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State of Decay 2

Released: 5/22/2018

How Will You Survive? The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Not even the military could stop the zombies, and now it's up to you to gather survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters, and where you define what it means to survive. State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival game in an open world where you and up to three friends build a community of survivors. It’s up to you to establish a base, develop your characters’ abilities, and manage resources to survive as a group in a world where choices matter and every decision has lasting consequences. Every player’s experience is unique - as you play, the open world responds to your decisions, developing in real time and dynamically offering new opportunities for you to demonstrate your own personal survival priorities. These decisions also result in real consequences that affect your community. Send your best scavenger across the map to gather medicine for a sick friend... but know that they might not make it home. Help your neighbors, and you might make new allies... or you could decide that you need their food supply more than they do. In the end, how you survive might surprise you.

How Will You Survive? The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Not even the military could stop the zombies, and now it's up to you to gather survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters, and where you define what it means to survive. State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival game in an open world where you and up to three friends build a community of survivors. It’s up to you to establish a base, develop your characters’ abilities, and manage resources to survive as a group in a world where choices matter and every decision has lasting consequences. Every player’s experience is unique - as you play, the open world responds to your decisions, developing in real time and dynamically offering new opportunities for you to demonstrate your own personal survival priorities. These decisions also result in real consequences that affect your community. Send your best scavenger across the map to gather medicine for a sick friend... but know that they might not make it home. Help your neighbors, and you might make new allies... or you could decide that you need their food supply more than they do. In the end, how you survive might surprise you.

How Will You Survive? The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Not even the military could stop the zombies, and now it's up to you to gather survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters, and where you define what it means to survive. State of Decay 2 is the ultimate zombie survival game in an open world where you and up to three friends build a community of survivors. It’s up to you to establish a base, develop your characters’ abilities, and manage resources to survive as a group in a world where choices matter and every decision has lasting consequences. Every player’s experience is unique - as you play, the open world responds to your decisions, developing in real time and dynamically offering new opportunities for you to demonstrate your own personal survival priorities. These decisions also result in real consequences that affect your community. Send your best scavenger across the map to gather medicine for a sick friend... but know that they might not make it home. Help your neighbors, and you might make new allies... or you could decide that you need their food supply more than they do. In the end, how you survive might surprise you.

Critics
69
Metacritic
58

Score Breakdown

68.7

Critic Average

105 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

58

Metacritic User Score

1,060 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+10.7
Combined Disparity
+10.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

68 early (65%)29 launch window (28%)8 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 6, 2022

Based on 105 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 68.7/100. Critics score this game 10.7 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 105)+
  1. Jase TaylorviaGameGrin
    Sep 6, 2022·Late review
    75/100View review
    Metacritic 58/100 · +17.0 pts
  2. Austin NelsonviaDayOne
    Mar 19, 2021·Late review
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 58/100 · +27.0 pts
  3. Geeks Under Grace StaffviaGeeks Under Grace
    Sep 18, 2020·Late review
    75/100View review
    Metacritic 58/100 · +17.0 pts
  4. Stephan MeijerviaGame Craves
    Feb 6, 2020·Late review
    30/100View review
    Metacritic 58/100 · -28.0 pts
  5. Paolo SirioviaSpaziogames
    Jun 24, 2019·Late review
    78/100View review
    Metacritic 58/100 · +20.0 pts