


In the punishing, permadeath open world of this zombie survival game, that’s an ideal outcome.

As they screech around outside, I am free to sneak in and snap up all the loot I can carry before making off without firing a single shot. That’s why I got a real human – a friend in the flesh – to do it for me. They can’t hop in a police car, turn the sirens on, and lure a pack of zombies out of a building by doing a series of doughnuts in the front garden. There are some strategies that simply aren’t possible when playing State of Decay 2 with an AI follower.
