<s>
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Undead	O
Labs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
followup	O
to	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
musical	O
score	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
and	O
management	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
3	O
,	O
is	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
zombie	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
scavenging	O
for	O
items	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
gameplay	O
is	O
experienced	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
survivor	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
ask	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
survivor	O
to	O
accompany	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
certain	O
missions	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
AI-controlled	O
survivors	O
will	O
accompany	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Undead	O
Labs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
Xbox	B-Device
briefing	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2017	O
Xbox	B-Device
briefing	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
release	O
in	O
Spring	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
was	O
being	O
sold	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cross-play	B-Application
support	O
between	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
without	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
set	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
SteelBook	O
case	O
,	O
latex	B-Application
zombie	O
mask	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
brain	O
SteelBook	O
stand	O
,	O
an	O
iron-on	O
patch	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
logo	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
thumb	O
drive	O
with	O
4GB	O
capacity	O
–	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
severed	O
human	O
thumb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Daybreak	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
protect	O
an	O
objective	O
whilst	O
facing	O
waves	O
of	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alessandro	O
Barbosa	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
5/10	O
,	O
enjoying	O
the	O
satisfying	O
combat	O
but	O
taking	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
its	O
survival	B-Application
systems	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
bugs	O
;	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
sometimes	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
far-too-real	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
mundane	O
reality	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
surviving	O
a	O
zombie	O
apocalypse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
2	I-Application
exceeded	O
3	O
million	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
August	O
2019	O
it	O
surpassed	O
5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Add-on/DLC	O
for	O
Daybreak	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Best	O
Co-Operative	O
Game	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
2018	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
