How to Survive

Buy83%

Very Positive · 17k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Eko Software · Survival · Aug 29, 2014

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy How to Survive?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 17k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall gameplay is satisfying, killing tons of enemies is fun, inventory management is alright (not too tedious), crafting is neither too simple nor too complicated.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One shot Escape DLC in particular – idea of it is, creating the most hardcore experience in the game, forcing you going for long time with weakest weapons.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign is playable co-op, and to me was the saving grace.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You can Co-Op the story, this part was especially cool as while my friend was just starting his story I was well into mine and I retained both my stats and all the items on me allowing me to easily aid him in his story.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Challenges and last difficulty add some interesting features to the main game - they worth checking on their own.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The island settings also do nicely, between varied terrain and well done lighting the game's presentation is both beautiful and terrifying.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay113 reviews
Combat78 reviews
Story70 reviews
Co-op59 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Multiplayer15 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Interface
59% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend
Audio
55% still recommend
Crashes
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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