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Dead State: Reanimated

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Deep tactical combat
  • Rich character interactions and story
  • Immersive survival and base management
  • Large explorable map with varied locations
  • Long playtime and replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky user interface
  • Some bugs and crashes
  • Combat can be slow and repetitive
  • Limited stealth and cover mechanics
  • Endgame can become grindy and less challenging

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Expeditions: Viking

  • Expeditions: Conquistador

  • Survivalist

  • Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire

  • Project Zomboid

  • Radio General

More fantastical

Games that feels like Dead State: Reanimated but with more imaginative fiction

  • Bastard Bonds

  • Thea 2: The Shattering

  • Immortal Empire

  • Our Adventurer Guild

  • Exiled Kingdoms

  • The Red Solstice

Less social

Games that feels like Dead State: Reanimated but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Evolution of Ages: Settlements

  • WindStop Strategy

  • Xenonauts 2

  • Vigilantes

  • Xenonauts

  • Afghanistan '11

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Dead State: Reanimated but with less of a community feel

  • Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation

  • Dead Grid

  • Chromosome Evil

  • Decision: Red Daze

  • Rencounter

  • Shardpunk

Less intimate

Games that feels like Dead State: Reanimated but with less focus on close relationships

  • Terminus: Zombie Survivors

  • Distrust: Polar Survival

  • Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

  • Urban Strife

  • Reborn In Wild City 迷城重生

  • 10 Miles To Safety

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Dead State: Reanimated: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026