16 Essential Video Games Worth Buying An Xbox One For

13. State Of Decay: Year One Survival Edition

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Undead Labs

If you were taking one look at PS4-exclusive Days Gone and thinking "Man, is this all they can do with zombie shooters?!", try State of Decay.

Undead Labs' cult success is pretty much the open-world Walking Dead game we never got. It walks that perfect line between having fun and blasting zombies to kingdom come, whilst retaining the paradigm-switching realisation of impending doom once your ammunition runs low and hordes get too much.

To truly thrive, you'll need to answer distress signals out in the world, amass colonies of survivors and give them roles to rotate throughout the day, clear out new settlements and of course, rank up to wipe out more of the undead along the way.

By combining so many awesome gameplay elements into one tight package - there's even a GTA-esque 'grab a car and make a getaway' feel if things get too much - State of Decay is just perfect.

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