How to Survive

App ID 250400
App Type Game
Name How to Survive
Developer
Publisher 505 Games
Supported Systems
Last Record Update (August 14, 2018 – 22:39:43 UTC)
Last Change Number 4945475
Release Date October 23, 2013 ()
81.10% (13k / 3k) 31 In-Game

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

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User Tags

ActionAdventureRPGIndieHack and SlashZombiesSurvivalCo-opOpen WorldThird PersonCraftingComedyPost-apocalypticLocal Co-OpOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorFunnySingleplayerGore

Additional Information

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metacritic_score 60
metacritic_fullurl http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/how-to-survive?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
releasestate released
Achievement Languages
  • english: 1
  • french: 1
  • german: 1
  • italian: 1
  • japanese: 1
  • russian: 1
  • spanish: 1
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
  • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
  • english: header.jpg
store_tags

Players online

  • 31 right now
  • 64 24-hour peak - tweet this
  • 9,231 all-time peak June 15, 2015 – 16:20:06 UTC

SteamSpy Estimations

  • 2.5 hours median playtime in last 2 weeks 2.9 hours median total playtime
  • 2.5 hours average playtime in last 2 weeks 5.5 hours average total playtime
  • 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners

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Markers

Date Label
October 23, 2013 – 16:27:00 UTC
📜 Now Available on Steam - How to Survive, 30% off!
November 4, 2015 – 19:00:00 UTC
⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle extra life

Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
30469 How to Survive Early Access Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
32605 How to Survive Retail and Steam Store or CD Key February 12, 2016 – 21:48:43 UTC
32606 How to Survive Early Access Store or CD Key November 10, 2017 – 15:34:23 UTC
45468 How to Survive - Dead Summer Days Bundle Store or CD Key February 16, 2016 – 22:53:49 UTC
45469 How to Survive - Storm Warning Edition Store or CD Key March 12, 2018 – 17:00:30 UTC
50180 How to Survive Retail and Steam - AUG'14 Store or CD Key June 4, 2018 – 17:05:02 UTC
50181 How to Survive - Dead Summer Days Bundle - AUG'14 Store or CD Key February 16, 2016 – 22:53:46 UTC
201242 How to Survive - RU Retail CD Key August 15, 2017 – 21:18:08 UTC
250695 Steam Sub 250695 CD Key March 3, 2018 – 02:16:59 UTC
264510 Steam Sub 264510 CD Key April 11, 2018 – 17:13:09 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Updated
258540 Abby alternate skin (Heat Wave DLC - Abby's pack) August 8, 2018 – 11:22:10 UTC
258541 Kenji alternate skin (Heat Wave DLC - Kenji's pack) August 8, 2018 – 11:22:10 UTC
258542 Jack alternate skin (Heat Wave DLC - Jack's pack) August 8, 2018 – 11:22:10 UTC
258543 Abby+Kenji+Jack alternate skins (Heat Wave DLC - x 3 pack) August 8, 2018 – 11:22:10 UTC
289730 DLC #1 - Kovac’s Way (Kovac’s Way DLC) August 8, 2018 – 11:24:57 UTC
289731 DLC #2 - Hello my name is Nina (Hello my name is... Nina. DLC) August 8, 2018 – 11:24:57 UTC
289732 SteamDB Unknown App 289732 August 8, 2018 – 11:24:57 UTC
289733 DLC #4 - One Shot Escape (One Shot Escape DLC) August 8, 2018 – 11:24:57 UTC
289734 DLC #5 - Barricade (Barricade! DLC) August 8, 2018 – 11:24:57 UTC
321620 DLC #3 - El Diablo Islands - Host (El Diablo Islands - Host) August 8, 2018 – 11:28:29 UTC

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
228984 VC 2012 Redist 13.11 MiB Depot from 228980
228990 DirectX Jun 2010 Redist 98.16 MiB Depot from 228980
250401 How to Survive Content 5.19 GiB
250402 Russian 198.29 MiB Russian
250403 Japanese 215.43 MiB Japanese
250404 English 198.54 MiB English
250405 French 198.59 MiB French
250406 German 198.58 MiB German
250407 Italian 198.57 MiB Italian
250408 Spanish 198.58 MiB Spanish
289730 DCL#1 - Kovack’s Way (289730) Depot 705.33 MiB DLC 289730
289732 DLC #3 - El Diablo Islands (289732) Depot No size DLC 289732
289733 DLC #4 - Roguelike mode (289733) Depot No size Unused DLC 289733
289734 DLC #5 - Endless mode (289734) Depot No size Unused DLC 289734

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 494042
dev 494042
hotfixtest 494042
local Local Content Server 494037
rollback 335231

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
baselanguages english, german, french, italian, spanish
markdlcdepots 1

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch HowToSurvive.exe Default
Configuration Detect.exe Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir How to Survive
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 10.00 MiB (10485760)
maxnumfiles 400

History

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
FirstInstantKill Dead…again

Achieve your first instant kill on a zombie.

Discover_Island_05 Discoverer I

Enter La Vendida Island

UnlockFirstSkill Level Up

Unlock your first skill

Discover_Island_02 Discoverer II

Enter La Sonada Island

Discover_Island_01 Discoverer III

Enter Santa Barbara Island

FinishChallenge_2Players Four-handed massacre

Complete a local or online challenge with another player.

FindAllHerbarium Herbalist

Find the 20 special plants of the Herbarium.

FinishStory_Normal Easy survival

Complete the story mode in "Normal" difficulty.

FinishChallenge_S_Rank Perfect run

Complete a challenge with a "S" ranking.

Finish_All_Monk_Quests Picky monkeys

Complete the 12 secondary quests of Kovac's monkeys.

Gain_Title_Tag_20 Survival veteran

Reach "Survival hobbyist" ranking tag (Challenge mode)

FinishStory_Hard Unbreakable

Complete the story mode in "Iron man" difficulty.

FinishChallenge_WithoutRegen_Normal Pharmacofobia

Complete a challenge in "Normal" difficulty without using medicinal plants nor medikits.

FinishChallenge_WithoutRegen_IronMan Winners don't use drugs

Complete a challenge in "Iron man" difficulty without using medicinal plants nor medikits.

FinishChallenge_WithoutHit_Normal The weasel

Complete a challenge in "Normal" difficulty without losing health.

FinishChallenge_WithoutHit_IronMan Untouchable

Complete a challenge in "Iron man" difficulty without losing health.

Kill_Zombie_5_In_5_Seconds One per sec.

Kill 5 zombies in less than 5 seconds.

Kill_Zombie_10_In_5_Seconds Speed killing

Kill 10 zombies in less than 5 seconds.

Kill_Zombie_20_In_5_Seconds Express cleaner

Kill 20 zombies in less than 5 seconds.

Kill_Zombie_1000 Mass murderer

Kill 1000 zombies

Kill_Zombie_2000 No more room in hell

Kill 2000 zombies

Kill_Zombie_By_Deer_20 Collateral damage

Get zombies deer to kill 20 Zombies.

InstantKill_100 Close killer

Perform 100 instant kills.

InstantKill_5_In_15_Seconds Wait your turn

Perform 5 instant kills in less than 15 seconds.

One_Bullet_For_5_zombies Cheap kill

Kill 5 monsters in a row with a bullet or an arrow.

FinishStoryExtension_Normal Hot flush

Complete "El Diablo" chapter in "Normal" difficulty

FinishStoryExtension_IronMan Burn out

Complete "El Diablo" chapter in "Iron Man" difficulty

FinishStoryExtension_KovacsWay Back fire

Complete "El Diablo" chapter in "Kovac's Way" difficulty

KillVolcanoWithoutElectricity Glass breaker

Kill a volcanologist zombie without electricity

RemoteControl God of Rain

Complete the special remote

DiscoverIsland_06 Discoverer IV

Enter Horno Island

DiscoverIsland_07 Discoverer V

Enter Cenizas Island

DiscoverIsland_08 Discoverer VI

Enter Ascuas Island

Electrocute_8_NPC Electric skewer

Kill 8 monsters in a row using electricity

Electrocute_500_NPC High voltage

Kill 500 monsters with electricity

Finish_All_VolcanoMonk_Quests Monkeys on your back

Complete all the monkeys' quests of El Diablo islands

ReloadFromBackPack Bolts' master

Recharge your electric weapon without using an electric pylon.

TowerDefense_Night_5 A cat among the pigeons

Survive the 5th night of the mode "Barricade!"

TowerDefense_Night_10 The hardest part is yet to come

Survive the 10th night of the mode "Barricade!"

TowerDefense_Night_15 Survival marathoner

Survive the 15th night of the mode "Barricade!"

RogueLike_Easy Dead easy trip

Complete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Normal" difficulty.

RogueLike_Normal Eventful trip

Complete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Iron Man" difficulty.

RogueLike_Hard Nightmarish trip

Complete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Kovac's Way" difficulty.

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
nbDeaths Number of deaths 0
Abby_PlayTime Abby - Play Time 0
Jack_PlayTime Jack - Play Time 0
Kenji_PlayTime Kenji - Play Time 0
nbDeathByClassic1 Deaths by zombies LVL 1 0
nbDeathByClassic2 Deaths by zombies LVL 2 0
nbDeathByClassic3 Deaths by zombies LVL 3 0
nbDeathByBomber Deaths by Bomber 0
nbDeathByTall Deaths by tall zombies 0
nbDeathByGiant Deaths by Giant 0
nbDeathByStalker Deaths by Stalker 0
nbDeathByNandou Deaths by Ostrich 0
nbDeathByDeer Deaths by Deer 0
nbDeathByCrab Deaths by Crab 0
nbDeathByPiranha Deaths by Piranhas 0
nbDeathByTapir Deaths by Tapirs 0
nbBuffsCrafted Number of crafted potions 0
nbBuffsUsed Number of used potions 0
Island_01_nbKills Number of zombies killed on Island_01 0
Island_02_nbKills Number of zombies killed on Island_02 0
Island_03_nbKills Number of zombies killed on Island_03 0
Island_04_nbKills Number of zombies killed on Island_04 0
nbFinishMove_Normal Number of finish moves - Normal 0
nbFinishMove_IronMan Number of finish moves - Iron Man 0
nbHeadShot_Normal Number of headshots - Normal 0
nbHeadShot_IronMan Number of headshots - Iron Man 0
nbNormalKill_Normal Number of normal kills - Normal 0
nbNormalKill_IronMan Number of normal kills - Iron Man 0
nbTotalKill Number of kills 0
nbKills_Zombie Number of Zombies killed 0
nbKills_Crab Number of Crabs killed 0
nbKills_Stalker Number of Stalker killed 0
nbKills_Bomber Number of Bomber killed 0
nbKills_Giant Number of Giant killed 0
nbKills_Tapir Number of Tapir killed 0
nbKills_NPC Number of NPC killed 0
nbInstantKills Number of InstantKill 0
nbKills_Zombie_By_Deer Number of Zombies killed by a deer 0
nbDeathByPlayer Number of deaths by sel or other player 0
nbDeathByUnknown Number of death by an unknown source of damages 0
version_FreeUpdate no name 0
dlc_KovacsWay no name 0
dlc_Nina no name 0
version no name 0
dlc_KenjiSkin no name 0
dlc_AbbySkin no name 0
dlc_JackSkin no name 0
version_Nina no name 0
nbDeathByCrocodile Deaths by Crocodile 0
nbDeathByZombieCrocodile Deaths by Zombie Crocodile 0
nbDeathByBear Deaths by Bear 0
nbDeathByZombieBear Deaths by Zombie Bear 0
nbDeathByZombieVulcano Deaths by Zombie Vulcano 0
nbFinishMove_KovacsWay Number of finish moves - Kovac's Way 0
nbHeadShot_KovacsWay Number of headshots - Kovac's Way 0
achievement_StoryExtension_IronMan Terminer le DLC (la quete 66) en mode Ironman 0
achievement_KillVolcanoWithoutElectricity Tuer un Npc volcanologist sans électricité 0
achievement_DiscoverIsland_06 Découvrir l'ile 06 0
achievement_DiscoverIsland_07 Découvrir l'ile 07 0
achievement_DiscoverIsland_08 Découvrir l'ile 08 0
achievement_VolcanoMonkeys Compléter les 6 quêtes de singes des iles volcaniques 0
achievement_ReloadFromBackPack recharger son arme via le backpack electrique 0
nbReloadFromBackpack Number of reload from backpack 0
version_StoryExtension no name 0
dlc_StoryExtension no name 0
nbKills_NPC_Electrogun Number of Zombies killed with the electrogun 0
achievement_Electrocute_500_NPC Electrocuter 500 zombies 0
achievement_Electrocute_8_NPC Electrocuter 8 zombies à la fois 0
achievement_RemoteControl Reconstituer la télécommande spéciale 0
achievement_StoryExtension_Normal Terminer le DLC (la quete 66) en mode normal 0
achievement_StoryExtension_KovacsWay Terminer le DLC (la quete 66) en mode Kovac's way 0
nbKills_Animals_Hunt Number of animal killed 0
achievement_FirstInstantKill Infliger votre première mort instantanée à un zombie. 0
achievement_UnlockFirstSkill Déverrouiller votre première compétence 0
achievement_Discover_Island_01 Visiter l'île de La Vendida 0
achievement_Discover_Island_02 Visiter l'île de La Sonada 0
achievement_Discover_Island_05 Visiter l'île de Santa Barbara 0
achievement_FinishStory_Normal Terminer le mode histoire en mode de difficulté "Normal". 0
achievement_FinishStory_Hard Terminer le mode histoire en mode "Iron man". 0
achievement_Finish_All_Monk_Quests Terminer les 12 quêtes secondaires des singes de Kovac. 0
achievement_FindAllHerbarium Trouver les 20 plantes spéciales de l'herbier. 0
achievement_FinishChallenge_2Players Complétez un défi local ou en ligne avec un autre joueur. 0
achievement_FinishChallenge_S_Rank Complétez un défi avec le rang "S". 0
achievement_Gain_Title_Tag_20 Atteindre le rang "Amateur de survie" (Mode Défi) 0
storyProgression_Kenji no name 0
storyProgression_Abby no name 0
storyProgression_Jack no name 0
storyProgression_Nina no name 0
currentLevel no name 0
currentCharacter no name 0
currentDifficulty no name 0
currentStoryCompletion no name 0
currentMode no name 0
currentRogueLikeIsland no name 0
currentTowerDefenseBestScore no name 0
achievement no name 0
version_master no name 0
dlc_RogueLike no name 0
dlc_TowerDefense no name 0
achievement_Challenge_WithoutHeal_Normal Compléter un défi en mode de difficulté "Normal" sans utiliser de plantes médicinales ni de trousses de secours. 0
achievement_Challenge_WithoutHeal_IronMan Compléter un défi en mode de difficulté "Iron man" sans utiliser de plantes médicinales ni de trousses de secours. 0
achievement_Challenge_WithoutHit_Normal Compléter un défi en mode de difficulté "Normal" sans perdre de santé. 0
achievement_Challenge_WithoutHit_IronMan Compléter un défi en mode de difficulté "Iron man" sans perdre de santé. 0
achievement_Kill_5_zombies_5_seconds Tuer 5 zombies en moins de 5 secondes. 0
achievement_Kill_10_zombies_5_seconds Tuer 10 zombies en moins de 5 secondes. 0
achievement_1_bullet_5_kills Tuer 5 monstres d'un coup avec une balle ou une flèche. 0
achievement_Kill_20_zombies_5_seconds Tuer 20 zombies en moins de 5 secondes. 0
achievement_5_instantkills_15_seconds Effectuer 5 morts instantanées en moins de 15 secondes. 0
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system_Processor_ARM no name 0
system_Processor_IA64 no name 0
system_Processor_x86 no name 0
system_Processor_Unknown no name 0
system_OS_Windows_5_0 Windows 2000 0
system_OS_Windows_5_1 Windows XP 0
system_OS_Windows_5_2 Windows XP 64-Bit Edition / Windows Server 2003 / Windows Server 2003 R2 0
system_OS_Windows_6_0 Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 0
system_OS_Windows_6_1 Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 0
system_OS_Windows_6_2 Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 0
system_OS_Windows_6_3 Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2 0
system_OS_Windows_Unknown no name 0
system_RAM_1 no name 0
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achievement_TowerDefense_Night_5 no name 0
achievement_TowerDefense_Night_10 no name 0
achievement_TowerDefense_Night_15 no name 0
achievement_RogueLike_Easy no name 0
achievement_RogueLike_Normal no name 0
achievement_RogueLike_Hard no name 0
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