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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 ()
😎 80.90%
17k reviews
12
In-Game
+2
🌲 Survival 🧟 Zombies 🔧 Crafting 🌎 Open World Survival Craft 💥 Action

“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
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metacritic_score 60
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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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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
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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

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp2 October 2019 – 11:43:17 UTC

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 20:13:10 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 12 players right now
  • 19 24-hour peak
  • 9,231 all-time peak 15 June 2015
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,210 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 80.90% SteamDB Rating
  • 14,101 82.6% positive reviews
  • 2,963 17.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
23 October 2013 Steam Release -
4 November 2015 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle extra life -
21 August 2018 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Spooky Horror Bundle 2018 -
1 June 2020 ⇄ Humble Store: 505 Games Build Your Own Bundle -
15 April 2022 ⇄ Humble Store: 505 Games Build Your Own Bundle -

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How to Survive had an all-time peak of 9231 concurrent players on 15 June 2015.

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