7. State of Decay (2013)

Developer: Undead Labs

Genre: Survival horror

Theme: Man vs zombie

It’s time to find out the secret to success in a zombie infected world. State of Decay is ready to teach players that influence is just as critical as firearms and medkits.

State of Decay is a third person survival action game set in an open world. As players travel across the world, they will be searching for supplies, recruiting survivors, and maintaining relationships with the people encountered, in and outside of their party. This game’s currency is called Influence and is obtained through completing missions, items scavenged, and upgrading your base. Influence can be spent sending out radio calls to possible survivors for recruitment, asking for the backup of a fellow survivor, among other things.

Your mission is to protect that gazebo at all costs

Players can rescue playable survivors who offer unique skills such as the ability to repair vehicles and craft weapons. To increase their chances of survival, players are able to switch between characters and utilize their unique skills.

It is critical to be well prepared in a game where death is permanent. Make sure that your base is well designed and fortified with an outpost and plenty of traps. If you find yourself in a bind stay crafty and remember that that zombies can be distracted with noticeable lights and sounds like gun shots and flares while you and your party try to get the upper hand.

You’ll never underestimate the power of influence again.

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