<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
survival	O
horror	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DoubleBear	O
Productions	O
and	O
Iron	O
Tower	O
Studio	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
after	O
having	O
been	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
since	O
spring	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoubleBear	O
Productions	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
released	O
an	O
"	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
"	O
which	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
:	O
Reanimated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
splits	O
its	O
time	O
between	O
scavenging	O
-	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
environment	O
for	O
food	O
,	O
fuel	O
,	O
luxury	O
items	O
,	O
medical	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
antibiotics	O
-	O
and	O
base	O
management	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
Shelter	O
-	O
assigning	O
jobs	O
,	O
building	O
upgrades	O
,	O
creating	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
fellow	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
action	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
is	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
switching	O
into	O
turn-based	O
mode	O
when	O
combat	O
initiates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
is	O
fully	O
turn-based	O
,	O
utilizing	O
an	O
Action	O
Point	O
system	O
that	O
draws	O
from	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
Agility	O
stat	O
,	O
and	O
relies	O
on	O
character	O
initiative	O
to	O
determine	O
turn	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
features	O
combat	O
against	O
both	O
the	O
undead	O
and	O
other	O
factions	O
of	O
human	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
factor	O
within	O
the	O
combat	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Noise	O
Meter	O
,	O
which	O
sits	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
measures	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
racket	O
is	O
being	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
is	O
centered	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
Splendid	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
area	O
covers	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
-	O
this	O
ranges	O
from	O
Abilene	O
(	O
north	O
)	O
,	O
San	O
Angelo	O
(	O
west	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Austin	O
(	O
southeast	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
Summer	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
DoubleBear	O
Productions	O
and	O
Iron	O
Tower	O
Studio	O
,	O
with	O
writer/designer	O
Brian	O
Mitsoda	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilized	O
The	B-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Decadence	I-Application
's	O
game	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
carried	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
ZRPG	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
formal	O
title	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
when	O
it	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
DoubleBear	O
Productions	O
launched	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
demo	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Seven	O
Days	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
’s	O
gameplay	O
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
prepare	O
their	O
strategy	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
players	O
to	O
test	O
and	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
entered	O
active	O
beta	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
had	O
consistent	O
patches	O
and	O
updates	O
since	O
the	O
Early	O
Access	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
picked	O
as	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
writer	O
Evan	O
Lahti	O
's	O
2014	O
Personal	O
Pick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Reanimated	O
patch	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
update	O
for	O
Dead	B-Application
State	I-Application
,	O
Iron	O
Tower	O
Studios	O
assisted	O
with	O
creating	O
a	O
Russian	O
language	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
