Despite having been announced four whole years ago , it seems like we’re nowhere closer to playing State of Decay 3 now than we were then, but there’s something interesting going on behind the scenes that has many fans very excited. The zombie shooter management sim hybrid remerged days ago during the Xbox Showcase with an admittedly bland trailer about keeping a survivour’s memory alive and escaping near-death situations. It wasn’t quite a gameplay trailer - even if it showed gameplay-adjacent moments using in-game assets.
The big news, however, was tucked away in a development update that dropped after the show. In an Xbox Wire blog post , we learned a couple of interesting facts about the development of State of Decay 3 that positions it as a sort of super-game; the product of multiple high-profile studios under the banner of Undead Labs. One of the game's biggest and most promising aspects is its shift into a shared-world experience, rather than a limited, session-based affair.
This is a big deal for State of Decay, and it’s one thing Undead Labs has been working with Obsidian Entertainment on. Yes, that’s developer of Fallout: New Vegas , The Outer Worlds , and the upcoming Avowed . It’s the studio’s expertise with creating its own co-op shooter Grounded , however, that’s being drawn on here.
Undead Labs is working with Obsidian on State of Decay 3’s shared-world feature, allowing for seamless online co-op and shared saves. In essence, the world of th.