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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
78 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“SO, i would normally put a positive review BUT i'll have to put a negative one. Now, the core game is really cool, concept is fun and when the game works it's really awesome and works great. NOW why i'm i putting a…”
“Whatever my hour count is, I have at least 139.2 more. I bought this game at first near release and loved it enough that I rebought it now just to have it on Steam. This game has some jank, no doubt-- as did the first…”
“Xbox live always online BS, cant make a Microsoft account because their trash captcha is broken so im refunding this otherwise fine game cause always online is a cancer”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Can be a relaxing zombie experience or hell on earth depending on the difficulty you pick at the start...kind of a unique gameplay, but i suggest buying discounted...”
“movements a little jacked and the story is not what you play for, fun for larping zombie survival and chilling with friends. Difficulty is super adjustable and really accessible, recommend for playing with one good…”
“9/10 - A brutally engaging survival experience. It is a testament to the design of this game that after my first 25 hour playthrough (on Nightmare Zone difficulty, more on that later), at the end of which I lost all of…”
13 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Whatever my hour count is, I have at least 139.2 more. I bought this game at first near release and loved it enough that I rebought it now just to have it on Steam. This game has some jank, no doubt-- as did the first…”
“[h1]Disclaimer[/h1] I finished this game several times, clocking over 200h total, some of it on Gamepass back when it was priced reasonably. [h1]TL;DR[/h1] Fantastic. It's a stellar example of a game that's more than a…”
“Super Nostalgic and endless fun. I love the playability of SoD2. Just wish they'd hurry on SoD 3!!”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Disclaimer[/h1] I finished this game several times, clocking over 200h total, some of it on Gamepass back when it was priced reasonably. [h1]TL;DR[/h1] Fantastic. It's a stellar example of a game that's more than a…”
“super fun . easy to play . lots of content . well worth its purchase . long term adventure .”
“its a game thats so fun it gives you task everytime you cant get bored !!! this is the best zombie game i played by now i surely recommend it to others pls try it it's worth every penny”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Disclaimer[/h1] I finished this game several times, clocking over 200h total, some of it on Gamepass back when it was priced reasonably. [h1]TL;DR[/h1] Fantastic. It's a stellar example of a game that's more than a…”
“super fun . easy to play . lots of content . well worth its purchase . long term adventure .”
“Pros: Solid game. If I'm playing something very stressful, I will take a break and I will load up SoD2 to unwind a bit. You can easily play this game for 8 hours straight or in 20 minute intervals. You can save up to 50…”
18 of the 100 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“SO, i would normally put a positive review BUT i'll have to put a negative one. Now, the core game is really cool, concept is fun and when the game works it's really awesome and works great. NOW why i'm i putting a…”
“Whatever my hour count is, I have at least 139.2 more. I bought this game at first near release and loved it enough that I rebought it now just to have it on Steam. This game has some jank, no doubt-- as did the first…”
“[h1] The best apocalypse community simulator, but keep your nerves ready for the bugs. [/h1] ✅ [b] State of Decay 2 (Juggernaut Edition) is exactly what you want from a zombie survival game [/b] ,building a base,…”
16 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Two business days to create a Microsoft account and add a friend to join your game. Yes it is this bad.”
“All playtime seen is not actual playtime, I can't even play this game, because despite launching it from the Xbox app signed into an Xbox live account linked to steam, it will not actually let me sign in once the game…”
“Xbox live always online BS, cant make a Microsoft account because their trash captcha is broken so im refunding this otherwise fine game cause always online is a cancer”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“movements a little jacked and the story is not what you play for, fun for larping zombie survival and chilling with friends. Difficulty is super adjustable and really accessible, recommend for playing with one good…”
“THIS GAME IS SO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ FUN im hyped for the third game. hopefully it will be optimized only con is its not serious which they said they are fixing it in the third game”
“One of my favorite survival games, filled with moments of feeling extremely accomplished with yourself, to wanting to ram your fist through your monitor, only issue is the lack of proper story, but hopefully they change…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Excellent game!! Only played multiplayer (which you can technically just do yourself too via communities). Only wish there was just more variety of monsters and weapons!”
“I really like the idea of a zombie colony game but this one just isn't it. The game looks like a early 2010s game in terms of graphics and game logic. When you enter a new area zombies only spawn in a very close…”
“Great combat, driving and base building, but the core mission loop leaves a little to be desired. It has me excited for what State of Decay 3 could be.”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Two business days to create a Microsoft account and add a friend to join your game. Yes it is this bad.”
“TL;DR Just get it during a sale. This game's fun if you like to solo grind, but running co-op is a headache. NPC Followers are just slightly useful in battling hordes of zombies, other than that I desperately wish they…”
“Absolutely loving the game so far, but the multiplayer mode is too much disappointed - nobody's wants to log in xbox account for playing this via Steam. Still, a good game.”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I love this game, it's probably the best zombie apocalypse "fantasy". But I am very divided in some aspects, there's definitely a lot to work on for State of Decay 3, even though this game is an upgrade almost in every way compared to the first game. [b][h3]What's good:[/h3][/b]…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“It's great, but the real boss is the RNG. This is a roguelike... You play until the game kills you, and then you restart. Yeah, there's a lot of aiming and parkour skill and a lot of learning tricks (like slamming zombies with the car door rather than the body because for some…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“The game itself is great, nothing wrong there. However, requiring an XBOX LIVE account just to be able to play is completely ridiculous. I don't care who owns the rights to the game, I don't want anything to do with Xbox Live. Please, please remove this from the game.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Nominate us for Labor of Love!
Happy Autumn Sale, Survivors! We have a favor to ask. After six years and nearly 40 free updates, we're asking for your nomination in the LABOR of LOVE category. We've never done this before, but sinc
Update 38 - Legacy Awaits
So Long and Thanks for all the Brains! - In this update we are addressing long-standing issues, introducing various Quality of Life improvements, and permanently unlocking previously gated or seasonal
Update 37 - A Light in the Dark
Hey survivors! This update brings exciting new missions to support the American Red Cross (#SummerofSurvival), customizations, new challenges, and more. We're introducing Curveball events with a fresh
Update 36 - Quality of Life Changes
A Collection of Quality of Life Improvements With today's update we are addressing a few issues which have been affecting Players, while also implementing improvements. Here's what we've included: Qua
Update 35 - Season's Eatings!
Seasonal Special - Return of the Holiday Hats & Ugly Sweaters! It’s that time of year, as per tradition simply log in and play State of Decay 2 between December 4th and January 4th and you’ll unlock f
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Survival · Open World · Zombies · Base-Building · Multiplayer · Co-op · Online Co-Op · Post-apocalyptic · Simulation · Action · RPG · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 153 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.stateofdecay.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel i5-2500 @2.7Ghz / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible Additional Notes: Internet connection required for initial sign-in. Free Xbox Live account required to play.