State of Decay 2
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The next installment in the critically acclaimed “State of Decay” franchise immerses you in an all-new, multiplayer zombie survival fantasy. Build a lasting community, working with other players or solo to overcome challenges while exploring your own unique story in a world that remembers the choices you make.
A game of mostly objective/grind achievements with nothing really missable in the normal sense of the word. The grind isn't even too bad (the longest will be 
FAQ
- Are there missable achievements in State of Decay 2?
- Yes, 3: Plot Armor, Enemy at the Gates and Mercy Hospital. Also, 9 are soft-missable or mutually exclusive: The Forest for the Trees, Ten Thousand Gallon Hat, Be My Bodyguard, Dam Fine Territory, Tilting at Windmills, If You Build It, They Will Come, I Am the Law, Be Still My Dog of War and Speedy Delivery. 67 of 156 not yet checked.
- Are there glitched achievements in State of Decay 2?
- Yes, 1: Max Would Be Proud. 2 of 156 not yet checked.
Toothpaste Piñatas
Very common77.8%You searched 10 containers.
You'll likely unlock this during the first/tutorial mission before you even get to a settlement.
Bring the Brouhaha
Very common75.4%You caused a commotion while recklessly searching a container.
Hold the button to search faster when searching a container. This will make more noise - if a zombie hears you and comes running....achievement!
I Got You a Pony
Common68.0%You delivered a rucksack to your Storage facility.
No More Strangers
Common66.4%You earned enough standing to promote a recruit to citizen.
Breach and Clear
Common65.1%You secured 5 sites by exploring every room and killing every zombie.
Sorry for Party Rocking
Common62.9%You destroyed an infestation.
Construction Complete
Common61.3%You built a facility at your base.
In all bases there'll be the opportunity to construct a facility of some kind - just build one.
Call Me Any Anytime
Common58.5%You called in a radio command.
Gotta Be Larger than Life
Common57.2%You earned enough standing to promote a citizen to hero.
Heart of Darkness
Common56.5%You destroyed a plague heart.
Marked with a red icon on the map, the first is the easiest and they get progressively harder as you kill more in a territory.
Through a Glass Darkly
Common55.8%You surveyed 5 sites from high places.
Puppies and Kittens
Common55.4%You killed 100 zombies.
Flash Mob
Common54.1%You destroyed a horde.
Blind Justice
Common53.1%You killed a feral.
I Ran So Far Away
Common51.8%You chose a specialization for the Cardio skill.
Barley and Spoiled Blueberries
Common51.5%You killed a bloater.
Knowing is Half the Battle
Common49.7%You chose a specialization for the Wits skill.
Every Piece of Trash in Town
Common48.2%You secured 25 sites by exploring every room and killing every zombie.
No Stone Unturned
Common48.1%You searched 100 containers.
Welcome to the Jungle
Common47.5%You recruited a new survivor to join your community.
Glutton for Punishment
Common40.1%You killed a juggernaut.
These Dreams
Uncommon37.3%You destroyed 5 plague hearts. Gross.
They get progressively harder as you kill more, and you'll have to kill all of them in a territory to be able to complete a playthrough. Take fire, explosive and fire. And guns. Melee weaps are not useful here!
Crowd Control
Uncommon37.3%You destroyed 25 hordes.
The Forest for the Trees
Uncommon37.1%You claimed a base in the Providence Ridge map.
Silent Cartographer
Uncommon34.1%You surveyed 50 sites from high places.
Look on your map for binocular symbols; these indicate billboards and radio towers. Go to them, climb them, use the aim button to look. you'll see question marks for distant places of interest; stare at them to survey/unlock. You'll need a few towers to get all 50. This is another easy grind :)
Paradise City
Uncommon32.4%You built 10 facilities at your base over time.
You'll likely have to be on your third base to get this far - to efficiently progress the rest of the game you won't want to be tearing facilities down and build new ones just to grind this out.
Sayonara
Uncommon31.6%One of your survivors met a tragic end.
One of your people just needs to die. Any one. Just take them out (ideally with an empty backpack so you don't have to go retrieve their stuff), find zombies and let them kill you. Job done.
The Purge
Uncommon31.4%You destroyed 10 infestations.
I Got You a Pack Mule
Uncommon30.6%You delivered a whopping 50 rucksacks to your Storage facility.
You have to manually deliver each one to the area marked. Directly transferring from your vehicle's trunk does not count!
Men Without Hats
Uncommon30.5%You shot the helmet off an armored zombie.
Road Warrior
Uncommon24.0%You killed 50 zombies with your car door.
Ten Thousand Gallon Hat
Uncommon21.4%You claimed a base on the Drucker County map.
After the tutorial mission you choose a settlement - once you arrive there and claim it the achievement will pop. You'll need to do this in a separate playthrough to 
Doctor Terminus
Uncommon15.8%You elected a trader to lead your community.
See 
Citizen Z
Uncommon15.0%You called in 25 radio commands.
Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
Uncommon11.2%You claimed a landmark outpost.
Since update 25, there is exactly one landmark outpost on each map. it has a distinct icon. It might be within a plague heart territory (so you'll need to clear that first). Clear and then claim the landmark to pop the achievement.
Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Rare9.1%You began a session with minimum difficulty set to Nightmare.
Just start the game with difficulty set to Nightmare.
But It Can Be Better
Rare8.6%You fully upgraded a resource outpost.
Some outposts are upgradable now (since an update). Upgrade one to the highest level - this will need 2,800+ influence.
Lilac and Spoiled Gooseberries
Rare7.0%You killed 25 blood plague bloaters.
Collect 'Em All
Rare6.2%You completed 25 bounties for the Bounty Broker.
The Turn
Rare6.1%You earned a total of 5000 Prestige playing Daybreak.
Is There No One Else
Rare5.9%You destroyed 100 hordes with minimum difficulty set to Dread or harder.
Cargo Cult
Very rare4.7%You built a CLEO Relay facility in your home community.
You have to unlock the "CLEO Core" in Daybreak in order to be able to build this facility in your regular story-mode base.
Building the CLEO Relay in Heartland doesn't count.
New Lease on Life
Very rare4.1%You used a training manual to retrain a specialization.
Retrieve Biomass
Very rare4.0%You killed a plague heart with minimum difficulty set to Lethal.
Barbershop Quartet
Very rare3.2%You killed one each of the four blood plague freaks with minimum difficulty set to Lethal.
A Three Hour Tour
Very rare2.7%You claimed 3 landmark outposts.
True Grit
Ultra rare0.5%You survived 100 days with minimum difficulty set to Dread or harder.
That was it? This is easy.
Uncommon24.2%You survived to the second wave in a session of Daybreak.
Time's Up
Uncommon20.6%You survived to the fourth wave in a session of Daybreak.
Get Used to Disappointment
Uncommon20.5%You allowed the technician to die during a session of Daybreak.
The Pledge
Uncommon18.1%You earned a total of 500 Prestige playing Daybreak.
Be My Bodyguard
Uncommon17.2%You reached the third wave in a session of Daybreak without the technician taking damage.
Magnificent Seven
Uncommon14.7%You survived 7 total zombie waves in Daybreak.
We Don't Need No Education
Uncommon12.9%You repaired a wall 12 times in Daybreak.
The Infinite Sea
Uncommon11.3%You survived to the sixth wave in a session of Daybreak.
Just a Nibble
Uncommon10.0%You opened 0b1111 CLEO Drops.
Human Contact
Rare9.9%You played Daybreak as host with another human being.
Day Broken
Rare9.2%You achieved victory in a session of Daybreak.
Flawless Victory
Rare8.0%You achieved victory in a session of Daybreak without suffering any player deaths.
Sleep All Day, Out All Night
Very rare4.3%You survived 49 total zombie waves in Daybreak.
I Was All By Myself
Very rare3.5%You reached the sixth wave in a session of Daybreak in single player.
Forgot My Breaches
Very rare3.3%You achieved victory in a session of Daybreak without any wall sections being leveled.
Conservation of Splatter
Very rare3.3%You reached the fifth wave in a session of Daybreak without any player using explosives.
The Moral High Ground is Mine
Very rare1.7%You reached the fourth wave in a session of Daybreak without any player using guns.
Never Forget the Medic
Very rare1.4%You healed the technician 12 times in Daybreak.
Green Talon
Very rare1.3%You failed during the first wave in a session of Daybreak.
That Byte Looks Infected
Very rare1.0%You opened 0b11111111 CLEO Drops.
Hoard Mode
Ultra rare0.8%You achieved victory in a session of Daybreak after collecting 25 CLEO drops.
Guilty Spark
Ultra rare0.6%You survived 343 total zombie waves in Daybreak.
Two Heartlands Beat As One
Uncommon11.2%You played Heartland in multiplayer as the host or client.
Tear Down That Wall
Rare7.2%You destroyed a plague wall in Heartland.
Trumbull Valley Choir
Rare6.0%You killed 25 plague screamers in Heartland.
The Lonely Survivor
Rare6.0%You recruited Chavez into your Heartland community.
The Helpful Hacker
Rare5.8%You recruited IzzBee into your Heartland community.
The Desperate Husband
Very rare4.6%You recruited Vic into your Heartland community.
Plot Armor
Very rare3.9%You completed Heartland with both starting survivors alive.
The Shy Maker
Very rare3.6%You recruited Diana into your Heartland community.
Heartlandia
Very rare3.4%You completed Heartland while playing alone.
Hunting the Hunters
Very rare2.8%You killed 25 blood ferals in Heartland.
The Mournful Father
Very rare2.7%You recruited Isaac into your Heartland community.
Undeadly Efficiency
Very rare1.8%You killed 10 or more enemies with a single plague buster.
Full House
Very rare1.7%You recruited 8 different survivors in a single game of Heartland.
How Red Was Our Valley
Very rare1.6%You completed Heartland as the host or client in multiplayer.
Max Would Be Proud
Very rare1.1%You used the Vehicle Depot to craft and use all three vehicle upgrade kits.
Has to be done in Heartland.
Sometimes does not unlock :/
Shots in the Dark
Very rare1.0%You found all six different Echo Labs guns in Heartland during a single playthrough as the host.
They Grow 'Em Big Around Here
Ultra rare0.9%You killed 25 blood plague juggernauts in Heartland.
Such Wonderful Toys
Ultra rare0.5%You used the Weapons Depot to craft all four of the Network weapons in Heartland.
CLEO Can You Hear Me?
Ultra rare0.5%You completed 10 CLEO sieges using the CLEO relay in Heartland.
Heal Thyself
Ultra rare0.5%You used plague cure on your own survivor 100 times in Heartland.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Ultra rare0.3%You destroyed 20 plague walls in Heartland.
Playing Doctor
Ultra rare0.3%You used plague cure on another survivor 100 times in Heartland.
Holding Down the Couch
Common52.9%You switched to a new survivor to give someone a chance to rest.
Easy to get; when in your settlement and in control of a character who is fatigued ('zzz' above their head), go into the Community tab and pick a different character to play as for a bit.
From the Top of My Lungs
Common50.7%You killed 4 screamers.
What We Do in the Shadows
Common46.1%You destroyed a plague heart at night.
Wax On, Wax Off
Common43.5%You chose a specialization for the Fighting skill.
Short Controlled Bursts
Common41.8%You chose a specialization for the Shooting skill.
Piggyback Ride
Uncommon35.1%You finished off a juggernaut with a melee execution.
Rucks in Trucks
Uncommon35.1%You transferred a rucksack from a vehicle.
The Game is Afoot
Uncommon34.6%You accepted a bounty from the Bounty Broker.
Walkers and Biters
Uncommon30.9%You killed 1,000 zombies.
Can Buy Me Love
Uncommon28.0%You sold 10 items to enclaves.
Black Friday
Uncommon28.0%You bought 10 items from enclaves.
Fly Your Freak Flag
Uncommon27.7%You earned 1000 Influence from killing freaks.
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
Uncommon27.1%You began a session with minimum difficulty set to Dread.
Total Eclipse
Uncommon26.5%You destroyed all the plague hearts within your territory.
Lily, We're Home
Uncommon23.9%Claim a base in the Trumbull Valley map (outside of Heartland).
No Gut, No Glory
Uncommon23.8%You killed a blood plague juggernaut.
Dam Fine Territory
Uncommon23.0%You claimed a base on the Cascade Hills map.
After the tutorial mission you choose a settlement - once you arrive there and claim it the achievement will pop. You'll need to do this in a separate playthrough to 
Friendship is Magic
Uncommon22.8%You made allies out of 5 enclaves.
Tilting at Windmills
Uncommon22.8%You settled your community in Meagher Valley.
After the tutorial mission you choose a settlement - once you arrive there and claim it the achievement will pop. You'll need to do this in a separate playthrough to
Nice Moves There
Uncommon21.4%You elected a sheriff to lead your community.
See
War Rig
Uncommon21.0%You created an apocalypse vehicle.
Mediocre!
Uncommon20.5%You elected a warlord to lead your community.
Each character, in their bio, has a leadership path of a certain type. Pick a character with Warlord as the type and level them up to Hero (by playing as the character). Once they are Hero, you can promote them to Leader of the settlement.
Sie sind das Essen und wir sind
Uncommon20.1%Shoot off a Flare (or volunteer to help someone who does).
Can We Fix It? Yes We Can!
Uncommon19.6%You elected a builder to lead your community.
See
Bounty Collector
Uncommon19.2%You completed 5 bounties for the Bounty Broker.
Citizens First and Solders Second
Uncommon18.8%Build the Armory facility at your base.
The City-Raised Farmer
Uncommon18.3%You recruited Malik into your Heartland community.
Head to To So Player
Uncommon16.3%Allow 24 bags of dropped items to accumulate on the ground.
The First Hurdle
Uncommon16.2%You destroyed a plague heart with minimum difficulty set to Dread or harder.
It Looks Good on You, Though
Uncommon15.7%You unlocked an outfit by completing a bounty from the Bounty Broker.
Sie sind das Essen und wir sind die Jaeger!
Uncommon15.3%You shot off a flare (or volunteered to help someone who did).
Welcome to the Dread Zone!
Uncommon14.3%You had a survivor within your community die while minimum difficulty was set to Dread or harder.
The Next Generation
Uncommon14.1%You started a new community with survivors from a completed one.
Enemy at the Gates
Uncommon11.3%You built a Sniper Tower.
This is a leader facility for a Builder leader, i.e. you need 
Mercy Hospital
Uncommon10.7%You built a Field Hospital.
This is a leader facility for a Sheriff leader, i.e. you need 
Called for Backup
Uncommon10.4%You played with another human being with minimum difficulty set to Dread or harder.
Who Run Bartertown?
Rare9.6%You built a Trade Depot.
Close Call
Rare9.0%You destroyed an XL Horde (with two screamers and a feral) at minimum Dread or harder.
Citizens First and Soldiers Second
Rare8.3%You built an Armory.
Am I the Only One Zen Around Here?
Rare7.9%You killed 50 plague zombies with crossbows.
Enjoying Your Stay?
Rare7.9%You had three survivors within your community die while minimum difficulty was at Dread or harder.
The Eager Inventor
Rare7.8%You recruited Keesha into your Heartland community.
Bless Me Now With Your Fierce Tears
Rare7.5%You began a session with minimum difficulty set to Lethal.
If You Build It, They Will Come
Rare7.4%You left a legacy as a builder.
Same as
I Am the Law
Rare7.2%You left a legacy as a sheriff.
After electing a sheriff (see
Blood Farmer
Rare7.0%You extracted 20 plague samples from plague juggernauts with minimum difficulty at Dread or harder.
Be Still My Dog of War
Rare7.0%You left a legacy as a warlord.
Same as
Head to Toe So Player
Rare6.7%You allowed 24 bags of dropped items to accumulate on the ground.
The Last Soldier
Rare6.5%You recruited Captain Logan into your Heartland community.
Speedy Delivery
Rare6.0%You left a legacy as a trader.
Same as
Others and Wights
Rare6.0%You killed 10,000 zombies.
Pound of Flesh
Rare5.5%You crafted a case of bulk plague cure with minimum difficulty set to Dread or harder.
My Own Private Army
Very rare4.4%You recruited a Red Talon contractor to your community four times.
Peerless
Very rare3.1%You killed all plague hearts on the map with minimum difficulty set to Nightmare or harder.
The Crafty Scoundrel
Very rare3.0%You recruited Brock into your Heartland community.
Howdy Howdy Howdy
Very rare2.8%You killed 3 zombies in 3 seconds with a revolver while wearing a cowboy hat.
The Grumpy Hunter
Very rare2.7%You recruited Reba into your Heartland community.
Over the Rainbow
Very rare2.5%Completed a legacy arc with minimum difficulty set to Nightmare or harder.
You're So Fine You Blow My Mind
Very rare2.3%Complete Mickey Wilkerson's story in Trumbull Valley (outside of Heartland).
Should Have Read the Warning Label
Very rare2.3%You contracted blood plague from a plague consumable.
Throw Your Love Around
Very rare1.8%You reached maximum morale with minimum difficulty set to Dread or harder.
88 Miles Per Hour
Very rare1.4%You hit top speed while driving a Road Racer and wearing a puffy vest.
Tried and Tested
Very rare1.1%You completed the legacies for all four leader types with minimum difficulty set to dread or harder.
Shut Up
Very rare1.0%You killed a screamer with a CLEO heavy sniper rifle.
Insourcing
Ultra rare0.9%You built all four Red Talon facilities in your home community.
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