State of Decay 2 cover art

State of Decay 2

The next installment in the critically acclaimed “State of Decay” franchise immerses you in an all-new, multiplayer zombie survival fantasy. Build a lasting community, working with other players or solo to…

67 22 May 2018

State of Decay 2 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Undead Labs, released 22 May 2018 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What State of Decay 2 is

State of Decay 2 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Undead Labs and released in 2018. It was published by Xbox Game Studios. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

State of Decay 2 is a 2018 action-adventure survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is a sequel to State of Decay and was released for Windows and Xbox One on May 22, 2018. Players are tasked with building a community, managing resources and surviving against the horde of zombies.
Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, open world and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 153 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

State of Decay 2 holds a critic score of 67 out of 100. That places it above 26% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 2 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 70, across 152 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-2500 @2.7Ghz / AMD FX-6300, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7870. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

State of Decay 2 launched on 22 May 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for State of Decay 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

Know one? Send it in and we will test it →

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Characters

All 7

Dlc

Expansions

Quick answers

State of Decay 2 — frequently asked questions

When did State of Decay 2 come out?
State of Decay 2 was released on 22 May 2018 for Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for State of Decay 2?
At minimum, State of Decay 2 needs Intel i5-2500 @2.7Ghz / AMD FX-6300, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
Does State of Decay 2 have multiplayer?
Yes. State of Decay 2 supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.
How many GB is State of Decay 2?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

If you like this

Games like State of Decay 2

See all