State of Decay (video game)
State of Decay is a 2013 action-adventure survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. The game combines elements of shooters, stealth, role-playing and strategy games and the game challenges players to survive by exploring, scavenging, and fighting the undead. It places emphasis on how the player's leaderships skills fare against an onslaught of problems, such as diminishing survival resources, group trust and morale, zombie extermination, base defenses, and people's lives.
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| Developer(s) | Undead Labs |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Studios |
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| Programmer(s) | Shaun Leach |
| Artist(s) | Doug Williams |
| Writer(s) | Travis Stout |
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| Series | State of Decay |
| Engine | CryEngine 3 |
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| Release | June 5, 2013
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| Mode(s) | Single-player |
State of Decay was released for the Xbox 360 on June 5, 2013 to positive reviews from critics. A Windows version was released on September 20, 2013, via Steam's Early Access, with a release following on November 5, 2013. A remastered version called the Year-One Survival Edition was released for Windows and Xbox One on April 28, 2015 to mixed reviews from critics. The game had sold over 1 million units by November 2013.
State of Decay 2 was announced at Xbox's E3 2016 press conference. The game introduced cooperative multiplayer and was released on May 22, 2018. State of Decay 3 was announced at Xbox's 2020 Games Showcase and is currently in development.