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How to Survive

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App ID 250400
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher 505 Games
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28970832
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date 23 October 2013 – 16:26:00 UTC ()
😎 80.92%
17k reviews
22
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?

Additional Information

Developer Eko Software
metacritic_name How to Survive
controller_support full
metacritic_score 60
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/how-to-survive?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher 505 Games
Store Release Date 23 October 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 23 October 2013 – 16:26:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 23 October 2013 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1382511600)
Store Asset Modification Time 2 October 2019 – 11:40:59 UTC () (1570016459)
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review_percentage 82
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 494042
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 21 August 2013 – 00:14:37 UTC (), in changelist #269459
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌲 Survival 🧟 Zombies 🔧 Crafting 🌎 Open World Survival Craft 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎲 RPG 👥 Local Co-Op 👥 Online Co-Op 🗺️ Adventure 🎒 Survival Horror 🌍 Open World 🛡️ Hack and Slash ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 😖 Gore 👤 Singleplayer 👤 Third Person 🤡 Comedy 🌱 Indie

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp2 October 2019 – 11:43:17 UTC
Trailers
2029736 ↴
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2029624 ↴
trailer_nameHow to Survive - Mother Knows Best Trailer
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2029815 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228984 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2012 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
250401 How to Survive Content 5.19 GiB 1.90 GiB
250402 RussianRussian 198.29 MiB 136.98 MiB
250403 JapaneseJapanese 215.43 MiB 137.69 MiB
250404 EnglishEnglish 198.54 MiB 137.03 MiB
250405 FrenchFrench 198.59 MiB 137.04 MiB
250406 GermanGerman 198.58 MiB 137.05 MiB
250407 ItalianItalian 198.57 MiB 137.03 MiB
250408 Spanish - SpainSpanish 198.58 MiB 137.04 MiB
289730 DLC 289730DCL#1 - Kovack’s Way (289730) Depot 705.33 MiB 267.10 MiB
289732 DLC 289732DLC #3 - El Diablo Islands (289732) Depot 0 B 0 B
289733 UnusedDLC 289733DLC #4 - Roguelike mode (289733) Depot No size
289734 UnusedDLC 289734DLC #5 - Endless mode (289734) Depot No size

Total size on disk is 7.25 GiB and total download size is 3.10 GiB.

Total size on disk is 5.38 GiB and total download size is 2.03 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 494042
local (local server) Local Content Server 494037

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain
markdlcdepots 1
privatebranches 1
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