Choose Pound of Ground
Choose Pound of Ground if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Pound of Ground launched in 2010.
Pound of Ground vs How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
Pound of Ground and How To Survive: Third Person Standalone both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Pound of Ground (2010) is 5 years older than How To Survive: Third Person Standalone (2015). How To Survive: Third Person Standalone scores higher on Steam reviews (52.5% positive) than Pound of Ground (48.8% 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: Third Person Standalone
Choose How To Survive: Third Person Standalone if you want an Adventure and RPG game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. How To Survive: Third Person Standalone launched in 2015.
Both Pound of Ground and How To Survive: Third Person Standalone sit in Action 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
 Pound of Ground |  How To Survive: Third Person Standalone | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 48.8% positive (82 reviews) | 52.5% positive (379 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Centauri Production | Eko Software |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Pound of Ground (2010) is 5 years older than How To Survive: Third Person Standalone (2015).
- How To Survive: Third Person Standalone scores higher on Steam reviews (52.5% positive) than Pound of Ground (48.8% positive).
- How To Survive: Third Person Standalone is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Pound of Ground (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- How To Survive: Third Person Standalone is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Pound of Ground has no Deck rating yet.
Pound of Ground vs How To Survive: Third Person Standalone — FAQ
- Should I play Pound of Ground or How To Survive: Third Person Standalone first?
- If you want chronology, Pound of Ground (2010) came out before How To Survive: Third Person Standalone (2015). 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 Pound of Ground and How To Survive: Third Person Standalone similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.