State of Decay 3 · Pre-wiki
More players over time
Patzelt's sentence
Short answer
Creative director Kevin Patzelt: expand alpha then closed beta to more players and platforms over time. If you miss a wave, more come. Still 2026 for beta, 2027 for launch.
Also: more players · wider beta · patzelt
What we know
Xbox Wire 26 Aug 2026 is the source. No exact beta day. Game Pass still listed there; studio-sale stories disagree — that empty box stays on the Game Pass page.
What to do
Register official. Don't buy a key off a screenshot.
Don't
Don't invent a wave schedule.