State of Decay: Lifeline is a simulator developed by Undead Labs, released 30 May 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What State of Decay: Lifeline is
State of Decay: Lifeline is a simulator game developed by Undead Labs and released in 2014. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
State of Decay: Lifeline puts you into the boots of Greyhound One, a military unit sent into a zombie-infested city to rescue the team of scientists who can put an end to the outbreak. Lifeline features a new map, new characters, and a new way to play: Defend your base against hordes of zombies, using the best military equipment and personnel your unit can scrape together.
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
State of Decay: Lifeline holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 34% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. 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 Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (E6600) / Athlon X64, 2 GB RAM and Radeon HD 2600 XT / GeForce 9600 GSO / Intel HD 3000. 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. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
State of Decay: Lifeline launched on 30 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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