Games like State of Decay: YOSE
If State of Decay: YOSE is your kind of game, the closest matches are State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition, State of Decay and LifeZ - Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters have permanent death, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is decent. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition is an open-world zombie survival RPG developed by Undead Labs. Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, the game blends action and simulation mechanics, with gameplay focused on base-building, resource management, and mission-based progression. Players recruit and manage a community of survivors, switching between characters as they expand and upgrade their facilities. Players describe the experience as both challenging and immersive, with permanent character death adding weight to tactical decisions. Reviewers note that tactical positioning matters significantly during encounters, and while writing quality is described as decent by players, the core survival-horror elements create sustained tension. The game holds approximately 78% positive across over 4500 Steam reviews and costs $19.99.
About State of Decay: YOSE: Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Top pick for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
State of Decay
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
LifeZ - Survival
WHY THIS
Shares base building with State of Decay: YOSE.
Third-strongest match for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
How to Survive
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Ranked #4 for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
How to Survive 2
WHY THIS
Shares base building and an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Ranked #5 for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
VEIN
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Ranked #6 for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Ranked #7 for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Kenshi
WHY THIS
Shares base building and a challenging mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Ranked #8 for State of Decay: YOSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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7 Days to Die
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Fallout 4
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Survivalist: Invisible Strain
WHY THIS
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
Dead State: Reanimated
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Reviewers of State of Decay: YOSE cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below State of Decay: YOSE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under State of Decay: YOSE on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under State of Decay: YOSE on Steam right now. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under State of Decay: YOSE on Steam right now. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under State of Decay: YOSE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under State of Decay: YOSE on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Undead Labs
Other recommendable Steam games by Undead Labs, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Another title from Undead Labs, the studio behind State of Decay: YOSE. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
State of Decay
WHY THIS
Another title from Undead Labs, the studio behind State of Decay: YOSE. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
State of Decay 3
WHY THIS
Another title from Undead Labs, the studio behind State of Decay: YOSE. Shares Action with State of Decay: YOSE.
Play as a community of survivors, build up your settlements with friends, and destroy zombies in State of Decay 3, the latest in the franchise from developer Undead Labs.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
State of Decay
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay: YOSE.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
How to Survive
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
Project Zomboid
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with State of Decay: YOSE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation and RPG with State of Decay: YOSE.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Frequently asked about State of Decay: YOSE
- Does State of Decay: YOSE run on Steam Deck?
- State of Decay: YOSE is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does State of Decay: YOSE cost?
- State of Decay: YOSE is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to State of Decay: YOSE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside State of Decay: YOSE are State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition, State of Decay, LifeZ - Survival.
- Who developed State of Decay: YOSE?
- State of Decay: YOSE was developed by Undead Labs and published by Xbox Game Studios.
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