Choose How to Survive
Choose How to Survive if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.5% positive across 4,613 reviews.
How to Survive vs Welcome to ParadiZe
How to Survive and Welcome to ParadiZe both land in Action, Adventure, 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 share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. How to Survive (2014) is 10 years older than Welcome to ParadiZe (2024). How to Survive scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than Welcome to ParadiZe (71% 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 Welcome to ParadiZe
Choose Welcome to ParadiZe if you want the Online Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 47% cheaper on the Steam Store. Welcome to ParadiZe launched in 2024.
Both How to Survive and Welcome to ParadiZe sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG 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 |  Welcome to ParadiZe | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (4,613 reviews) | 71% positive (303 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Eko Software | Eko Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- How to Survive (2014) is 10 years older than Welcome to ParadiZe (2024).
- How to Survive scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than Welcome to ParadiZe (71% positive).
- Welcome to ParadiZe is currently ~47% cheaper on Steam than How to Survive (7.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: How to Survive is Deck Verified, Welcome to ParadiZe is Deck Playable.
How to Survive vs Welcome to ParadiZe — FAQ
- Which is better, How to Survive or Welcome to ParadiZe?
- On Steam reviews How to Survive scores higher (76.5% positive) than Welcome to ParadiZe (71% 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 Welcome to ParadiZe first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive (2014) came out before Welcome to ParadiZe (2024). 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 Welcome to ParadiZe similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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.
- Do both How to Survive and Welcome to ParadiZe have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How to Survive ships Co-op; Welcome to ParadiZe ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.