How to Survive similar games & best alternatives

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How to Survive

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360 • 2014

Should you play it?

“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?

What works

  • Engaging crafting system
  • Fun cooperative gameplay
  • Varied weapons and enemies
  • Humorous survival guides
  • Good value on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Short and repetitive story mode
  • Limited inventory space
  • Camera issues in co-op
  • Some bugs and crashes
  • Lack of deeper character customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • Rum & Gun

  • Titan Quest II

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • DYSPLACED

  • Dungeon Siege

More intimate

Games that feels like How to Survive but with more focus on close relationships

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

  • Torchlight II

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

Less social

Games that feels like How to Survive but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Svarog's Dream

  • The Last Stand: Aftermath

  • Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest

  • Beyond the Map

  • Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

  • Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like How to Survive but with more leadership over others

  • Dungeon Siege II

  • Pillars of Eternity

  • Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

  • 秦殇 (Prince of Qin)

  • First Dwarf

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

How to Survive: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026