
In a previous interview, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty noted that they expect State of Decay 3 to be a much bigger, persistent online game and that Microsoft's investment would help Undead Labs to get there sooner. Undead Labs noted that the game is in pre-production planning and that they've been working on it for "some time." It would be really cool for the player to have to take things like warmth, shelter and hunting for food into consideration alongside other mechanics, we could be looking at a game with much greater depth than we’ve seen before in this franchise.Source: Microsoft (Image credit: Source: Microsoft)Īs of July 2020, State of Decay 3 is in active development. The wolf we saw could provide predators for the player to combat but shortly after that we saw the wolf had been killed and was being eaten by a zombie deer which means creature zombie-fication could play a large part in the world as well, adding enemy diversity in that area alone.

This enemy diversity could come into play in 2 separate ways. We also saw the inclusion of wolves and deer, meaning wildlife could now play a part in the games adding a lifelike diversity and new enemies into the world for the player to experience. WorldĪlso in the trailer, we saw a large open world caught in throws of winter. It’s hard to say but I’m excited to find out. There is a real possibility that we could be looking at a title with the same attention to detail as The Last of Us, focusing on interpersonal relationships and survival with a much more realistic and heartfelt approach. Instead of setting up shop at a pre established building, it could let us open up the map from a whole new perspective. In the trailer, we witnessed a character set up at a small camp meaning there is a strong possibility that we could be looking setting up forward camps throughout the world. In State of Decay 2, you were restricted to about 15 survivors to try to get you to connect with them on an individual level but realistically, with the new engines in the next gen consoles, we should be able to expect a complete redesign from the ground up.
