Choose How to Survive
Choose How to Survive if you want the Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 76.5% positive across 4,613 reviews.
How to Survive vs How to Survive 2
How to Survive and How to Survive 2 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 2 years older than How to Survive 2 (2016). How to Survive scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than How to Survive 2 (66.1% 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 How to Survive 2
Choose How to Survive 2 if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. 1,936 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both How to Survive and How to Survive 2 sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, 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 |  How to Survive 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (4,613 reviews) | 66.1% positive (1,936 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Eko Software | Eko Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- How to Survive (2014) is 2 years older than How to Survive 2 (2016).
- How to Survive scores higher on Steam reviews (76.5% positive) than How to Survive 2 (66.1% positive).
- How to Survive 2 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than How to Survive (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: How to Survive is Deck Verified, How to Survive 2 is Deck Playable.
How to Survive vs How to Survive 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, How to Survive or How to Survive 2?
- On Steam reviews How to Survive scores higher (76.5% positive) than How to Survive 2 (66.1% 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 How to Survive 2 first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive (2014) came out before How to Survive 2 (2016). 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 How to Survive 2 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 How to Survive 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How to Survive ships Co-op; How to Survive 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.