# Anyone playing State of Decay?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 16, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-state-of-decay/674045 "2013-11-16T04:28:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-state-of-decay/674045/1 "2013-11-16T04:28:07Z")

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I just noticed this is available on Steam now. Anyone playing? Is it any good?

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**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-state-of-decay/674045/2 "2013-11-16T13:10:57Z")

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I’ve heard nothing but good things about. It’s one of those indie games that are buggy but fun. Haven’t tried it yet though, so hoping someone chimes in with impressions.

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-state-of-decay/674045/3 "2013-11-22T14:57:03Z")

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Okay. I bit the bullet and spent the $20. Only had a chance to play very briefly. So far it seems fun. I get a sense the creators really want that “You are there” feeling and it comes through pretty well. The controls are a little clunky though. I got damage more than once because I didn’t have a weapon equipped when I thought I did (may have been a bug now that I think about it).

Hoping to spend more time playing this weekend at some point. Anyone else playing?

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**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-state-of-decay/674045/4 "2013-11-22T15:41:33Z")

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My coworker’s wife is the community manager on that game. I didn’t even know about the game until I saw it being demoed at this latest PAX. Whacking zombies with car doors is relevant to my interests.

I haven’t picked it up yet because I’m waiting for the controls to be really hammered out. Damn, though, it looks like fun.