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State of Decay

Undead Labs · Xbox Game Studios · 2013-11-05

SteamXbox

ActionRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 20, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 05, 2013 (Xbox 360)

The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

10
playing now
85%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (150 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

State of Decay is a 2013 action-adventure survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. The game combines elements of shooters, stealth, role-playing and strategy games and the game challenges players to survive by exploring, scavenging, and fighting the undead. It places emphasis on how the player's leaderships skills fare against an onslaught of problems, such as diminishing survival resources, group trust and morale, zombie extermination, base defenses, and people's lives.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 699k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,480 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1412026-08-06 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 13 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.992015-01-012019-11-252015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-01-02 — best price $19.992015-03-06 — best price $8.992015-03-09 — best price $19.992018-07-17 — best price $15.992018-08-02 — best price $19.992018-12-06 — best price $4.992018-12-10 — best price $19.992019-05-10 — best price $4.992019-05-23 — best price $19.992019-09-17 — best price $3.992019-09-23 — best price $19.992019-11-21 — best price $2.992019-11-25 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.3k782026-06-01 — 98 pageviews2026-06-04 — 114 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,164 pageviews2026-06-10 — 383 pageviews2026-06-13 — 177 pageviews2026-06-16 — 233 pageviews2026-06-19 — 181 pageviews2026-06-22 — 125 pageviews2026-06-25 — 136 pageviews2026-06-28 — 132 pageviews2026-07-01 — 367 pageviews2026-07-04 — 163 pageviews2026-07-07 — 831 pageviews2026-07-10 — 191 pageviews2026-07-13 — 156 pageviews2026-07-16 — 108 pageviews2026-07-19 — 106 pageviews2026-07-22 — 113 pageviews2026-07-25 — 98 pageviews2026-07-28 — 100 pageviews2026-07-31 — 109 pageviews2026-08-03 — 100 pageviews2026-08-06 — 120 pageviews2026-08-09 — 91 pageviews2026-08-12 — 100 pageviews2026-08-15 — 95 pageviews2026-08-18 — 86 pageviews2026-08-21 — 138 pageviews2026-08-24 — 129 pageviews2026-08-27 — 142 pageviews2026-08-29 — 151 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
91.3%
earned "Cannibal Family Picnic"
16.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)32,2642%46
Xbox 360 (Xbox)31,6421%46

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGActionHorrorSandboxZombiesSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldSimulationExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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