Choose How to Survive 2
Choose How to Survive 2 if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. 1,936 Steam reviews back the pick.
How to Survive 2 vs DESOLATE
How to Survive 2 and DESOLATE 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 3 years older than DESOLATE (2019). Both sit near 66% positive on Steam (How to Survive 2: 1,936 reviews, DESOLATE: 2,248). 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 DESOLATE
Choose DESOLATE if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,248 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both How to Survive 2 and DESOLATE sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (66.1% vs 66.7% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 How to Survive 2 |  DESOLATE | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.1% positive (1,936 reviews) | 66.7% positive (2,248 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Eko Software | Nearga |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- How to Survive 2 (2016) is 3 years older than DESOLATE (2019).
- Both sit near 66% positive on Steam (How to Survive 2: 1,936 reviews, DESOLATE: 2,248).
- DESOLATE is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than How to Survive 2 (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: How to Survive 2 is Deck Playable, DESOLATE is Deck Unsupported.
How to Survive 2 vs DESOLATE — FAQ
- Which is better, How to Survive 2 or DESOLATE?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: How to Survive 2 sits at 66.1% positive (1,936 reviews), DESOLATE at 66.7% (2,248). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play How to Survive 2 or DESOLATE first?
- If you want chronology, How to Survive 2 (2016) came out before DESOLATE (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 How to Survive 2 and DESOLATE 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 DESOLATE have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: How to Survive 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; DESOLATE ships Online Co-op, Co-op.