State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

stateofdecay.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, Working in sync.

• Online co-op: Page has a four-player co-op section where friends join each other's communities.
• Most players online: Page names four-player co-op, and says the Daybreak mode holds up to four players.
• Kind of game: Page describes friends joining a community to scavenge resources and fight off hordes.
• Working in sync: Page has friends scavenge and fight hordes together in each other's communities, and Daybreak players stand together against waves.

news.xbox.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Crossplay, Crossplay between, Release date.

• Most players online: Launch post says you and up to three friends can survive together.
• Crossplay: Launch post says the game adds cross-platform co-op.
• Crossplay between: Launch post puts the co-op between Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. The 2020 post and the Xbox store listing extend this to Steam and Xbox Series X|S.
• Release date: Launch post dated 2018-05-22 says the game is available that day on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. Steam shows 2020-03-13 because it got the game later, so the first release date is used.

news.xbox.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: Post of 2020-02-14 says the Steam launch on March 13 comes with cross-network play across all platforms.
• Crossplay between: Post says the Steam version joins cross-network play across all platforms.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms, Release date, Free base co-op, Sessions, About, Genres, Story.

• Online co-op: Capabilities list online co-op for 2 to 4 players.
• Most players online: Capabilities list online co-op for 2 to 4 players on every platform.
• Crossplay: Capabilities list Xbox cross-platform co-op.
• Crossplay between: Page says you can play with Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC, and lists cross-platform co-op.
• Platforms: Page says you can play with Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Steam lists Windows only. No other platform is listed here or on the maker's page.
• Release date: Page lists 5/22/2018.
• Free base co-op: Sold at $29.99 as a single paid edition. Game Pass is a subscription and does not count.
• Sessions: Store text calls it open-ended sandbox play.
• About: Store text has you gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community.
• Genres: Store text calls it a zombie survival simulation.
• Story: Store text lists Heartland as a large story campaign next to the open sandbox.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, About, Sessions, Fear, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Planning ahead, Story, Unlocks and progress, Getting better.

• Kind of game: Text says you can visit friends' communities and bring back rewards for your own.
• About: Text covers recruiting survivors, scavenging supplies and building up a base after the zombie apocalypse. It says civilization has fallen, and user tags include Zombies and Post-apocalyptic.
• Sessions: Text calls it an open-world game and a sandbox, and user tags include Open World and Sandbox.
• Fear: User tags include Horror and Atmospheric, but the text calls it a survival-fantasy game, so fear stays low.
• Exploring: User tags include Open World.
• Building and creating: Text has you fortify and upgrade your base. User tags include Base Building.
• Fighting: Text has you fight off zombies that attack your base. User tags include Zombies.
• Planning ahead: Text says you decide who to recruit, where to settle and how to fortify your base.
• Story: Text lists a full 10-hour narrative campaign as an alternate mode.
• Unlocks and progress: Text says survivors have their own skills and traits, and visiting friends bring back rewards for their own communities.
• Getting better: Text lists five difficulty levels, from Green to Lethal, which can be set separately for action, community and maps.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Crossplay, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories include Online Co-op.
• Crossplay: Categories include Cross-Platform Multiplayer.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list macOS or Linux.
• Release status: Steam does not mark the game as coming soon or as early access.
• Release date: Steam shows 2020-03-13, the date the Juggernaut Edition reached Steam. The publisher dates the game 2018-05-22.
• Genres: Steam lists Action, RPG and Simulation, and the short text calls it a zombie survival simulation.
• Free base co-op: Steam marks the game as not free, at $29.99. The Steam page sells one paid edition.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 lists action-adventure game, survival horror, action role-playing game and post-apocalyptic video game.
• Release date: P577 is 2018-05-22.

pcworld.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, Laughter and chaos, Fear, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Time to hang out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Sessions: Review from 2018-05-17 describes a repeating loop of supply runs and moving the base when nearby buildings run dry.
• Laughter and chaos: Review tells of a friend taking a prized car and wrecking it, and calls a floating zombie bug silly.
• Fear: Review notes very dark nights and zombies appearing without warning, but frames the game as tense survival and not horror.
• Tension and danger: Review calls the tension palpable and says supplies run down every day.
• Calm and coziness: Review says play has enough downtime for social breaks.
• Working in sync: Review describes exploring the countryside and killing hordes with up to three friends. Only the host can manage the base.
• Exploring: Review describes roaming further afield once nearby buildings are empty.
• Building and creating: Review says you add a watchtower, garden or generator in a limited number of base slots. Only the host can manage the base.
• Fighting: Review describes killing off hordes of zombies with friends.
• Time to hang out: Review calls co-op a great side activity while you hang out and chat.
• Getting better: Review says the game is not too difficult.
• Unlocks and progress: Review says survivors level up skills and their standing in the community, which opens new base upgrades.
• Planning ahead: Review describes balancing the need for supplies against the risk of getting them, and moving the base when needed.

windowscentral.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Unlocks and progress.

• Working in sync: Article from 2018-05-14 says guests are tied to the host by range, so the group stays together and mainly helps the host.
• Unlocks and progress: Article says guests earn influence points, take loot back to their own base and build up rewards the longer they stay.