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State of Decay: YOSE

Open-world zombie survival with community management and base building

Undead Labs · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Apr 27, 2015

ActionRPGSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 59 in 30 days
Playing now
56
peak 24h 88
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
10 years ago
Nov 18, 2015

What is State of Decay: YOSE?

A third-person, single-player action RPG and survival simulation set in an open world after a zombie outbreak. You scavenge for supplies, fight zombies, recruit playable survivors, and build and fortify a community base. The Year-One edition includes the Breakdown and Lifeline add-ons, plus additional missions, survivors, vehicles, and weapons.

For you if...

  • +you like managing a group where survivors can die permanently
  • +you enjoy balancing scavenging, combat, and base upgrades
  • +you want three distinct single-player zombie modes

Not for you if...

  • you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer
  • you prefer a story-led campaign over repeated survival tasks
  • you dislike managing companions and their morale problems

What players say

82% of 13,190 reviews are positive · 83% of 59 in the last 30 days

Players praise the scavenging and base-building loop, plus recruiting, developing, and playing different survivors. The most common complaints are bugs and jank, weak AI, abrupt zombie spawning, repetitive missions, and performance or graphical problems.

Screenshots and trailer

State of Decay: YOSE

State of Decay: YOSE system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 / Athlon X64 3400
Graphics
GeForce GTX 470 / Radeon HD 5850 / Intel HD 4600
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4158 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor
Intel Core i5-750 / AMD Athlon X4 760K
Graphics
GeForce GTX 560 / Radeon HD 7770
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4200 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
72
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil.

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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