US EditionState of Decay 3 will return. Everything we know so far
- Undead Labs announced alpha playtests for State of Decay on Friday, finally confirming the long-awaited zombie survival game remains in active development with Microsoft after years of silence.
- Development on the project reportedly stagnated for years, as much of the Undead Labs team focused on updates for State of Decay 2 and the Juggernaut Edition instead.
- Alpha playtests will feature "four-player co-op, some new base-building and resource strategies, and a whole lot of combat," according to art director Brant Fitzgerald, who emphasized community feedback.
- Players can sign up via Discord for alpha playtests beginning in May, with the title confirmed for Game Pass on Windows and Xbox platforms at launch.
- The Xbox Games Showcase on June 7 positions Microsoft to reveal substantially more about State of Decay 3, six years after the initial announcement.
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Finally, some news on State of Decay 3
Undead Labs dropped a major positive update on the long-awaited next State of Decay game on Friday, revealing that players will get their hands on State of Decay 3 with the launch of alpha playtests coming in May. State of Decay 3 was announced nearly six years ago, with news about the co-op zombie survival game coming intermittently. The latest update from Undead Labs helps explain why.
Why did Xbox restart State of Decay 3 alpha tests?
State of Decay 3 returns via new alpha playtests State of Decay 3, which had been missing from Xbox showcases for years, has resurfaced with new activity. Undead Labs announced “a series of alpha playtests” slated to begin in May 2026, giving players another chance to test the long delayed zombie…
This is news that will please many players who were eagerly waiting for the news of State of Decay 3. Announced 6 years ago, in 2020, the title then appeared a second time, in the year 2024, before disappearing from the radars, leaving us with no news and letting us foretell the worst in view of the current context and the many projects that have been cancelled by Microsoft (Perfect Dark, in the lead). Yet, despite the storm that is falling on t…
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