State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
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ActionRPGSimulationSurvivalOpen WorldZombiesBase BuildingMultiplayer

1,420 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,485

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,026

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Game description

The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.

Basic info

DeveloperUndead Labs
PublisherXbox Game Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMar 13, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i5-2500 @2.7Ghz / AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7870
Storage30 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 386 reviews from the past 1 year

77.4/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (83%)

Metacritic: 69 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

This zombie survival game, built around a group of survivors and their base, scores 77.4 across 386 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

155 reviews say they enjoy it, and some single out the mix of base building and scavenging. 19 like playing together with friends, scavenging and defending a base as a group, while others say it also works solo. 17 value the freedom to pick a base location, facilities and playstyle, and some call it a sandbox more than a fixed story. Gameplay ranks 522nd of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 703rd of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Multiplayer ranks 534th of 642. 48 reviews call the co-op poorly designed, and some say a guest cannot interact with the host base on their own or that the required Microsoft login fails to connect friends. 40 find the missions and gameplay loop repetitive after the first hours, and a few say it gets boring on lower difficulties. 24 report bugs that remain years after release, such as survivors stuck in geometry, invisible walls and wonky car physics. Tech & Support ranks 947th of 1399, and Story & World ranks 897th of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“hit 20 hours and have enjoyed myself” · 155 reviews
“8 years old with persistent bugs, physics issues, collision problems” · 24 reviews
“co-op with friends scavenging and defending bases together feels like living zombie series” · 19 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +1.90 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “fair challenge that punishes poor decisions but rewards planning” · 13 reviews
Negative “must start on hardest difficulty or game is too easy, scaling issues” · 13 reviews

Progression 21% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 22% · Strategy 20% · Controls & feel 14%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.86 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “world feels alive with emergent stories and meaningful choices” · 14 reviews
Negative “lost the soul of the franchise; world feels like a task list instead of living apocalypse” · 2 reviews

Story 11% · Characters 9%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.46 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “4 new maps and multiple game modes added” · 8 reviews
Negative “no endgame, got old quick, limited base and group size” · 4 reviews

Variety 24% · Replayability 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +1.63 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “graphics look dated despite smooth performance” · 7 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together -0.31 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Negative “co-op broken, settlers die in friend's world without proper interaction” · 48 reviews
Positive “co-op with friends scavenging and defending bases together feels like living zombie series” · 19 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.10 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “scripted zombies break stealth, no reward for killing, unbalanced enemy AI” · 8 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.30 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “8 years old with persistent bugs, physics issues, collision problems” · 24 reviews

Performance 3% · Developer support 11%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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