History VideoGame / StateofDecay

* EliteZombie: The Screamer and Bloated zombie can tilt the odds against you, while the SWAT zombie's armour makes him a pain to kill. Of all of them, though, Feral zombies and Big Bastards are easily the deadliest.

* ZombieApocalypse: Very heavily implied.

* AKA47: All the 99 guns in the game use fictional names to various degrees. For example, Maya's Remington 750 rifle is referred to as the ''750 Forester'', while the various Glock pistols have the maker's named simply shortened to G.

* ToyotaTripwire: You can fling open the driver's door while going at speed to smack zombies. Door hits do the least amount of damage to your car.

* SoftGlass: Played completely straight. If a quick escape from a building is necessary, characters can [[SuperWindowJump effortlessly throw themselves through a window]] and land outside with nary a scratch.

* ZombieApocalypse: Very heavily implied.

* BreakableWeapons: All your melee weapons eventually break and you have to look for new ones

* AnyoneCanDie: No one in your community is safe. And death is permanent; once a character is dead, they're gone for the rest of the game...along with their precious skills. The player is automatically switched to another living group member.

* {{The Hero}}: You initially start as Marcus, a hiker who returns from a camping trip with no knowledge of what has happened. But as you build your community, you can play as any group member and are encouraged to switch between characters to ultilize their individual skills. Marcus is, however, one of the most effective survivors, especially early on, due to his Powerhouse trait and bonus starting Cardio.

* StealthBasedGame: Being able to move quietly is paramount. Searching around for stuff can make noise, too, unless you take it slowly. You'll definitely need to crouch in bushes and whatnot to hide from roaming hordes.

* {{The Hero}}: subverted. You initially start as Marcus, a hiker who returns from a camping trip with no knowledge of what has happened. But as you build your community, you can play as any group member and are encouraged to switch between characters to ultilize their individual skills.

* [[Elite Zombie]]: The Screamer and Bloated zombie can tilt the odds against you, while the SWAT zombie's armour makes him a pain to kill. Of all of them, though, Feral zombies and Big Bastards are easily the deadliest.

* MoreDakka: There are 99 guns in the game. Each one looks differently, has its own stats. Stats that were painstakingly calculated from data taken from real world experience, police and military consultation, firearm reviews and magazines. [[http://undeadlabs.com/forums/showthread.php?9183-Firearms-Thus-Far&p=88186]]
** Why only 99? "99 was the number we had done the day they told me to stop adding guns."[[http://undeadlabs.com/forums/showthread.php?9183-Firearms-Thus-Far&p=95478]]

* Elite Zombie: The Screamer and Bloated zombie can tilt the odds against you, while the SWAT zombie's armour makes him a pain to kill. Of all of them, though, Feral zombies and Big Bastards are easily the deadliest.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: A combination of the [[PlagueZombie plague]] and [[FleshEatingZombie flesh eating]] types, although they aren't the slow and limping type, they can run, tackle you, climb stairs, ladders and fences, but can't open doors apparently.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: A combination of the [[PlagueZombie plague]] and [[Flesh Eating Zombie flesh eating]] types, although they aren't the slow and limping type, they can run, tackle you, climb stairs, ladders and fences, but can't open doors apparently.

* ZombieApocalypse: Very heavily implied.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: A combination of the plague and flesh eating types, although they aren't the slow and limping type, they can run, tackle you, climb stairs, ladders and fences, but can't open doors apparently.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: A combination of the plague and flesh eating types, although they aren't the slow and limping type, they can run, tackle you, climb fences, but can't open doors apparently.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: A combination of the plague and flesh eating types, although they aren't the slow and limping type, they can run tackle you, climb fences, but can't open doors apparently.

* {{Anyone Can Die}}: No one in your community is safe. And death is permanent; once a character is dead, they're gone for the rest of the game...along with their precious skills. The player is automatically switched to another living group member.
* {{More Dakka}}: There are 99 guns in the game. Each one looks differently, has its own stats. Stats that were painstakingly calculated from data taken from real world experience, police and military consultation, firearm reviews and magazines. [[http://undeadlabs.com/forums/showthread.php?9183-Firearms-Thus-Far&p=88186]]

State of Decay combines elements of multiple game genres including third-person combat, base building and community management, loot collection, upgrading skills, and [[{{FinalDeath}} permadeath]], among others. The game is single-player only, but will pave the way for Undead Lab's future zombie apocalypse MMO, tentatively titles Class4.

State of Decay is an upcoming [[{{wide open sandbox}} open world]] {{zombie apocalypse}} survival simulator and the first game from developer Undead Labs, founded by Jeff Strain (aka lead designer of {{World of Warcraft}}.) Set to be released on [[{{Xbox LIVE Arcade}} XBLA]] and PC in June 2013, State of Decay is set in the rural Trumbull Valley: 16 square kilometers of farmland, forests, and small towns. The player returns from a week-long camping trip to find the dead has risen and must establish a group of survivors to endure the zombie apocalypse.

* {{The Hero}}: subverted. You initially start as Marcus, a hiker who returns from a camping trip with no knowledge of what has happened. But as you build your community, you can play as any group member and are encouraged to switch between characters to ultilize their individual skills.

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[[caption-width-right:219:Official State of Decay XBLA Boxart]]