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How to Survive vs Look Alive

How to Survive and Look Alive both land in RPG 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 are RPG games on Steam. How to Survive (2014) is 7 years older than Look Alive (2021). How to Survive has co-op; Look Alive does not. 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 How to Survive

Choose How to Survive if you want an Action and Adventure game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 4,613 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Look Alive

Choose Look Alive if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Look Alive launched in 2021.

Both How to Survive and Look Alive sit in RPG on Steam, 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 vs Look Alive — Steam metadata comparison
How to Survive — Steam game coverHow to SurviveLook Alive — Steam game coverLook Alive
Released20142021
GenresAction, Adventure, RPGIndie, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price14.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews76.5% positive (4,613 reviews)—
MultiplayerMulti-player, Co-opSingle-player only
DevelopersEko SoftwareWabby's Land

Side by side

How to Survive vs Look Alive — FAQ

Should I play How to Survive or Look Alive first?
If you want chronology, How to Survive (2014) came out before Look Alive (2021). 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 Look Alive similar?
They overlap on RPG 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.
Does Look Alive have multiplayer like How to Survive?
No. How to Survive supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Look Alive is listed as single-player only.
Does How to Survive run on Steam Deck?
Yes — How to Survive is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Look Alive doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
How to Survive vs Look Alive — Verdict (2026) · imho.run