State of Decay 2

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 933 Ratings

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  1. Cerebrado
    Jun 5, 2018
    0
    Disgusting always the same **** broken multiplayer. Bugs etc etc waste of money
  2. 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and this game makes me want to puke, it has an extremely awful motion blur and grain filter which makes the game look outdated and induces sickness.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
  3. dantes950
    Jun 25, 2018
    3
    repetitive and boring without a sence of progress almost the entire game until you realize what to do becuse the game wont tell you and still after knowing it is actually nothing good to be honest, the first one was way better and with a story to follow
  4. Magma17
    May 24, 2018
    5
    Uma ótima ideia, mas os inúmeros Bugs podem atrapalhar a sua experiência. portas que parecem abertas mas estão fechadas, IA desligada,física bizarra e mal programada,zumbis presos em paredes,Aspectos técnicos defasados,frame rate inconstante,personagens mal modelados e movimentação robótica.
    O jogo é essencialmente um simulador de pilhagem,e toda a responsabilidade que você precisa ter    Uma ótima ideia, mas os inúmeros Bugs podem atrapalhar a sua experiência. portas que parecem abertas mas estão fechadas, IA desligada,física bizarra e mal programada,zumbis presos em paredes,Aspectos técnicos defasados,frame rate inconstante,personagens mal modelados e movimentação robótica.
    O jogo é essencialmente um simulador de pilhagem,e toda a responsabilidade que você precisa ter com sua comunidade cansa,Eu amo o jogo, mas não deveria ter sido lançado nesse estado. Tem o apoio da Microsoft,mas mesmo assim,continua sendo um jogo Indie.
    Eles têm um monte de coisas para corrigir.    … Expand
  5. Eddrm31
    May 29, 2018
    10
    Día 18 en StateofDecay2 .

    Ya sabíamos que todo iba demasiado bien. Hemos perdido a Olivia. Cole no pudo hacer nada para salvarla de la horda de 'ojos rojos' mientras él destruía el núcleo de Plaga. Casi perdemos a los dos. Afortunadamente, tenemos buena provisión de curas.
  6. PepeRorr
    May 25, 2018
    8
    Posiblemente el mejor simulador de supervivencia zombie lastima que sus graficas sean tan pobres pero aun asi es jugable.
  7. TheNyifan
    Aug 19, 2018
    10
    It's not deserving of these reviews so I gave this a ten, this game is an improvement over the last game, it's much more polished so, what's wrong? Will Xbox One games ever be rated positively again.....
  8. xxmar-au_san_xx
    May 9, 2019
    0
    jogo horrivel graficos de ps2 e jogabilidade horrorosa um dos piores jogos dessa geração com certeza.
  9. dmetacritic1
    Feb 26, 2019
    1
    I've played it from its release state to current. The game is still very buggy, has no story, horrible vehicle driving functionality (nothing like you’d expect in this decade), and has beyond tedious game play. To make matters worse, they added constant spawning of zombies every few seconds. You can kill every zombie in sight. Then turn you back and 3 more will magically appear. NothingI've played it from its release state to current. The game is still very buggy, has no story, horrible vehicle driving functionality (nothing like you’d expect in this decade), and has beyond tedious game play. To make matters worse, they added constant spawning of zombies every few seconds. You can kill every zombie in sight. Then turn you back and 3 more will magically appear. Nothing about the game is difficult, but it does succeed in being annoying with these mechanics. The devs take forever to release an update/patch to correct things, and when they do, they bring in new bugs. Makes people wonder if the devs even play the game they designed.

    The game had a lot of potential but failed in just about everything. And that includes the 15-year-old graphics. SOD1 was much better in just about every aspect. The only thing SOD2 brings to the table is the option to play indefinitely, which you couldn't do in SOD1 since there wasn't any way to generate enough of all needed resources.

    Your typical game session is- Get a call from an enclave (since everyone but you completely incapable of doing anything), drive over to them, accept their demand (which is asking for something), drive to said location on the map that contains what they want, then drive back to them and deliver it, then go drive back home. Your vehicle will either get stuck or flip at least once) spin out a bunch of times, and you’ll need to refuel the at least once car every round trip. All while zombies magically appear and a horrible "glare" effect is occurring on the car. By this time an infestation should appear that you should go clear. If not, your people will start complaining, lowering moral. Outposts are almost pointless as they don't do much.

    Multiplayer is basically you just helping the host do their thing for their base, then disappearing. It can be fun as well but it's not a true multiplayer world. And there is a lot of loading too. Load into your game, then loading to find someone, and finally loading into their game. If you quit or get disconnected, you get sent back to game menu. Then you will have to load back into your game again then start the multiplayer loading(s) again.    … Expand
  10. kushlordtessema
    Jul 4, 2021
    0
    One of the worst games ever to be exclusive to platforms, when people mention the pathetic exclusives Xbox has it is definitely games like this. Not Forza, Halo, or Gears, but these trash developers who no one heard about--coming from a die hard Xbox fan. The game is one of the buggiest most unfinished pieces of crap, you can tell it was made by talentless people--aka undead labs. I'veOne of the worst games ever to be exclusive to platforms, when people mention the pathetic exclusives Xbox has it is definitely games like this. Not Forza, Halo, or Gears, but these trash developers who no one heard about--coming from a die hard Xbox fan. The game is one of the buggiest most unfinished pieces of crap, you can tell it was made by talentless people--aka undead labs. I've seen modders do better jobs than these full time humans. Repairing cars literally flings them in the air and they helocpoter in the air for 5 seconds before blowing up, or my favorite one where they slide across the ground on their side and smash and blow up instantly when it touches a wall, this has been in the game for 4 years. Text bugs are also frequent and were only recently fixrd with juggernaut edition. Looking at their resume the only game they (Undead labs) ever made is State of Decay, which both of them (1 and 2) end up being garbage, but especially 2. If you paid for this game you got scammed, if you got it with gamepass your time got scammed, only good for achievements or playing with friends/modders, every thing else it is a mess. Driving is terrible but the only way to traverse, car gets stuck every second and you get punished with being swarmed by zombies (even WORSE on harder difficulties), unstuck command is so useless you might as well leg it out of the car if it gets stuck. it takes 10 seconds to use, you have to be still (enemies will drag you out your car), and has a cool down. Ally AI is terrible and a joke unless it is enemy humans then they become OP (they will insta one shot you on harder difficulties, you have to shoot them dozens of times to kill them or headshot them multiple times). The spawns are terrible and zombies will render in on your screen last second, even worse when bloaters or entire packs spawn on your car and damage it or near insta kill you on harder difficulties, some how rendering is even worse on Series X. Overall terrible game. Buggy, laggy, crashes around clusters of plague hearts, TERRIBLE driving (only way to traverse), god awful enemy spawning, and nothing redeeming. No out of world soundtrack, absolutely no story, no character development. For a game lacking so much it is a surprise these terrible devs still could not muster any talent or usefulness in the few areas you can tell they 'tried', 5 years of their legacies down the drain making a forgetabble mess that became apart of the "Xbox has no good games" meme. One of Xbox Studios throw away talent. If state of decay 3 is good its because Microsoft is actually getting more involved with undead labs due to how terrible their games are and providing them a triple A budget. Developers who are so talentless (Fallout new vegas driving mod is better than this games driving) even Microsoft knew they had to get involved and give them a bigger team because they cannot even make a simple game by themselves. It has been 4 years and none of these issues are fixed. Just extra 'content' no asked for, like recently they decided to finally give you a secondary weapon, something thousands of games done before and they finally, after four god blessed years, mustered enough brain cells to implement something a literal higschool CS student could code.… Expand
  11. Kazcarai
    May 29, 2018
    0
    um lixo repleto de bug, história porca, flop atrás de flop, xbox lixo, estado de decadencia mesmo...xbox morreu...phil spencer bicha, chupa meu ovo
  12. Kerk21
    Jun 8, 2018
    0
    Won't even let me play. Awful. My brother and I both bought this game. After waiting for it to download, we loaded it up on both Xbox's. On his Xbox, his screen turned black when trying to start a new community, and nothing would happen after that. On my Xbox, I can make it to the character selection screen before beginning the game, at which point it freezes upon making a selection andWon't even let me play. Awful. My brother and I both bought this game. After waiting for it to download, we loaded it up on both Xbox's. On his Xbox, his screen turned black when trying to start a new community, and nothing would happen after that. On my Xbox, I can make it to the character selection screen before beginning the game, at which point it freezes upon making a selection and won't begin the game. Absolutely ridiculous that they would release this game in the state that it's in. I might be able to write a decent review on the actual game play, if either me or my brother could actually play the game that we just spent $30 on. Nothing but a waste of time and money, both of which I wish I could get back. Unbelievable.… Expand
  13. PhoenixRiising
    May 30, 2018
    8
    I have played for probably 6-8 hours and find it fun, it has a lot of the first games style with the addition of making supplies like food, gas and cars seem much more limited. I would recommend esp at the 30 price point.
  14. Lttrev
    Apr 5, 2019
    0
    This is a disgusting mess of a game. I dont care for graphics too much but when we're on the XBONE and a game is looking like a PS1 port... we have problems. Now as far as gameplay goes- its glitches all over the place. This game is a complete embarrassment of the Xbox franchise. I played this, Halo 5, and Sea of Thieves. After that combination of complete dog **** i went out and purchasedThis is a disgusting mess of a game. I dont care for graphics too much but when we're on the XBONE and a game is looking like a PS1 port... we have problems. Now as far as gameplay goes- its glitches all over the place. This game is a complete embarrassment of the Xbox franchise. I played this, Halo 5, and Sea of Thieves. After that combination of complete dog **** i went out and purchased a Ps4. I can no longer support a library of games this mediocre. This was an abymal mess of a game. DO NOT PLAY IT. It is truly a 0.… Expand
  15. Weekend_Knights
    Jun 3, 2018
    6
    Though it isn't a bad game per se - insofar as there isn't anything that is manifestly wrong with it (bugs aside), the lack of originality and a narrative makes it a hollow, repetitive experience; such that, by the end, it felt like I was stuck in a toxic relationship. I kept going back to it, day after day, but I knew deep down that it wasn't going anywhere, and that I wasn't gettingThough it isn't a bad game per se - insofar as there isn't anything that is manifestly wrong with it (bugs aside), the lack of originality and a narrative makes it a hollow, repetitive experience; such that, by the end, it felt like I was stuck in a toxic relationship. I kept going back to it, day after day, but I knew deep down that it wasn't going anywhere, and that I wasn't getting anything from it. I knew it was better, for both of us, that I just walk away. I really, really wanted this to work, State of Decay 2, but you proved too hard to love.… Expand
  16. Kenmei
    May 26, 2018
    6
    I'm disappointed with this game. It's essentially just SoD 1 with new locations and a few new skills to gain. Which can be fun if you really enjoyed the first game. However for those looking for something new to be added onto that formula, you'll be sadly disappointed I'm afraid. Much of the mechanics have been a bit polished up from the first one and the aiming can be a bit easier. That'sI'm disappointed with this game. It's essentially just SoD 1 with new locations and a few new skills to gain. Which can be fun if you really enjoyed the first game. However for those looking for something new to be added onto that formula, you'll be sadly disappointed I'm afraid. Much of the mechanics have been a bit polished up from the first one and the aiming can be a bit easier. That's if you can get through all the bugs in the game. I've gotten stuck more time then I can count, including a nasty bug that wouldn't let me move my character in a straight line. That game is still basically broken and desperately needs an update patch. Bout the only thing that saves it for me is the 30 dollar price tag. If this had been a 60 dollar game, it would have gotten a 0 for sure. If you liked the first game in the series, you'll prob like this one alot. If you can stand all the bugs here.… Expand
  17. Exanthius
    Jun 4, 2018
    2
    Despite what you hear from Microsoft or other sources: This is not a AAA title. It might have been in 2012. I usually don't reduce games to the graphics, but if a title is advertised as THE exclusive savior of the platform with AAA quality, I simply expect more and not outdated graphics. AAA are games like Horizon Zero Dawn. With an experienced and resourceful developer. Don't get meDespite what you hear from Microsoft or other sources: This is not a AAA title. It might have been in 2012. I usually don't reduce games to the graphics, but if a title is advertised as THE exclusive savior of the platform with AAA quality, I simply expect more and not outdated graphics. AAA are games like Horizon Zero Dawn. With an experienced and resourceful developer. Don't get me wrong, I love my Xbox, but with exclusives like this, the platform is doomed. After the desaster around Scalebound and the how-can-we-put-as-little-content-as-possible-in-a-game Sea of Thieves, the platform lacks the AAA exclusive games.
    However, this review is about State of Decay 2 and not Xbox as a whole. So why did I return my copy to the store after 15 hours of gameplay? It's the classic problem with "open world" games that are advertised as being diverse in terms of content. The game gets repetitive really quickly and even after a few hours I was not immersed into the game. The reason for this might be the annoying bugs I encountered (indicator why it's not AAA) as well as the already mentioned underwhelming graphics.

    I can have fun with titles like Minecraft or games that focus on their art style (Okami). But when being promised a high quality game in 2018, I don't expect 2012 graphics. If you don't believe me, look at footage of this game and then compare it to other "big" titles. The price is not justified for how the game is performing in terms of story, bugs and graphics. It hurts to admit it, but this game damaged the Xbox platform more than it helped.

    Don't buy this game.

    Sincerely, a disappointed Xbox fanboy.    … Expand
  18. Rapida716
    Oct 4, 2018
    0
    The game is 0 points. Because it bothers you very quickly, it does not make sense, there is little content, stupid enemies, stupid tasks. But the price tag is like a good AA game. Lags at first on consoles. Another trash from Microsoft.
  19. finsdefis
    May 23, 2018
    5
    Poor mechanics and extreme bugginess turn this great idea into a hellish mess. On both Xbox One and PC I've encountered multiple bugs that were absolutely game-breaking for me at that very moment. These include being stuck in random areas during important fights and cars blowing up because of clipping issues.
  20. JuniorCorreaSC
    May 31, 2018
    0
    Fraquíssimo, gastei internet atoa baixando essa porcaria! Não valeu nem o espaço que ocupou no HD.
  21. DaveH911
    Jun 4, 2018
    4
    Simple, tedious, boring... Uninstalling this waste of storage space today...
  22. BillS1973
    May 23, 2018
    5
    State of Decay 2 doesn't live up to todays standards for a video game. Very dated graphics with repetitive game play. Glitches make the experience even worse. I'm glad I played a friends first before purchasing it for myself. Not worth the money right now. $20 title at best.
  23. MasterZZ
    May 30, 2018
    0
    o jogo veio quebrado, é divertido nas primeiras 2 horas mas depois se torna repetitivo e sem graça, os gráficos parecem de xbox 360 mesmo no xbox one x, Mais um Flop pra coleção da Microsoft LuL
  24. fbnaulin
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    I didn't expect this game to be so fun and addictive, since it has had reviews in its launch. I guess every weak aspect has been improved and updated. The characters feel human and engaging. Environment, gameplay, and reward cycle are simply great. Every raid could be your last.
  25. Steyraus
    Aug 23, 2020
    4
    There is a brief moment while learning the game that it fun. But it quickly becomes a chore, where you want to do one thing but are being nagged to do 5 other thing on top of deal with a feral and hoard..The game has a somewhat fun game play loop ,just like the first game. Only problem is they failed at everything else, just like the first game, even a few more things.
    Graphics are not his    There is a brief moment while learning the game that it fun. But it quickly becomes a chore, where you want to do one thing but are being nagged to do 5 other thing on top of deal with a feral and hoard..The game has a somewhat fun game play loop ,just like the first game. Only problem is they failed at everything else, just like the first game, even a few more things.
    Graphics are not his gen at all, the world is empty and dull and visuals are just not impressive for this gen, if it looked last gen but ran at 60FPS it would be fine, but nope its a 30fps game. The games has less bugs than the first, less, the first game was literally unplayable with bugs, so yeah there is less.
    One of the most annoying thing is the characters. SOD1 had actually interesting characters, there was some attractive girls as you would want in your end on the world zombie fantasy and many side stories and charters you ended up interested even caring about.
    The Character in SOD2 are just crazy bland, there stories are the most uninteresting bunk you could imagine, find tools and record players, crap like that. And most imitating more offensively is they have clearly gone with "Averting of the Male Gaze" thing woke developers love these days. Making every female character just plain ugly and completely unappealing, so as not to appeal MEN!! MEN the main supporters and consumers of their product, they set out to not appeal to them!!!! Many men in the game are very attractive, so they know how to model and make faces, just decided their male fan should only get uggos in their survivor fantasy.
    Overall the game is a hard pass, there a few interesting hours at the start as you learn the game, but then quickly become a chore as the whiney ugly woman contact every 30 secs to demand something.    … Expand
  26. skiggy
    Jun 23, 2018
    8
    If its the bugs in this game that has caused the low scores, I can sort of understand but if its the game itself then I think the reviewers are crazy. Ive owned this game since it launched and since then I may have gone 4 nights without playing it. There is so much to do in this game no matter what direction you play. The looting and RPG mechanics are top notch and the fun factor is 10xIf its the bugs in this game that has caused the low scores, I can sort of understand but if its the game itself then I think the reviewers are crazy. Ive owned this game since it launched and since then I may have gone 4 nights without playing it. There is so much to do in this game no matter what direction you play. The looting and RPG mechanics are top notch and the fun factor is 10x better than God of War 4. The graphics on pc and the X are not that bad at all. In fact outside of some soupy textures here and there the game actually looks really good. IMO this game is more of a single player game. The multiplayer would be the part I take points away. I dont like how you cant run through the game with friends and have everything save together. This "helping out" crap is probably the most stupid idea I have ever seen in a game. They need to take note from games like Dying Light. I also think that now that they have been fully acquired by MS the graphics moving forward in future games will look like Dying Light games.

    I do feel Xbox games have been unfairly reviewed this entire gen. Whether it be pixels to bugs most reviewers are leaving fun factor out of their reviews and that's BS. This game is incredibly fun and addicting! Over 2 million people bought it a week after it released and every time I am in my local Walmart there aren't any copies available.

    Its a great game and on Xbox One X I have not seen these problems with bugs.    … Expand
  27. X50
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Jogo muito bom, recomendo para quem estiver procurando um jogo de sobrevivência em meio a um Apocalipse zumbi.
  28. ClassicRPM
    Oct 26, 2020
    8
    This is a good game. I played it late because of the ratings, to be honest, and I am glad at last I gave it a chance.
    It's the only game out there that gives a zombie apocalypse a rather realistic touch. (I dislike the absurd, monstruous creatures that they put in Resident Evil). Has little story but a nice open world. You need to scavenge for supplies just like you imagine doing in a    This is a good game. I played it late because of the ratings, to be honest, and I am glad at last I gave it a chance.
    It's the only game out there that gives a zombie apocalypse a rather realistic touch. (I dislike the absurd, monstruous creatures that they put in Resident Evil). Has little story but a nice open world. You need to scavenge for supplies just like you imagine doing in a situation like that. I applaud the decision of adding difficulty levels, to adjust the experience to different types of players. Howerver, 2 criticisms (for me): (i) The Juggernauts (and the Ferals too, actually) seem so artificial and their only reason to be in the game is to make things difficult sometimes... And (ii) the permadeath should be only optional. I hate to dedicate so many hours into the game for later losing all in a mistake or a trap. Some people like this, but honestly, I wish I had the time for that. I don't. For the future, it would be nice to add more regular zombies in big cities, rather than artificial zombies that are more powerful. This way you keep a challenge but you get rid of the artificiality.    … Expand
  29. Vikn01776
    Feb 24, 2020
    8
    The average reviews given to State of Decay 2 seem insane to me. Its far from perfect (not very pretty, doesn't run spectacularly, some repetition) but the base game is SO enjoyable. Its perfect for anyone into zombie movies/games. This is a game I would have wished that existed as a kid. The gameplay is genuinely tense...which is something that the old game started with and dissipatedThe average reviews given to State of Decay 2 seem insane to me. Its far from perfect (not very pretty, doesn't run spectacularly, some repetition) but the base game is SO enjoyable. Its perfect for anyone into zombie movies/games. This is a game I would have wished that existed as a kid. The gameplay is genuinely tense...which is something that the old game started with and dissipated with time. It has more legs this time around. Maybe it's because I have played the patched game (02/20) but the bugs are minor and the gameplay is highly enjoyable. Its the ideal zombie base building game for a zombie setting. The game is essentially just State of Decay updated for modern gaming along with a number of inprovements. I don't think there is any regression from the first game. If you enjoyed that, you will almost certainly enjoy this game. There is a large patch coming (juggernaut) in a couple of weeks, and after playing I am psyched. It could bring this rating up to a 9! If you have had any curiosity about this game, I would definitely reccomend you get this. Its often on sale nowadays. I was very skeptical going into tit and I would have gladly paid twice what I did knowing how fun it is.… Expand
  30. henriquetorres
    Jun 10, 2019
    9
    Great game. Open world, few bugs, few loads and free in xbox game pass.
    Much better than other games like Assassins Creed and Call of Duty.
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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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Metascore
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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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