The dead outnumber the living in State of Decay, the zombie-survival game developed by Undead Labs that was originally released to the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows in 2013. Two DLCs and over one year later, Undead Labs is preparing to unleash State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition on Xbox One and Steam, and a release date for the upcoming offering has now been revealed.
Undead Labs announced that State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition will be available in the US on Xbox One and Steam beginning April 28th and internationally on May 1st. The new edition will also be hitting retail shelves on those respective dates. Here's what gamers can look forward to in State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition (via Undead Labs):
"We announced the release date for the Year One Survival Edition. We’ll be coming to Xbox One, Steam, and retail outlets on April 28 in the USA and around the world on May 1. (That’s right, retail – YOSE is being released on disk. Woo! Tell your friends!) If you missed our announcement last summer, here’s what it is:
- The original game and both DLC packs remastered in 1080p. Lighting, textures, the works.
- New animations and overhauled combat mechanics.
- New weapons, new vehicles, new mission type.
- New playable characters (BRING IT ON, SASQUATCH).
- 30 minutes of new music from Jesper Kyd.
- The facility goodness from Lifeline is now available game-wide.
- Xbox One only: New achievements and game DVR.
What does this mean for you, our players that have already bought the game and thus made this awesomeness possible? You’ll be able to bring your save games with you from the 360 over to the One, for sure. If you buy it on One using the same LIVE profile you had on the 360, you’ll automatically get 33% off the cost of YOSE. (Steam players: We’re still working out the details of your discount, and hoping to give you the same deal. Our publisher, uh, knew some people at Xbox, so that arrangement got finalized in time for this announcement.) On both Steam and Xbox, we have an exclusive hero just for you guys who’ve already gotten on this train – the sword-wielding Gurubani Kaur."
For more information on State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition, visit:
For those unfamiliar with State of Decay, we have the original game’s official synopsis:
“The end is here. Life as you know 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. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents. The open, sandbox world develops in real-time, dynamically generating content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat.”
Trailer via Xbox:
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