June 7 Xbox Showcase may reveal State Of Decay 3
State of Decay 3 is likely to appear at the June 7 Xbox Showcase, and Jez Corden says the game is already in private alpha testing with a small subset of the community and some YouTubers. The report adds a new marker for the project, which was first announced in 2020 and has stayed mostly out of view since then.
Jez Corden and the showcase
Corden wrote that it is almost certain State of Decay 3 will be seen at the showcase too, given the private alpha testing. He also said Undead Labs really, really nailed the “AAA” feel that was absent from State of Decay 2.
That points to a project that has moved beyond the earliest planning stage, even if the studio has still shown little of it publicly. A showcase appearance would give players their first substantial update since the 2020 announcement.
Philip Holt in April
Philip Holt said in April that when the announcement trailer was released, the game only really existed as a Word document. He said, “So that trailer – there really wasn’t a game or game team when we were working on that trailer, like, it was so early,” and added, “You know, the game was in a Word document. It was really the very beginnings of software.”
Holt also said the trailer was pre-rendered and created completely by Blur to show Undead Labs’ vision for what it wanted State of Decay 3 to be. That leaves a clear contrast between the original reveal and the version of the game now said to be in private alpha testing.
June 5 article report
The report was published on June 5, 2026, and it ties together the project’s long runway with the first signs of a more developed build. For readers following the game, the practical takeaway is straightforward: the June 7 Xbox Showcase is the next place where a substantial update could surface.
