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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 11K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 32 in 30 days
Players
80
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 years ago
Nov 18, 2015
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 470
4 GB RAM · 4.1 GB disk
Full requirements

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 11,208 reviews are positive · 90% of 32 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.

Players over time

▼ -27% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 116 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202680
Nov 6, 202662
Nov 5, 202650
Nov 4, 202661
Nov 3, 202664
Nov 2, 202684
Nov 1, 202675
Oct 31, 202681
Oct 30, 202669
Oct 29, 202673
Oct 28, 202674
Oct 27, 202678
Oct 26, 202665
Oct 25, 202671
Oct 24, 202676
Oct 23, 202688
Oct 22, 202672
Oct 21, 202668
Oct 20, 202665
Oct 19, 202690
Oct 18, 202689
Oct 17, 202685
Oct 16, 202672
Oct 15, 202684
Oct 14, 202682
Oct 13, 202694
Oct 12, 202696
Oct 11, 2026116
Oct 10, 202694
Oct 9, 202691
Oct 8, 202681
Oct 7, 202686
Oct 6, 202699
Oct 5, 202689
Oct 4, 2026111
Oct 3, 202691
Oct 2, 202674
Oct 1, 202667
Sep 30, 202682
Sep 29, 202680
Sep 28, 202691
Sep 27, 202693
Sep 26, 202675
Sep 25, 202676
Sep 24, 202670
Sep 23, 202656
Sep 23, 202688
Sep 22, 202687
Sep 21, 202694

How many players finish State of Decay: YOSE?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «Survivor», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

State of Decay: YOSE screenshot 1

State of Decay: YOSE system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 470, 4 GB RAM, 4.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does State of Decay: YOSE have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does State of Decay: YOSE run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
72
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does State of Decay: YOSE use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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