Dead State is unique in the field of zombie games. Where most simply set you out into a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and challenge you with wading through them, here you are tasked with surviving. More of a zombie survival sim, your responsibilities go beyond just trying to get through the zombies. You must survive. This makes the game unique, challenging, and a wonderful change for the genre. You start out as the survivor of a plane crash and you now find yourself at a school in Texas. Eventually, you are made the leader for a small group of people there and it becomes your job to build the school into a livable shelter and to help people with their problems. Dead State is all about decision making. Sure, there's combat and you will have to go out and find supplies and other survivors. But the important aspects of the game come with having to decide what you should do. Should you fix the well first and get clean water or do you build a garden to get food? Do you give a survivor extra rations when they desperately need it or do you keep from doing this because the entire group needs them? Do you go scavenge for fuel or for food? You have a lot of decisions to make and not everyone is going to be happy with your decisions. Additionally, you must upgrade the school to become a long term shelter as help just doesn't seem like it will arrive. Gameplay on maps is similar to the original Fallout Tactics, with an isometric view and turn based combat. Here, you can have a team of four and you can equip all four with various weapons, armor, and items. There are several options during combat and you will find yourself facing a variety of enemies beyond just zombies. Overall, Dead State is worth the purchase. It's a fun, challenging, and different kind of zombie game. If you're looking for something unique in the zombie sub genre of games, then look no further.
