Cooperative multiplayer is also available allowing to player to recruit a friend to temporarily join their game to assist them with objectives.Įach character has a fixed set of 'traits' which give them advantages or flaws (such as tire out more easily, or can improve a certain skill faster). Only one survivor can be controlled at a time, though the player can ask an AI-controlled survivor to accompany them, and in certain missions, one or more AI-controlled survivors will accompany the player. The player can interact with survivors outside of their group: trading with them, helping them or recruiting them. They can be obtained by scavenging or trading with NPCs. Part of the game is balancing the use of resources: food, medicine, ammo and construction materials. The player can choose from several locations to build a base, then reinforce and improve it with various facilities like watch towers, gardens, sleeping quarters, kitchens, workshops, medical bays, etc. The game is set in an open world environment and features cooperative gameplay with up to three other players.
State of Decay 2 is a zombie survival game, with an emphasis on scavenging for items, in which gameplay is experienced from a third-person view.
