Rank 01Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2014
The closest matches to How to Survive 2: How to Survive, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone, Dig or Die, Night of the Dead, and State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.
Rank 02
Rank 03Why this
Shares crafting system and base building with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares base building with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Base-Building and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares multiplayer co op and base building with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like How to Survive 2.
Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.
Also Base-Building and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.
Shares base building and procedural generation with How to Survive 2.
Shares multiplayer co op and base building with How to Survive 2.
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like How to Survive 2.

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Same immersive mood as How to Survive 2.


Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like How to Survive 2.

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below How to Survive 2 at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares crafting system and base building with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares base building with How to Survive 2.


Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Base-Building and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.
Free games the recommender matches to How to Survive 2, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

Why this: Also Zombies and Crafting, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Zombies and Gore, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares procedural generation with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like How to Survive 2.
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like How to Survive 2.
Other recommendable Steam games by Eko Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.


Why this: Same immersive mood as How to Survive 2.

Why this: Also Zombies and Crafting, like How to Survive 2.

Why this: Same challenging mood as How to Survive 2.


The closest matches to How to Survive 2: How to Survive, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone, Dig or Die, Night of the Dead, and State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If How to Survive 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are How to Survive, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone and Dig or Die — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its base building and camera lock on. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
How to Survive 2 is a challenging action-adventure RPG developed by Eko Software and published by 505 Games, released in 2016 at $14.99. Set in a post-apocalyptic zombie survival scenario, the game offers online co-op multiplayer alongside a solo campaign. Players engage in base-building, resource management, and a crafting system that reviewers describe as deep and complex, requiring thoughtful procurement of materials to construct tools and weapons. Procedural generation adds variety to each playthrough, while tactical positioning matters in combat encounters. The title is marked as playable on Steam Deck, fitting its medium-length session structure. Based on 1936 Steam reviews, the game holds a 66% positive reception, with players describing it as both challenging and immersive.
About How to Survive 2: Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“not as good as the first [b]How to Survive[/b] game. Very boring grindy repetitive quests. Very poor story. I've probably attempted a fresh playthrough of [b]How to Survive 2[/b] like three times now and every time, I simply don't feel…”
“The first How to Survive game had story, this game does not have any story and is more of a pay to win quest grinding game.”
People who play it also play: How to Survive, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone, Dig or Die
How to Survive 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How to Survive 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Yes — How to Survive 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside How to Survive 2 are How to Survive, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone, Dig or Die.
How to Survive 2 was developed by Eko Software and published by 505 Games.