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How to Survive 2

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.

Released Sep 8, 2016 Developer Eko Software Publisher 505 Games Platforms Windows SurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOpen World
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

69.2%positive10,914 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I spent way too many nights running from zombies in the rain with my buddies. This game is like a messy, hilarious trip down memory lane that still feels awesome to play. Building a crazy base and finding a dirty hat for my character was the highlight of my week. If you want to…”

— a player, Steam review · 4,158 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Really great co-op experience! Developers really should make third game.”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“The mission design is the biggest offender. Every single quest boils down to the same loop: go to a location, kill the same handful of enemy types, loot, come back. Over and over. The enemy variety is almost nonexistent, and the game outstays its welcome by a long stretch.…”

— a player, Steam review · 115 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

13playing at last check
1724-hour peak
2,823all-time peak
0 500 1k 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 925 avg · Sep 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

49achievements
6.3%median completion
1.3%rarest: Professional weapon manufacturer
65.7% of players 59.4% of players 53.9% of players 48.7% of players 42.7% of players 37.1% of players 36.0% of players 29.5% of players 28.8% of players 27.3% of players 25.1% of players 22.5% of players 20.7% of players 20.4% of players 19.7% of players 18.6% of players 14.4% of players 13.8% of players 12.2% of players 9.7% of players 8.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 5.6% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 3.8% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 65.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.7%Welcome to Kovac's! — Enter Kovac's bunker for the first time.
59.4%Home Run! — Kill an infected with a charged attack for the first time.
53.9%Two birds with one stone! — Kill 2 or more enemies at the same time with a melee weapon.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%Professional weapon manufacturer — Make every type of weapon.
1.4%Fashion designer — Make every type of armor.
1.4%5-star chef — Cook every type of recipe.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 01, 2024
How to Survive ParadiZe Bundle Available NOW!

Introducing the How to Survive ParadiZe Bundle This bundle contains two thrilling and ultra-fun zombie survival experiences from Eko Software: Welcome to ParadiZe Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped

Jun 02, 2018
Steam Publisher Sale

We are part of Steam's publisher sale, take advantage of the savings and buy them all! How to Survive 2 for 75% off and all DLC for 30% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/How_to_Survive_2/

Jun 01, 2018
ATTENTION: Server Issues Fixed!

Thank you for your patience while we deal with a runaway zombie from the bunker hamster wheels powering the server. Once we have him properly caught or replaced, we'll update accordingly. Edited: all

Dec 31, 2017
Happy New Year!

We hope you have had a great year, but send blessings for an even better New Year! Thank you for all your support from the How to Survive Team of 505 Games and Ekosoftware! http://steamcommunity.com/s

Dec 31, 2017
Happy New Year!

We hope you have had a great year, but send blessings for an even better New Year! Thank you for all your support from the How to Survive Team of 505 Games and Ekosoftware! http://steamcommunity.com/s

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsSurvival · Zombies · Multiplayer · Open World Survival Craft · Open World · Co-op · Crafting · Action · RPG · Adventure · Base-Building · Local Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Thai, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements49
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.howtosurvivethegame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 64 bits Processor: Intel i3 3GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 compatible