How to Survive
“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?
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:8/29/2014
- Developer:Eko Software
- Publisher:505 Games
- Last Updated:3/27/2025
- Steam App Id:250400
How to Survive
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, How to Survive has 10 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 84% lower than its previous all-time peak of 63 players achieved on 7/2/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for How to Survive. It has received a total of 17,007 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 81 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for How to Survive and its growth over time. It currently has 44,929 followers on its community page.
How to Survive Price
How to Survive costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 3/27/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for How to Survive.
About How to Survive
How to Survive is a RPG, Action, and Adventure game developed by Eko Software. On 8/29/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by 505 Games.
Players have rated How to Survive as "Very Positive" out of 17,007 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 14,051 positive reviews and 2,956 negative reviews — an overall 83% positive review rating. Additionally, How to Survive has earned a metascore of 60 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 7 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, How to Survive supports the following features:
- Co-op
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Multi-player
- Full controller support
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, How to Survive has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Survival Horror
- Crafting
- Hack and Slash
- Third Person
- Multiplayer
- RPG
- Co-op
- Open World Survival Craft
- Comedy
- Gore
- Survival
- Open World
- Zombies
- Post-apocalyptic
- Indie
- Local Co-Op
- Online Co-Op
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for How to Survive and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
How to Survive is referenced by 9 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hello my name is... Nina. DLC | DLC | 5/28/2014 | View |
 | Heat Wave DLC - Kenji's pack | DLC | 10/30/2013 | View |
 | Barricade! DLC | DLC | 10/20/2014 | View |
 | Kovac’s Way DLC | DLC | 4/30/2014 | View |
 | Heat Wave DLC - Jack's pack | DLC | 10/30/2013 | View |
 | Heat Wave DLC - Abby's pack | DLC | 10/30/2013 | View |
 | El Diablo Islands - Host | DLC | 9/4/2014 | View |
 | Heat Wave DLC - x 3 pack | DLC | 10/30/2013 | View |
 | One Shot Escape DLC | DLC | 10/20/2014 | View |
Related Packages
How to Survive is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| How to Survive - Storm Warning Edition | $19.99 | View |
| How to Survive | $14.99 | View |
Supported Languages
How to Survive is available in 7 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Data is enriched, cleansed, verified, and updated in realtime to ensure we surface the most up-to-date information. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection.
How to Survive data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). How to Survive on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/250400
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). How to Survive. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/250400
- Metacritic. (2025, March 27). How to Survive for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/how-to-survive
- Eko Software. (2023, July 21). How to Survive. How to Survive. http://www.howtosurvivethegame.com