Dead State
Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize…
Dead State is an indie developed by DoubleBear Productions, released 4 December 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dead State is
Dead State is an indie game developed by DoubleBear Productions and released in 2014. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize a group of survivors together, fortify a shelter, scout for food and supplies, negotiate with or defend against other factions, and maintain order inside the shelter as humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. Dead State is a full-fledged RPG featuring base building and management, turn-based tactical combat, and reactive story and dialogue with an emphasis on survival at any cost. Attract new allies, scavenge food and supplies, and protect your shelter at any cost. Do you have…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror, sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 12 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Dead State holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.7 GHz Processor or better, 2 GB RAM and Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT / ATI Radeon HD 7290 (512 Mb) or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.
What it launched against
Dead State launched on 4 December 2014, within three weeks of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Tales from the Borderlands and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Tales from the Borderlands, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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