State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

Can't recommend , game design is from 2010, 0 unique ideas , looks like mobile game and there is no soul in it , I can't fully express my feelings as there is none towards this game , Too casual

I love this game but I cannot climb on ranger car anymore, I could before, not now. But very nice game, except you cannot climb on Ranger car. and this makes me angry : (

Works on first launch. Crash on startup with subsequent launches.

Most radiant quests are repetitive so you might wanna ignore them unless you need supplies, but other than that, the gameplay and combat are really good. The only issue I really have is that the hordes have like 3-5 zombies at best, even on higher difficulties.

With state of decay 3 around the corner, I must say that playing this game has been amazing throughout... I played state of decay 1 when i was very young and i must admit that state of decay 2 was a great improvement over it. I highly recommend trying this game...

Honestly, I like this game. I played it a few years ago, recently had the opportunity to buy it and I don't regret it. It may be somewhat repetitive but it's still fun.

If you want looting shooting zombie sandbox, then yes. Just understand it is fairly shallow in most aspects, and in many ways is just a modest upgrade from SoD1. You have to really like this game for repeated play throughs, or take long breaks between. I honestly don't expect the reported SoD3 to be any better, or different, as this developer hasn't shown the studio skills or capability to make a bigger better game.

probably the best zombie "survival" game, the melee combat is fun the shooting is satisfying and the driving is perfect for running over zombies :) i cant wait for the 3rd game to somehow BE EVEN BETTER! a EASY 10/10

Can't wait for the release of state of decay 3, I got this game on sale and initially I was feeling a little skeptical but i'm glad I made the decision to get it. Also funny enough I met the love of my life while i was watching game play footage of this game when she first confessed she liked me. So yeah this game has a special place in my heart i'm glad I got this game.

A relatively old zombie game that takes the idea of being in a zombie outbreak, but focuses more on scavenging and taking care of your community really well. simplistic, yet complicated, mix of both. the randomness in every character makes each survivor special in one way or another. I'd give you give it a shot. <3

Too grindy to be fun. Combat is ok, but unremarkable and somehow not satisfying or fun. You've gotta run around and unlock the ability to set up more forts, which feels grindy It might've been more fun to spread myself too thin instead?

There's no end to the tasks, but when does the game get fun? I have no idea.

If you have friends you want to play this with in multiplayer, don't bother, everyone else becomes a base slave to the host.

Multiplayer basically:

1.) Resources are donated to the Host's base, leaving your own community neglected, you have to have your own session to keep your own base going.

2.) Tether system prevents you from straying far from the host, which contradicts the purpose of player loot distribution system.

Another overall letdown is that the Inventory system is very limited, even in vehicles.

DO NOT start this game at a higher difficulty level. You need to learn how it works at easier difficulties first. With a few exceptions, every game I've ever played I started on the hardest level and eventually got good at it. I tried that with this game and couldn't make any progress. Constant death. After 200+ hours I'm still one away from the hardest level. It's an extremely immersive and difficult game, but a lot of fun and very rewarding as you get better. The creators also supported, improved, and released new updates and content for an astonishing number of years. How many studios do that these days!?!

I would not recommend if you search for a multiplayer gameplay.

The actual gameplay is great. Won't lie about it. But once you want to get into multiplayer with your friend... Awful...

So imagine you want to play with your friend and you join their world. You're basically a slave. You gain 33% of their loot and you are not even getting a good weapon. You don't share their community or loot. You can't upgrade their stations. You're just here to help and nothing else. If you actually want some loot or reward for the help you have provided, you have to go in your world and claim the reward. Wich loses the whole point of the muliplayer cooperation gameplay.

Please devs. Don't mess up with State Of Decay 3. The gameplay is geat. DON'T MESS UP!

Cant even play it without some arbitrary online microsoft account. Cool. Was actually excited to try it too. Nevermind.

Fuck this game and the devs, why the fuck lock this game behind a stupid useless shaddy not trust worthy Microsoft account? and what games uses microsoft? this is my third time I created a stupid microsoft account to log into your stupid xbox account only to be locked out for no reason, losing all my saves for the third time. AND NO I WON'T GIVE MY PHONE NUMBER TO MICROSOFT. why lock the game behind an xbox account? I am playing in the fucking PC, this is a fucking PC VERSIOIN not XBOX. not gonna buy any game from this devs again. you are black listed.

Its about building a community and killing thousands upon thousands of zombies.
Its is fun, that's it.

P.S. Achievements in this game were obviously made by someone who never played it.

Played this game a decent bit on gamepass before getting it for £2 on Steam.

I think the game is pretty good all around and there are a lot of things that I would want them to improve on in the next game. There are a lot of quality of life features that could be implemented like making it easier to manage AI inventories in the community and speaking of AI, the AI in Daybreak and so useless. They should at least be able to repair a wall or something. Also when marking something on the map, it should have a dotted line on the map leading me to where I've placed the marker. I think there should also be more to do in the main campaign. Once you've finished your quests and destroyed all the plauge hearts that is basically it. I also would like more customisation for the base. I don't really want to have to choose between facilities in the base and some of the bases seem to have so much wasted space where more slots could go. I think the armoured zombies are too strong as well because the best way to kill them is with melee which seems strange. If I shoot a zombie in the face with a helmet on its head it should still be a one shot and if they have a full head and face mask it should not take more than 5 bullets to kill the zombie. What are these helmets made out of?

Overall, I think State of Decay 2 is a underrated game and I an excited to see how State of Decay 3 plays.

fun game

at only 20 gigabytes this game runs really well on weaker PCs on low graphics and is really well put together. at first i thought it would be a huge game and that i couldn't run it because i have a low end PC but it worked well. 10/10 would recommend

State of Decay 2 is hands down the best open-world zombie survival game I’ve ever played! The more time you spend in its world, the more surprises you uncover. Every decision feels meaningful, and unlike many other games, the character dialogues and emotions are incredibly well-crafted, making the experience feel truly immersive. The balance between survival, community management, and action is perfect. I'm beyond satisfied with my purchase—this game keeps getting better the more you play!

Graphics: 9/10
Dialogues: 8/10
Tension: 10/10
Atmosphere: 10/10
Driving: 10/10
Scariness: 6/10
Management System: 10/10

However, I really wish we could give direct orders and assign responsibilities to community members.

the game is fine,but everytime i tried to play the game, it logged me off and locked my microsoft account so that i had to make a new account over and over again just to play it, microsoft login sucks overall.

Overall a fun game! 6/10

+Big upgrade compared to the first game
+Enjoyable gameplay (looting, upgrading, exploring etc)
+Feels good shooting/fighting zombies and survivors
+recommend playing on higher difficulties
+Fun sandbox co-op experience

-lots of bugs
-NOT recommend for solo, game is built for co-op and suffers in solo play
-horrible writing and story
-AI/NPC's are very dumb
-After a couple hours gameplay gets very tiring due to barely and gameplay/story changes in later stages of game, I felt ''finished'' once I got the best base location with some upgrades

You need to hand over your Microsoft data to them before you can play the game. I didn't want to bother and closed the game down. I decided to just get it over with and signed into their required account. I then went to select my starting survivors and it was all just DEI stuff. White people need to be gay or just useless and you can't make your own. Argh I'm done with this man....just wanted to play a game and I'm burnt out already.

Despite being the 2nd installment and having had years to work on it it is still very janky and has mechanics that are just designed to frustrate you, for instance I just played a new campaign 5 hours on nightmare dificulty. I scrounged everything together to kill a bunch of initial plague hears no problembut what just cost me 2 of my 4 survivors were curveball quest related enemy human npcs that I downed with the light crossbows I had (no other weapon I had much ammo for) six or seven times and they refused to die downing them over and over leaving me no chice but to meele them with as mentioned two of my four characters shitting the bed. Thats just frustrating gamedesign is all wich is a good reminder that I'll skip the third installment to just save me such headache. It's cool if you player character can die, but not if its in such a forced way.

I bought it to play coop and it's worst.

There's almost nothing to do in the base if you're not the "owner of the community". You cannot use most of the facilities and of what you can, it uses resources of your solo play, which you cannot refill unless you go to your game.

You cannot treat the people with plague in the infirmary, so you ALWAYS have to spend samples to remove the illness, and to create the cure you not only need samples, but medical resources... which you can only use the ones from your save.

Even though the story is nothing great, there's no story to do, since you can only interact with traders. Which also means that you cannot increase your number of characters... not a big deal depending on the difficulty.

So, in short... it sucks!
Uninstalling, I endured it for too long.

Microsoft account login issue is killing all it's games i had the same issue with forza and now here getting my account locked for no reason and every time i try to log in a message of "too many requests" shows. Microsoft system sucks

In a vacuum, I would say State of Decay 2 is a mediocre survival game. Considering the subpar competition, however, it ends up being one of the best "The Walking Dead simulators" out there.

It's repetitive. It's formulaic. It's shallow. Missions are all the same. Characters have zero personality. But god is it addicting to upgrade stuff and gather resources over and over again.

Combat is not great but it gets the job done, especially after getting some movement upgrades depending on the survivor. Exploration is okay. After a couple of big settlements you've seen everything there is to see, with the exception of some special weapons.

I like the upgrade system, both in the base and in the characters. It doesn't get in the way of the gameplay loop. It's just a little pause in between supply runs.

The Plague Hearts system doesn't offer much except sheer frustration. It's too limiting and the rewards are not enough for the trouble sometimes.

One more thing: the online mode is a disaster. It's not at all what should've been.

But there's no other game like it. Project Zomboid is getting there but it might be too hardcore for some people. State of Decay 2 is a fun, janky, casual zombie survival game with an addicting gameplay loop. It's okay.

Hopefully, the upcoming third installment improves on everything. They have a good baseline here.

5,5/10

- You need everything from Xbox services to do multiplayer

- Game feels horrible to control (your interaction with everything feels so empty, like your character isn't part of it)

- Terrible story, and why ''zeds''?

Well... I've played this game enough to know its just kinda 'meh... maybe 'meh+. It takes a lot of grind, there's minimal story, and basically you're just constantly tasked with leaving your base to help other people kill zombies. Decent graphics / sound / etc. just no real story, so it's not terribly captivating.

To summarise; good game, bought it for like 4$ or something on sale. Tons of value out of that.

My biggest gripe with my 81 hours playing, is how it’s not the co-op game I thought it was, as I wanted to play it with my friends.
Instead we ended up just playing by ourselves while talking.. At first, they were joining my "world", but it just isn’t fun to join someone else, and the tethering system is really annoying. It’s what made the souls games annoying to co-op, having to play it twice or even three times if you play with 2 other people. (thank god for seamless coop on elden ring)

Definitely worth getting on sale and playing through, for a single player game at least. Very easy game to get into, yet it has enough content to keep you entertained for a good bit.

More notes:
Cars take too much damage on dread/nightmare IMO, especially when upgraded. from pristine condition your car will burn after running over like 10 zombies (and they're always in the middle of the road)

Cars also have too little space, the van has the most slots with 15, but lots of cars only have 4-9 which is basically one small shack and you have to go back to base. The backpacks on your character only hold 8 slots too. Big bags of resources, yeah sure you'll probably fill the boot of an SUV with 9 of those. but why does a single pack of snacks or a single 7.62 bullet take up the same amount of space as those?

Also I’m really not a fan of how you get rushed to do all the missions that come up, if you wait 10-15 minutes when a group first asks you "hey you got any ammo to spare?" they just immediately go hostile...
(on that note, it'd be cool to be attacked more at the base or just run into hostile NPC's or even friendly ones honestly. though I turned off curveballs an hour into the game as there was way too much happening, and I forgot about it until now lol)

The missions also have a long ass timer before they get triggered if you close your game, I had to leave my game running for hours to finish the trumbull valley missions (outside of heartbreak), as they just took forever to spawn.

On the positive side though, the graphics are good enough, the driving is pretty nice which is important as you'll do a lot of it, and there are plenty of guns which I really like. although 55 hours or so and doing all the maps on a mix of normal to nightmare, there are still a bunch of guns I didn't even know exist. it's very RNG based to get traders that sell these guns too, which is a bit annoying. for 10 hours I basically had no traders that appeared with anything interesting at all..

As for difficulty, I should've started on dread as I felt normal was way too easy personally. nightmare was also fun once I've done a few maps and prepped for it, but to do the lethal achievements I realised that difficulty level is practically impossible, solely due to the freaks travelling in packs of 3 with head armour... speaking of achievements, about 95% of them are reasonable. The last 5% are ridiculous, like “use 200 plague cure in heartland” or “survive 343 waves in daybreak”… no thanks.

I enjoyed heartland, however it was a bit short. I also did it right after playing Trumbull valley for hours and hours to do mickey’s questline achievement, so.. I was kinda sick of the place and characters lol

Daybreak was okay, but gets boring and repetitive after 5-10 times. It takes forever to unlock the stuff in there too (some of which are needed for achievements), I ended up just using the community manager to unlock all the rewards after playing it 7-8 times, as it was impossible to win without having a wall destroyed. The scaling also seems weird, it's impossible to win solo or with 2 friends, but 1 friend we won it every time, the first 4 times we played the mode?

what's interesting about SoD2 is that, it has this amazing concept added to your average zombie themed survival horror game, which is being able to have a group of survivors that you can seamlessly switch in between and having to manage them for their needs and interest, while on the side, building a base for them and managing that very base

the survivors you can play as have a massive amount of different types of traits, skills and bonuses that make each character unique and interesting to play as. there is also a perma-death system. this makes it so that you cannot save-load abuse like in certain other games, as this game autosaves very frequently, almost in real-time. so don't try to get attached to your characters, since you may have them die and you may have to continue without them

loot, craft, salvage, fight and defend... there is a huge variety of guns and melee weapons that you can craft and loot, a good amount of cars you can find in the maps, and different zombie types you can encounter throughout your journey. there is so much RNG to what you may come across, though. so, at times, you have to, to some extent, adapt your play style to whatever situation/position you are in

go loud or play stealthy, play solo or with friends... this game is amazing and definitely a hidden gem, in my eyes. I'd say if you enjoy zombie themed survival horror genre, you have to give this game a try

PS: they could've added some basic character customization into the game. it would add a bit of extra points, for sure

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition is the ultimate “let’s build a community in the middle of a zombie apocalypse” simulator, where the zombies are just the cherry on top of the chaotic cake. The real fun begins when you realize that your survivors are a bunch of wildcards who might just screw up everything while you’re busy fighting off hordes of undead. The game’s not just about survival, it’s about managing a community of folks who are probably only a few bad decisions away from becoming the very thing you’re fighting against. Need to find a new safehouse? Hope your survivors don’t wreck the car on the way there! Want to build a base? Hope your construction plans don’t get interrupted by a surprise Juggernaut smashing through the walls. But hey, at least you’ll get some entertaining “did I just do that?” moments along the way.

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition is a third-person, open-world survival game where you build, scavenge, and fight your way through a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. The “Juggernaut Edition” packs in all the expansions, new vehicles, weapons, and locations, meaning you’ll have plenty to explore and loot. The gameplay is all about managing your survivors, their morale, and your community’s resources while dealing with the constant threat of zombies and unpredictable events. The game mixes base-building, resource management, and combat in a way that keeps you constantly on your toes. You’ll have to decide if it’s worth sending out a group of survivors on a dangerous mission for supplies, or if it’s better to stay put and fortify your base while praying no one dies in their sleep. And, of course, there’s always the looming threat of the Juggernaut—an insanely tough, zombie monstrosity that can wipe out entire groups of survivors if you’re not prepared.

What really makes State of Decay 2 stand out is how unpredictable and dynamic the world feels. It’s not just a game about killing zombies; it’s about surviving a world where every decision counts. There are multiple maps to explore, each with different challenges and resources, and the random events ensure no two playthroughs are the same. As your community grows, you’ll encounter different factions, face larger hordes, and discover new ways to improve your base. The Juggernaut Edition also introduces a lot of quality-of-life improvements, including better graphics and smoother gameplay. If you love games that blend strategy, action, and a bit of chaos, State of Decay 2 is definitely worth your time. Whether you’re a survival expert or just looking for a fun way to escape into a world full of undead mayhem, this game will have you hooked. Get ready to build your dream post-apocalyptic utopia—or at least, try to keep your survivors alive for more than a week!

I am giving the game a thumbs down because of an issue I am having. It isn't game breaking, just annoying and doesn't make sense. You have to have an Xbox account to play the game, yes, even if you want to play offline. I don't personally have any issues with that, but it doesn't save my account, so I have to sign in every single time I open the game. This seems to have been an issue for at least 4 years now based on Microsoft forum and Reddit posts, so I doubt it will ever get fixed. Just a heads up.

It's a fun enough open world Zombie game for putting dozens or even hundreds of hours into until State of Decay 3's release.

Good, probably way better with friends
Gets a bit repeatitive
Causal Zombie survivor but You get to manage a community too
Grabbed it -90%, as long as it won't go free somewhere then I don't regret it

MICROSOFT ACCOUNT REQUIRED even for single player, no detail on data collected - which can cause trouble, said my account was locked, but worked after resetting a password.

State of Decay 2’s open-world battle for survival against a zombie menace is the right kind of post-apocalyptic fun. It creates plenty of high-stakes moments, punctuated by the relative calm of foraging for supplies while always looking over your shoulder. It’s a potent mixture for a while, until the combination of repetitive missions and annoying bugs eventually dulls the joy of squashing heads, even when your co-op entourage rolls deep.

Just like in 2013’s original State of Decay, in State of Decay 2 you can freely switch between randomly generated survivors in your post-apocalyptic community – and you’ll regularly have to, because they can only be pushed so far before their stamina starts to give out. Or worse, you did something stupid and got someone permanently killed, taking their unique traits and whatever leveled-up skills they’ve acquired with them. You’re not able to customize their names or looks at all, which is a shame, because if XCOM has taught us anything it’s that it’s fun to tell your friends and co-workers how you got them killed. But that fear of loss (you can’t reload from an earlier save!) adds some significant weight to the struggle that plays out on one of three open-world rural maps, as you scavenge the region to build a shelter and work to cleanse the land of a disease known as the Blood Plague.

Requires xbox live account to play, even when I am playing single player and have no interest in any online features. You have to allow access the game to personal information. Terms of service are not even listed, and no link provided.
REFUNDED.

As soon as I started playing could tell something was off. First I thought I was just getting back into the SoD space, then I thought it was just the new mechanisms of the game, and then (after researching how others were perceiving the game) I realized it was the taint of Sweet Baby Inc.

I think the game is great, better with friends.
Few faults include bad timing on tutorial / info popups (95% seem to appear when things are intense, caused me to dismiss them quickly and miss sometimes useful information) and the inability to climb rocks, freedom of movement seemed sometimes restricted and you cant get places, yet the zeds can.. but i find these faults seem common on games that are either Cross-Play or built for console.
I do get the impression that it may feel a little repetitive but then most survival games have that anyways and i don't mind it.
the story idea is pretty good, and the speech is fairly fluid between characters.
The Graphics are pretty good and for the most part it runs smoothly.
Resetting the game for a fresh start can be a pain, disconnecting from the cloud and then deleting local files. but its what we do if we wanna re live the ride, and yeah i have :)

Game has an error with Xbox Live on Steam Deck. You can sign in on the first launch, but it fails to sign in on every subsequent launch. The only way to bypass this is to disable the internet and launch the game while offline. Totally unacceptable.

Can't recommend this game at all and i'll list a few reasons why

-XBOX Linking (ugh)
-Tutorial is a Tutorial? Didn't know because it teaches you absolutely nothing, aside you can just spring through
-Multiplayer isn't Multiplayer, can't loot the same boxes or share items, mission progress doesn't update or one of us can't do it because someone else already did
-Achievements don't count or don't count for everyone
-Characters fatigue so fast and having their inventories manually set up over and over when you switch gets annoying quite fast, sure, I can imagine once you progressed further in the game it wouldn't be a problem but...neh.

For Singleplayer it totally might be fine but that's about it.
Glad I got it on a 95% sale so it doesn't bother me.

cant even login because apparently my moms email doesnt work anymore and microsoft decided to block it,thank you

Steam should ban requiring us to install extra platforms and use external accounts to play a game on their platform. If you launch a game on steam, integrate it into Steam community. I don't want to install the xbox microsoft app and find old passwords of hotmail accounts to be able to play.

State of Decay 2 is an incredibly fun and immersive open world survival game that shines whether you’re playing solo or with friends. Set in a apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, the game lets you build and manage a community of survivors, making strategic decisions to ensure their survival while scavenging for resources, crafting, and battling hordes of undead.

Playing with friends makes the experience even better, as you can team up to take on missions, clear out infestations, or defend your base together. The cooperative aspect adds depth and fun.

State of Decay 2 blends survival, strategy, and action perfectly, making it a must play for fans of zombie games. It’s a game that’s just as fun to play alone as it is with friends, and the constantly. Highly recommended for those looking for an engaging, action-packed zombie survival experience.

State of Decay 2 offers a captivating mix of survival mechanics and community building, making it an engaging experience for fans of the genre. The thrill of scavenging for resources and managing a group of survivors in a zombie-infested world creates memorable moments that can be both tense and rewarding. The emergent storytelling allows players to craft their own narratives, which adds depth to the gameplay. However, the game is not without its flaws. The repetitive missions and occasional lack of narrative depth can lead to moments of boredom.

Despite these drawbacks, I would recommend State of Decay 2 to anyone who enjoys survival games with a focus on strategy and community dynamics. If you’re willing to overlook some imperfections and embrace the unpredictability of the game, you’ll likely find it to be a rewarding experience. For those who appreciate a sandbox environment where your choices matter, this game is definitely worth exploring!

I bought this game on the recent deals (got it for £4) and I have to say, even the total cost would've been worth it!

One of the best zombie survival games out there and I haven't even played it for long yet. Look, stop reading this and just get it, it is really good..... Single player also, you don't have to worry about getting trolled or raided by other players

Loved this game back when it came out but with the Xbox Live account requirement it's made unplayable for me. Stop making your games a pain in the ass to play please.

After playing State Of Decay 1 for over 1,000 hours trying to get the last achievements
Starting 4 new play through's and being so annoyed by the constant messages I was
really hoping that Xbox learned something with 1 but they failed to understand
the annoyance of constant messages throughout the game play and I got so annoyed
with the constant messages throughout the entire game that I rage quit several times.

Even after upgrading your storage you hear this stupid message "well so much for supplies
we lost some due to not having enough storage space" like really? shut the Fuck up already!
every 5 minutes it's one message or another and it's so annoying I can't play this game anymore.

Another thing that really annoyed me was while you were doing a mission another would pop
up on the other side of the map. you're already suffering from fatigue and wounded like how the
hell are you supposed to go back to your base switch to another survivor in time to finish a mission?
it's a constant grind to do anything and so repetitive everything is repetitive like give me a break!

The cars in this game they all drive like ass sliding off the road slamming into stuff no control at all.
the slightest turn no matter how fast your going and it slides all the way around like you wanted to
slide into a pole wreck it so you have to walk the rest of the way.
After playing the second play through on 1 I turned the messages off I let people die I didn't care
I just wanted to play the game without the same repetitive B.S I got to finally explore and play.

There is another thing that really got me hating State Of Decay 2 and that is if you don't login to
Xbox you cannot play this game and that should be said on the store page, Yes I would love my
money back I'm logged into steam where I purchased this game from why should I have to login
to another account? Rockstar did the same shit you don't see me playing any of their games!

If it wasn't for the same repetitive shit as the first game it would be so much better, You don't
play at your own pace you don't explore you don't have any fun and Multiplayer is drop in
drop out well that's if you are the host and don't allow your friend to start any missions unless
you play until that mission is finished because once your friend leaves your still doing that mission
but alone and if he drove the car it disappears with him when he logs out.
I may update this later but I don't plan on playing it anytime soon so maybe I won't update this.

State of Decay 2 é um dos poucos jogos de zumbis em mundo aberto que realmente impressiona. Combinando gestão de recursos, decisões impactantes e combates intensos, cada escolha tem peso real na sobrevivência. O mundo dinâmico e os inimigos desafiadores garantem emoção constante. Para fãs do gênero, é uma experiência indispensável!