Undead Labs

We’re Hiring: Senior Gameplay Engineer Undead Labs is looking for a Senior Gameplay Engineer to help build the systems that drive State of Decay 3. If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges and love collaborating to create immersive gameplay, we’d love to hear from you. 🔹 Build and optimize production-quality C++ code 🔹 Design and implement large-scale gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 🔹 Collaborate with designers and engineers to bring mechanics to life We’re looking for someone with strong C++ skills, Unreal Engine experience, and a deep understanding of gameplay systems—especially in character movement, combat, and multiplayer environments. 📍 Hybrid-friendly | Full-time | Microsoft Game Studios #GameDev #Hiring #GameplayEngineering #UndeadLabs #StateofDecay3

We’re Hiring: Senior Open World Engineer & Senior Combat Designer Undead Labs is expanding the State of Decay 3 team, and we’re looking for talented developers to help bring our open-world survival experience to life! If you’re passionate about engineering immersive worlds or designing deep, engaging combat, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in one of these key roles: Senior Open World Engineer Help shape a dynamic, living world by developing and optimizing open-world gameplay systems in Unreal Engine. Your work will power AI behaviors, world simulation, and large-scale systems that make our world feel alive. What We’re Looking For: ✔ Strong C++ programming skills ✔ Expertise in open-world systems, AI, and world simulation ✔ Experience optimizing large-scale gameplay mechanics Senior Combat Designer Define the moment-to-moment action of State of Decay 3 by designing responsive, strategic combat experiences. From melee and ranged combat to AI enemy behaviors, you’ll craft thrilling encounters that keep players engaged. What We’re Looking For: ✔ Deep experience in combat system design ✔ Strong understanding of melee, ranged, and AI combat mechanics ✔ Ability to balance game feel, animations, and combat pacing 📍 Hybrid-friendly | Full-time | Microsoft Game Studios If you’re ready to help shape the future of State of Decay 3, apply on our site or LinkedIn today! Sr. Combat Designer - https://lnkd.in/gDpkGy4P Sr. Open World Engineer - https://lnkd.in/grJfBpMy #GameDev #Hiring #OpenWorld #CombatDesign #UndeadLabs #StateofDecay3

What does it mean to be 'Undead'? This year, we revealed a new logo and website for Undead Labs, and within the details of its design, a hidden language reveals the philosophies behind our work and the light that guides our ambitions. Learn more about the evolution of our brand and vision as a studio: undeadlabs.com  

Got a passion for storytelling and a knack for crafting unforgettable characters? Ben Phongluangtham and I are hiring a Contract Writer! Join Undead Labs, creators of State of Decay, and help us bring the undead to (un)life! What You’ll Do: 👉Write engaging dialogue, character arcs, and lore. 👉Collaborate with our team to craft a world fans will love. What You Bring: 👉Strong video game writing skills, including open-world narratives, diverse character voices, player-responsive content, and collaboration, with a willingness to learn new tools as needed. 👉A love for the weird, wild, and wonderfully undead. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gM5TnmWe

After more than 6 incredible years, State of Decay 2 has released its final update. We're incredibly proud of what we accomplished in nearly forty updates. New systems came online, new worlds to explore were created. Players were granted more and better ways to customize and deepen their own experience. We learned a lot too; this was our first time supporting a game at this level. Our community grew as we expanded onto multiple platforms. Everything we learned as developers, and everything we learned by listening to our community, have made us a better studio. We want to thank each and every one of you for playing State of Decay 2 and supporting us. We love making the game you love to play. Here's to the future!

Proud to partner with the American Red Cross again for another life-saving blood drive! Join us for our #SummerOfSurvival and sign up to give today: redcrossblood.org/sod Learn more about our latest update to State of Decay 2: https://lnkd.in/gGRJCavM

Here at Undead Labs, it’s not unusual to see someone’s calendar booked for an hour because they’re donating blood, especially during the summer months when the blood supply is critically low. Learn more about our ongoing partnership with the American Red Cross and how we're rallying our dedicated, zombie-slaying community to help save lives both in the game and in real life. 🚑

It's such a privilege to have a community so invested in your game that wholesome moments like this can happen. 💖 Kudos to Geoffrey Card, Brant Fitzgerald, Joseph Swarner, and our Community Team (Wonder Stormbreaker, Megan B., Rohan Plummer, & Heather Sangria) for keeping our community at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for a Principal Game Designer to join our team. Join us and help shape the future of State of Decay 3!