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How to Survive

82% positive of 13,995 Steam reviews

Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Eko Software. Published by 505 Games.

About the game

Tagged by players

Zombies
Open World Survival Craft
Survival
Crafting
Co-op
Local Co-Op
Online Co-Op
Survival Horror
Hack and Slash
Post-apocalyptic
RPG
Open World

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Mostly Positive

What players say

Recommended
Tentative recommendation. The main story is alright. Put in on the hardest difficulty to increase the challenge by making the boomerang (the best weapon) breakable. Just, combat isn't that great and all the other modes are about combat. The survival elements are fun.
46 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
It's decent for a single playthrough, though I probably won't touch it again unless I get hit by nostalgia or want to play coop with some friends
18 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
A (somewhat arcady) top down action survival game. Based on how the UI wroks its a game thats primarily designed for consoles. And thats always a strong downgrade for PC players. In order to play singleplayer you need to create a solo lobby and on your map you see tons of gravestones from what I assume are fallen players. I also had some video glitches. When interacting with NPCs the tone sounds serious, but while…
20 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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