Choose How to Survive
Choose How to Survive if you want a RPG game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.5% positive across 4,613 reviews.
How to Survive vs Cannibal Crossing
How to Survive and Cannibal Crossing both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. How to Survive (2014) is 8 years older than Cannibal Crossing (2022). How to Survive scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than Cannibal Crossing (62.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cannibal Crossing
Choose Cannibal Crossing if you want an Indie game with Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cannibal Crossing launched in 2022.
Both How to Survive and Cannibal Crossing sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 How to Survive |  Cannibal Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (4,613 reviews) | 62.5% positive (192 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Eko Software | Everplay Interactive, Blow and Try Again, Rocketcat Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- How to Survive (2014) is 8 years older than Cannibal Crossing (2022).
- How to Survive scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than Cannibal Crossing (62.5% positive).
- How to Survive is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Cannibal Crossing (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
How to Survive vs Cannibal Crossing — FAQ
- Which is better, How to Survive or Cannibal Crossing?
- On Steam reviews How to Survive scores higher (76.5% positive) than Cannibal Crossing (62.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, How to Survive is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play How to Survive or Cannibal Crossing first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive (2014) came out before Cannibal Crossing (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are How to Survive and Cannibal Crossing similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both How to Survive and Cannibal Crossing have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How to Survive ships Co-op; Cannibal Crossing ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Do How to Survive and Cannibal Crossing both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.