Games like How to Survive

The closest matches to How to Survive: How to Survive 2, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone, Project Zomboid, The Forest, and 7 Days to Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If How to Survive is your kind of game, the closest matches are How to Survive 2, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone and Project Zomboid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and tense, and single out its crafting from scrap and day night cycle. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

How to Survive is a 2014 action-adventure survival RPG developed by Eko Software in which players must endure being stranded on an isolated island. The game features challenging survival gameplay with a medium-length campaign designed for sit-down sessions. Core mechanics include crafting weapons and items from scavenged scrap, managing resources carefully, a day-night cycle that forces strategic preparation, and skill tree progression alongside weapon disassembly and reassembly for customization. Local co-op allows players to share resources and coordinate teamwork, while reviewers note that weapon customization feels personal and that Kovač's survival guides add darkly comedic touches. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and tense, with 77% of Steam reviews being positive across more than 4,600 reviews. The game is verified to run on Steam Deck and is currently priced at $14.99.

About 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?