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How to Survive

How to Survive

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a tota

Released Aug 29, 2014 Developer Eko Software Publisher 505 Games Platforms Windows SurvivalZombiesCraftingOpen World Survival CraftAction
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.

82.6%positive17,025 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I remember when I first came across [b]How To Survive[/b] on the Playstation many years, I loved it so much. It's such a great zombie survival game. Fantastic gameplay coupled with a great story that doesn't feel repetitive or boring (unlike the sequel to this game). I love the…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Funny in practice, not so much in play.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

14playing at last check
1724-hour peak
9,186all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 1.1k avg · Oct 2013

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.

43achievements
5.0%median completion
2.1%rarest: Eventful trip
87.0% of players 80.6% of players 66.8% of players 66.2% of players 43.8% of players 30.7% of players 26.0% of players 25.0% of players 24.8% of players 18.6% of players 17.3% of players 17.3% of players 13.1% of players 12.1% of players 11.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.6% of players 5.9% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 87.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.0%Dead…again — Achieve your first instant kill on a zombie.
80.6%Level Up — Unlock your first skill
66.8%One per sec. — Kill 5 zombies in less than 5 seconds.
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Eventful trip — Complete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Iron Man" difficulty.
2.1%Nightmarish trip — Complete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Kovac's Way" difficulty.
2.2%Untouchable — Complete a challenge in "Iron man" difficulty without losing health.

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.

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/

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

Dec 28, 2017
Happy Holidays 2017!

Have a very ZOMBIE Xmas and a Happy Holidays from all of us here in Kovacland! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1247592683

Dec 28, 2017
Happy Holidays 2017!

Have a very ZOMBIE Xmas and a Happy Holidays from all of us here in Kovacland! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1247592683

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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 · Crafting · Open World Survival Craft · Action · Co-op · Multiplayer · RPG · Local Co-Op · Online Co-Op · Adventure · Survival Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements43
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.howtosurvivethegame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Ati 5700 series/NVIDIA GeForce GT240 or equivalent Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space