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How to Survive

Critic score2 critics
First release
Oct 23, 2013
Developer
EKO Software
Publisher
505 Games
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Tactical, Arcade · Action, Horror, Survival

You are shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive? Collect the pages of a Survival Guide and figure it out, of course! Find food, water, and shelter before you perish. Uh oh, is it getting dark? Figure out how to get through the night! While you’re at it, gather up some of this awesome stuff and piece together over 100 handmade weapons and tools—from shotguns to Molotov cocktails. Now you can defend yourself and your friends like a boss… but can you escape?

Also known as How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition

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Storyline
Players play as one of three survivors - the all rounded Kenji, the fast, arczar Abbie or the brawling Jack - shipwrecked on one of four zombie-infested islands that form an archipelago. After finding food for another wounded survivor, Andrew (who has already suffered a zombie bite), the survivor meets a one-legged old man named Ramon who owns a boat that can be used to travel between the islands. Together, they hatch a plan to escape the archipelago using a beached seaplane, with Andrew as the pilot. Ramon sends the survivor to fetch materials to repair the plane. The survivor soon meets Kovac, a mysterious man in full armor who has made the islands his personal hunting ground. A self-proclaimed master survivor, Kovac is using his extensive field experience to write a zombie survival guide ('Kovac's Rules'), and gladly assumes a mentor role, helping the survivor with valuable advice and tools throughout the course of the game.Read more

Players play as one of three survivors - the all rounded Kenji, the fast, arczar Abbie or the brawling Jack - shipwrecked on one of four zombie-infested islands that form an archipelago. After finding food for another wounded survivor, Andrew (who has already suffered a zombie bite), the survivor meets a one-legged old man named Ramon who owns a boat that can be used to travel between the islands. Together, they hatch a plan to escape the archipelago using a beached seaplane, with Andrew as the pilot. Ramon sends the survivor to fetch materials to repair the plane. The survivor soon meets Kovac, a mysterious man in full armor who has made the islands his personal hunting ground. A self-proclaimed master survivor, Kovac is using his extensive field experience to write a zombie survival guide ('Kovac's Rules'), and gladly assumes a mentor role, helping the survivor with valuable advice and tools throughout the course of the game.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 23, 2013
Wii U
Jun 05, 2014
PlayStation 3
Jun 19, 2014
All 5 release dates
Wii U
Jun 19, 2014
Xbox 360
Jun 19, 2014
Age ratings
PEGI 18ESRB M
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
zombies, post-apocalyptic, crafting, female protagonist, action-adventure
… All 14, achievements, survival horror, day/night cycle, digital distribution, voice acting, skill points in game, castaway, difficulty level, rpg elements

At a Glance

Critic Score
87

Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 13,994 reviews in all languages, recorded 24 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 24 Oct

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