Choose How to Survive
Choose How to Survive if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 4,613 Steam reviews back the pick.
How to Survive vs ProtoZED
How to Survive and ProtoZED 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. Both support cooperative play. How to Survive is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; ProtoZED has no Deck rating yet. 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 ProtoZED
Choose ProtoZED if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing.
Both How to Survive and ProtoZED 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 |  ProtoZED | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | — |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (4,613 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Eko Software | Scott H.F. Dunbar |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
- How to Survive is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; ProtoZED has no Deck rating yet.
How to Survive vs ProtoZED — FAQ
- Are How to Survive and ProtoZED 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 ProtoZED have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How to Survive ships Co-op; ProtoZED ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does How to Survive run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — How to Survive is rated Deck Verified by Valve. ProtoZED doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.