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How to Survive

Eko Software · 505 Games · 2014-08-29

SteamXbox

ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 19, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Jun 19, 2014 (Wii U), Jun 19, 2014 (Xbox 360), Oct 23, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

“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 total freakshow world. How will you survive?

16
playing now
83%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (57 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

How to Survive is a video game developed by French studio Eko Software and published by 505 Games. It was released in 2013 for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 3; in June 2014 for Wii U's Nintendo eShop; and in 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 106 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 427k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 17,094 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Steam (2015-06-14) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 58 of 82 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11111120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2772026-08-06 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 18 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 21 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 19 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$18.49$1.232015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-04-21 — best price $4.502015-11-03 — best price $13.492016-07-04 — best price $14.992017-02-24 — best price $14.992017-10-11 — best price $1.502018-02-27 — best price $14.992018-08-01 — best price $1.492018-11-27 — best price $14.992019-04-22 — best price $1.492019-09-04 — best price $1.492020-01-09 — best price $2.992020-05-11 — best price $2.842020-07-13 — best price $12.482020-09-01 — best price $13.392020-10-17 — best price $13.392020-11-22 — best price $14.992021-01-11 — best price $14.992021-03-04 — best price $14.992021-04-14 — best price $14.992021-05-21 — best price $12.632021-07-29 — best price $14.992021-11-25 — best price $2.442022-02-17 — best price $14.992022-05-17 — best price $11.962022-09-28 — best price $13.472023-01-13 — best price $12.262023-05-15 — best price $2.992023-09-19 — best price $11.962024-01-18 — best price $3.742024-04-14 — best price $12.742024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-10-30 — best price $2.852025-02-10 — best price $11.962025-07-10 — best price $14.242025-11-02 — best price $14.992026-02-26 — best price $11.962026-06-18 — best price $3.142026-08-26 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3562026-06-01 — 14 pageviews2026-06-04 — 13 pageviews2026-06-07 — 23 pageviews2026-06-10 — 8 pageviews2026-06-13 — 17 pageviews2026-06-16 — 12 pageviews2026-06-19 — 17 pageviews2026-06-22 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 25 pageviews2026-06-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-01 — 7 pageviews2026-07-04 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 10 pageviews2026-07-10 — 11 pageviews2026-07-13 — 9 pageviews2026-07-16 — 13 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-22 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 16 pageviews2026-07-31 — 12 pageviews2026-08-03 — 11 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-09 — 16 pageviews2026-08-12 — 15 pageviews2026-08-15 — 17 pageviews2026-08-18 — 21 pageviews2026-08-21 — 13 pageviews2026-08-24 — 15 pageviews2026-08-27 — 35 pageviews2026-08-29 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
87%
earned "Dead…again"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TV9 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)45,5552%43
PS3 (PlayStation)4,3226%12
Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox 360 (Xbox)3,9056%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCo-opActionZombiesCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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