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Games like How to Survive 2

  • 34 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked How to Survive 2 also play

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.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

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

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2014
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

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

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Night of the Dead

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

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  2. Rank 06

    Don't Starve Together

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

    • $5.09 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  3. Rank 07

    The Survivalists

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

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  4. Rank 08

    Valheim

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

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2026

The full ranked list: top 24 games like How to Survive 2

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    How to Survive

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

    • 77% of 4,613 reviews
  2. 2
    How To Survive: Third Person Standalone

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 53% of 379 reviews
  3. 3
    Dig or Die

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

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  4. 4
    Night of the Dead

    Shares base building with How to Survive 2.

    • 77% of 3,150 reviews
  5. 5
    State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

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

    • 86% of 21,377 reviews
  6. 6
    Don't Starve Together

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

    • 96% of 80,691 reviews
  7. 7
    The Survivalists

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

    • 76% of 2,979 reviews
  8. 8
    Valheim

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

    • 94% of 558,366 reviews
  9. 9
    Project Zomboid

    Shares procedural generation with How to Survive 2.

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  10. 10
    Dying Light

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 94% of 96,634 reviews
  11. 11
    METAL GEAR SURVIVE

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 65% of 2,236 reviews
  12. 12
    7 Days to Die

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 124,117 reviews
  13. 13
    HumanitZ

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 73% of 3,908 reviews
  14. 14
    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 70% of 173 reviews
  15. 15
    CryoFall

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 75% of 1,572 reviews
  16. 16
    Grounded

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 40,087 reviews
  17. 17
    Green Hell

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 25,819 reviews
  18. 18
    Osiris: New Dawn

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 51% of 8,119 reviews
  19. 19
    Starbound

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like How to Survive 2.

    • 89% of 51,728 reviews
  20. 20
    PolyZ

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 56% of 68 reviews
  21. 21
    Rem Survival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 388 reviews
  22. 22
    Survivalist

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 81% of 1,320 reviews
  23. 23
    The Wild Eight

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 69% of 1,784 reviews
  24. 24
    Tinkerlands

    Shares multiplayer co op and crafting system with How to Survive 2.

    • 89% of 727 reviews
How to Survive 2 — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: Eko Software
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
  • Metacritic 69
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Deep and complex crafting system
  • Challenging
  • Immersive
  • Base building
  • Camera lock on
  • Crafting system

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About 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.

Is How to Survive 2 worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 66% of 1,936 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 19 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

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…”
24 h played
“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.”
39 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: How to Survive, How To Survive: Third Person Standalone, Dig or Die

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Frequently asked about How to Survive 2

Can I run it?

Does How to Survive 2 run on Steam Deck?

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 much does How to Survive 2 cost?

How to Survive 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does How to Survive 2 have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — How to Survive 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).

What games are most similar to How to Survive 2?

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.

Who developed How to Survive 2?

How to Survive 2 was developed by Eko Software and published by 505 Games.