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State of Decay 3 | New Info | Sunny Games Setting and Story Evolution: • State of Decay 3 takes place several years after second game. • Survivors are now more hardened, but the zombie threat has evolved significantly — especially with a dangerous plague that actively threatens player bases. • The game emphasizes adapting to this new, more aggressive world. • The plague remains a central evolving threat. • SOD3 delivering on the systemic features from second game with a little bit more of the heart and soul of the first. Gameplay Focus: • The world feels more “picked clean,” so players scavenge raw materials to craft improvised weapons, explosives, and other gear. • Combat and locomotion have been greatly improved and feel more responsive and deep. • Enemies like juggernauts and bloaters return in evolved, more satisfying forms. • Base building and settlement variety support different survival fantasies. Multiplayer Improvements: • Multiplayer supports up to 4-player co-op in a truly shared open world (untethered, no more peer-to-peer like in SOD2). • Players can start in different locations and explore more independently while still contributing to a shared experience. • Players can join and leave asynchronously, and the game fully supports both solo play (still the most popular mode) and it will feel complete and satisfying on its own. Development Process: • Undead Labs has a 'player council' has been giving feedback playable builds behind-the-scenes for about a year. • They’re now opening a small Alpha test followed by larger betas. • The team is heavily focused on iterative testing based on community input. More Details: • The 2020 trailer was very early pre-rendered concept footage and does not represent the final game (no zombie animals, for example). • Strong post-launch support is promised, similar to State of Decay 2. • The tone is more serious and consequential (with permadeath impact) than the sometimes campy feel of the previous game. • The studio is collaborating and sharing tech with other Xbox Game Studios teams (e.g., The Coalition and Obsidian). youtube.com/watch?v=HOkaGz7K…

State of Decay 3 | New info and pre-alpha screenshots • The game is set years into the future after the initial outbreak • "Player council" providing feedback on playable builds behind-the-scenes for over a year • The plague remains a central evolving threat • Zombies and special infected have evolved, examples include returning types like juggernauts and bloaters, plus new variations. • Combat has been significantly upgraded with more responsive locomotion and fluid movement • Crafting and building lean into a post-scarcity scavenging vibe, where players improvise in a world that's already been heavily looted. • Multiplayer supports up to 4-player co-op in a truly shared open world (untethered) • Players can start in different locations and explore more independently while still contributing to a shared experience • The solo experience is still a major focus — the studio expects most players will play alone, and it will feel complete and satisfying on its own. • Undead Labs positions State of Decay 3 as the biggest evolution in the series yet — building on the systemic depth of the first two games while expanding the world, co-op freedom, combat feel, and emotional storytelling youtube.com/watch?v=HOkaGz7K…

Thrilled to have hosted some members of our passionate community in Seattle this past weekend for the #StateOfDecay3 premiere! Community is not only at the heart of our game, but at the heart of our studio, and we look forward to partnering with our community in the future. 🫶

Join us this Monday for a special stream with YouTuber @SunnyGames_YT! ⏰ Mon, 11/20 @ 3PM PT 👾 twitch.tv/stateofdecay 📺 youtube.com/stateofdecay 🔧 Steam: bit.ly/3ByJJLO #StateOfDecay