Undead Labs’ Xbox One and PC gameState of Decay 2is rough around the edges, with several major bugs and a general lack of polish, but the zombie survival title has still managed to attract a huge audience. Since its release,more than 1 million playershave gotten lost in the apocalypse.
This number factors in players who purchased the game’s Ultimate Edition — released on May 18 — as well as the standard version released on May 22. It also includes those who played the game through an Xbox Game Pass subscription.State of Decay 2and all other Microsoft-published Xbox One games are available via the program on the same day they launch.
“Across player communities, we’ve seen survivors kill over 675 million zombies, throw over 6 million firecrackers and fireworks (survivors still find ways to celebrate), eat over 6 million bags of snacks, read over 2 million textbooks, and typically survive for about three days,”said Xbox Games Marketing GM Aaron Greenberg, who added that some have survived for a full month.
At an average of 675 zombies killed per player, we know they’re putting inworkduring their time withState of Decay 2.It takes several hours of active play to rack up that many kills, as the game is much slower thanDead Rising 4or other open-world zombie games — you must carefully manage your stamina, supplies, and health to keep your survivor from becoming zombie food.
If you’re struggling with more bugs than zombies during your time withState of Decay 2, Microsoft and Undead Labs are working to improve the game. A support page showing the game’s most common bugs and issues is available on theofficialState of Decay 2website, as well.
Though impressive, the numbers forState of Decay 2are dwarfed by the PlayStation 4 exclusiveGod of War.Sony Santa Monica’s game managed to sell more than3 million copiesin just three days, and went on to sellmore than 5 million in a month.
State of Decay 2is available now on Xbox One and PC for $30. As part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program, buying a digital copy for one system will automatically get you a copy for the other, and the game supports cross-platform play.
