Choose Ylands
Choose Ylands if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 4,431 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ylands vs How to Survive 2
Ylands and How to Survive 2 both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. How to Survive 2 (2016) is 3 years older than Ylands (2019). How to Survive 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (66.1% positive) than Ylands (60.2% 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 an Action and RPG game with Steam Leaderboards and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 66.1% positive across 1,936 reviews.
Both Ylands and How to Survive 2 sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online 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
 Ylands |  How to Survive 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2016 |
| Genres | Adventure, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60.2% positive (4,431 reviews) | 66.1% positive (1,936 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Bohemia Interactive | Eko Software |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- How to Survive 2 (2016) is 3 years older than Ylands (2019).
- How to Survive 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (66.1% positive) than Ylands (60.2% positive).
- Ylands is free; How to Survive 2 is paid (14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Ylands vs How to Survive 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Ylands or How to Survive 2?
- On Steam reviews How to Survive 2 scores higher (66.1% positive) than Ylands (60.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, How to Survive 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Ylands or How to Survive 2 first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive 2 (2016) came out before Ylands (2019). 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 Ylands and How to Survive 2 similar?
- They overlap on 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 Ylands and How to Survive 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Ylands ships Online Co-op, Co-op; How to Survive 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Ylands free?
- Yes — Ylands is a free-to-play Steam title. How to Survive 2 is paid (14.99 USD).