The game was scheduled to be released in 2017 for Windows 10 and the Xbox One video game console. The game was announced on June 13, 2016, at Microsoft's E3 Xbox briefing. The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 4. State of Decay 2 is developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios. 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. The point of the game is to build a community, manage resources and survive against the horde of zombies.
The game was released on for Windows and Xbox One. It is a sequel to the 2013 video game State of Decay. State of Decay 2 is an open world and 'indie' zombie survival video game developed by Undead Labs and published by Microsoft Studios.