State Of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition On Steam

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It’s hard out here for a survivor

Let me introduce you khổng lồ The Refugees. They’re a hardy bunch, ten survivors who banded together in an abandoned strip mall. Every member of their post-apocalyptic community brings a little something different lớn the table. Oscar, or Grouch as he likes lớn be called, fashions himself as a lawful sheriff, quick lớn lend aid to lớn other pockets of humanity & always prepared to dish out justice. Terri is a bit of a loner; a former goth teen who’s knows her way around a building’s plumbing system.

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For two straight weeks, The Refugees pushed back against a world where walking, talking, and even breathing are significant detriments lớn a happy và healthy life. But now they’re doing alright. Life seems manageable. Oscar & his computer-loving pal Zeke rigged solar panels to their base, & a few others have secured more than enough food and medical supplies. Sure, there are zombies everywhere, but for now, The Refugees plan lớn feast. They all might be dead in the morning anyway.State of Decay 2 is brutal like that.

It took a few dozen hours khổng lồ build up The Refugees’ resources to lớn the point where the survivors could afford to lớn relax. State of Decay 2 is a trò chơi where progress is measured in inches rather than miles. As a genre-bending experience that’s equal parts survival game, post-apocalyptic management sim, and kích hoạt romp, State of Decay 2 has a steep barrier to lớn entry. But to a certain kind of person — one who finds careful planning and resource management just as exciting và lopping off a few hundred zombies’ heads — this might be one of the year’s most entertaining games.

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During moments when there are few immediate concerns, proactive players can use a survivor’s radio khổng lồ hone in on specific supplies, locate Plague Hearts, liên hệ nearby communities, and initiate multiplayer sessions (in which four players can play cooperatively). Using the radio requires spending Influence, State of Decay 2‘s catch-all currency, but its benefits far outweigh the costs. Because there’s always so much happening during minute-to-minute gameplay, it’s easy khổng lồ forget about the radio services, but it’s a useful asset whenever your supply cache is looking thin.

For as entertaining as its various systems are, State of Decay 2 isn’t a perfect game. It lacks a few obvious quality-of-life features, like an easy way to swap items between survivors when they’re exploring in a team and a less cluttered inventory system that can be read at a glance. These annoyances are compounded by technical hiccups, collision issues, và wonky physics that are frustrating at best & quest-breaking at worst. Fortunately, the radio has an “I’m stuck” function that warps characters back khổng lồ their last stable location, which helps alleviate the pain of losing progress.

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State of Decay 2 comes together as a trò chơi that feels designed for players who like to make checklists & chip away at long-term tasks. That notion might sound contradictory lớn existence in a zombie apocalypse, where death comes fast & often, but engaging with the trò chơi from this perspective makes its rough edges seem more like minor smudges. State of Decay 2‘s chất lượng approach lớn survival and management might not appeal to everyone, but it certainly feels lượt thích an instant cult classic.