any frame rate issues but if you have an Xbox one X this game might make you mad that you bought an X to begin with. For me it didn't play much better than the standard version. All in all though I guess I can't complain too much. At least it wasn't $59.99. All in all SoD 2 is a "between game releases game". The kind of game you play while you wait for another game to release. Truth be told I am more disappointed in Xbox than I am undead labs. Xbox aren't doing themselves any favors releasing exclusives like Sea of Thieves, and SoD 2. Sub-par experiences with superb/expensive hardware. Sad day to be an Xbox fan. I know it sounds like I should be giving this game a 3 or something but really it's just ok. If you loved the first one it's definitely worth your time.… Expand
  28. DIEGOFTORO
    May 29, 2018
    6
    Después de unas horas de juego puedo decir que me parece un poco aburrido, técnicamente muy por debajo de lo esperado, no fue una buena compra
  29. Itsapaul
    May 22, 2018
    5
    Single player is fine but not worth $60 for the few upgrades you get over the original. Multiplayer is a broken mess and not really balanced that well at all since they put random limitations in it that get even worse then they bug out. This one's definitely a "wait and pay less for a patched/fixed game later" type of game.
  30. gusman
    May 22, 2018
    7
    HONEST REVIEW: The game is not bad at all, the gameplay if you like this type of game (no, it's not a zombie killing game but more a management game) is ok, has some (a ton) of bugs like being hard to interact with objects, you can break missions very easily and I had to restart the game twice because I got stuck in a rock... but it's not really bad. But, and this is a big BUT, the gameHONEST REVIEW: The game is not bad at all, the gameplay if you like this type of game (no, it's not a zombie killing game but more a management game) is ok, has some (a ton) of bugs like being hard to interact with objects, you can break missions very easily and I had to restart the game twice because I got stuck in a rock... but it's not really bad. But, and this is a big BUT, the game looks awful and has a lot of framerate drops (and I'm not sure at which resolution it's being rendered, it looks like 720p but it may be because the filters, look next), I'm accostumed to VR so I don't get motion sickness very easily (nothing at all to be honest), and this game makes me want to puke, it has an extremely awful motion blur and grain filter which makes the game look outdated and induces sickness. Until the game corrects these, better play it on PC or wait unti lit's fixed (playing on Xbox One S)… Expand
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#4 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 70
  3. Negative: 6 out of 70
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    40
    Innovations in State of Decay 2 don´t solve any problems, but rather add some more. The game unnecessarily forces on its multiplayer and feels very impersonal. [Issue#287]
  2. Gamers Heroes
    Sep 4, 2018
    40
    State of Decay 2 is going to be very hit and miss for a number of people. If you can ignore the flaws, there is a fun game to be had when played with a friend. That said, even if you ignore its flaws, you can’t deny that this game was not ready for release.
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  3. CD-Action
    Aug 2, 2018
    75
    Generally State of Decay 2 looks more like a remaster of the original game than a true sequel. It just does not expand the formula enough and still contains too many repetitive activities that make you go through the motions for the sake of getting it done. That’s why I recommend playing it in short sessions. I have no doubt that people unfamiliar with the first State of Decay will enjoy the second one much more, as everything will be new to them. [07/2018, p.70]
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