Choose How to Survive 2
Choose How to Survive 2 if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. 1,936 Steam reviews back the pick.
How to Survive 2 vs Polyturned
How to Survive 2 and Polyturned both land in Action, Adventure, RPG 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, RPG on Steam. How to Survive 2 (2016) is 7 years older than Polyturned (2023). Polyturned is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than How to Survive 2 (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Polyturned
Choose Polyturned if you want an Indie and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Polyturned launched in 2023.
Both How to Survive 2 and Polyturned sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG 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
 How to Survive 2 |  Polyturned | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.1% positive (1,936 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Eko Software | PolyturnedGame |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- How to Survive 2 (2016) is 7 years older than Polyturned (2023).
- Polyturned is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than How to Survive 2 (5.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- How to Survive 2 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Polyturned has no Deck rating yet.
How to Survive 2 vs Polyturned — FAQ
- Should I play How to Survive 2 or Polyturned first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive 2 (2016) came out before Polyturned (2023). 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 How to Survive 2 and Polyturned similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, RPG 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 How to Survive 2 and Polyturned have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How to Survive 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Polyturned ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does How to Survive 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — How to Survive 2 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Polyturned doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.