Choose Eden Rising
Choose Eden Rising if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Eden Rising launched in 2019.
Eden Rising vs How to Survive 2
Eden Rising and How to Survive 2 both land in Action, 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. How to Survive 2 (2016) is 3 years older than Eden Rising (2019). How to Survive 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (66.1% positive) than Eden Rising (62.5% 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 a 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 Eden Rising and How to Survive 2 sit in Action and 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
 Eden Rising |  How to Survive 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.5% positive (666 reviews) | 66.1% positive (1,936 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | The Wall Productions Inc., Meridian4 | Eko Software |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- How to Survive 2 (2016) is 3 years older than Eden Rising (2019).
- How to Survive 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (66.1% positive) than Eden Rising (62.5% positive).
- Eden Rising is free; How to Survive 2 is paid (14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Eden Rising vs How to Survive 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Eden Rising or How to Survive 2?
- On Steam reviews How to Survive 2 scores higher (66.1% positive) than Eden Rising (62.5% 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 Eden Rising or How to Survive 2 first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive 2 (2016) came out before Eden Rising (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 Eden Rising and How to Survive 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Eden Rising and How to Survive 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Eden Rising ships Online Co-op, Co-op; How to Survive 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Eden Rising free?
- Yes — Eden Rising is a free-to-play Steam title. How to Survive 2 is paid (14.99 USD).