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Zombie (State of Decay)

GamesUndeadRuns2010 to today

The common dead of Undead Labs' State of Decay (2013), an open-world game about keeping a community of survivors supplied and alive. They are fast and drawn to sound, and they never run out, so the game is about managing exposure and holding territory with outposts.123

Battle it
First appeared
2013
State of Decay (2013)
Source work
State of Decay (2013)
Undead Labs
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The outbreak itself is not explained on the sources consulted; the first game ties a sickness called Black Fever to bodies dumped in a reservoir.
How it moves
Runs
Can sprint almost as fast as the survivors.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • stealth
  • distractions such as firecrackers
  • outposts, which stop them appearing nearby

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2013

State of Decay (2013)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Noise attracts them123

2

They keep reappearing in an area until the player sets up an outpost there123

3

The player can fight, sneak past or lure them away123

4

In State of Decay 2, 'plague hearts' claim territory and fill it with plague zombies123

5

Harder modes add faster, stronger zombies and more special types123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Zombie (State of Decay) about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. State of Decay 2 - Wikipedia
  2. State of Decay (video game) - Wikipedia
  3. State of Decay - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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