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Game
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How to Survive
Developer Eko Software
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. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
180 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
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125 positive · 37 negative
95% range 70–83%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
14,139 of 17,105 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 180 · most liked firstwanting more manhwa mutuals "Villainess"/RoFan Manhwas I Like: - Villains Are Destined To Die - Your Majesty, Please Spare Me This Time - How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game ✨✨ - Miss Not-So Sidekick - The Villainess Flips the Script! - My In-laws are Obsessed With Me #promosky #manhwas
unlabelledView post →Otome games and RPGs may be tough, but Arviche finds herself in a murder mystery - and she's slated to be the victim! Check out How to Survive a Horror Game, another top-rated title from our K-Comics Guide!
unlabelledView post →On #GameMakersNotebook, @trentkusters.bsky.social chats with @greyalien.bsky.social about the card-slashing "horror" game, Forbidden Solitaire, importance of managing scope with small teams, properly understanding Steam user engagement, and 'How to Survive in Gamedev for Eleven Years Without a Hit'👇
unlabelledView post →---{ 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 bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How to Survive was the first game my first love invited me to play together. It was exciting—surviving on an island filled with zombies, scavenging for resources, and crafting weapons side by side. The game itself was fun, but what made it special was playing it with her. Unfortunately, we only made it through a few chapters before she disappeared. Just like that, I was left to finish the first half of the game alone. It was a strange feeling—continuing something that was meant to be a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the context of How to Survive, the games inventory should be based on weight and not on the allocation of inventory slots. The game has inventory stacking, a common QoL feature so I can add 20 of this and 20 of that but I can't add a 5 oz plant because there isn't a slot for it. Annoying. Otherwise the game, though over a decade old, has many positive features like seeing the tombstones of your friends who played through the game previously and met their bitter end so to speak. This…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FUN FACT TRIVIA : In the 2016 video game sequel How to Survive 2 the developers include a tribute to Vermin Supreme's proposed Zombie Turbine Energy Production Facility.
unlabelledView post →🎯 Rating: 7/10 📜 Overview How to Survive is an action-adventure survival game developed by Eko Software and released in 2013. Set on a mysterious island during a zombie apocalypse, players are tasked with surviving by scavenging for resources, crafting weapons, and defending themselves from hordes of zombies. The game features a mix of open-world exploration, action, and survival mechanics, with an emphasis on managing hunger, thirst, and health. Players can explore the environment, take on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty repetitive and frustrating experience. May have one of the worst inventory systems in a game that I can currently remember.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's almost a decade old, but @greyalien.bsky.social 's talk on "How to Survive in Gamedev for Eleven Years Without a Hit" should be required viewing for anyone thinking about getting into #indiedev as a career/serious hobby... not everyone needs a 🦠viral hit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmwb...
unlabelledView post →Caught up reading "How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game" and it really ended with 110 chaps? The pacing at the end seemed rushed which is sad to see :<. Heard that a bunch of really good scenes in the novel didn't get included and whatnot
unlabelledView post →A somewhat janky zombie survival game. Combat is mostly boring. After I accidentally crafted a boomerang, I had no real reason to use anything else. At first, I tried to craft a flamethrower, but it was too hard for me to track all the ingredients randomly thrown around inexpressive islands without a proper map of transitions. The story is neither immersive nor entertaining and the "sudden twists" have no real weight to them. Sadly, I can't find any features that would let me earnestly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i remember playing this on the xbox 360 back in the day this was project zomboid before project zomboid was a thing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"How to Survive," developed by Eko Software and published by 505 Games, is a top-down action-adventure game that immerses players in a zombie-infested archipelago. Released in 2013 for various platforms, including Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and later for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as the "Storm Warning Edition," the game offers a blend of survival mechanics and crafting elements. The game's narrative begins with the protagonist being shipwrecked on a remote island, forcing them to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't turn off friendly fire. Developer made fun of someone asking for this feature. Never buying anything from this developer again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good lord. feels like a sh!tty flash game with (comparatively) better graphics and it shows. Level design feels like it was done by an 8-year-old, sound design is none-existent - chokefull of the most overused stock sound effects, graphics are rough even by 2013's standards - other indie games that came out that year include The Stanley Parable, Gone Home, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs which is to say there's really no excuse how this game looks so 2003. Combat is meh - controls are *just*…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really mediocre. I would give it a neutral review because it is not actually completely bad. But honestly it is not enough to give it a positive review.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like a lot of this game. But the game becomes incredibly annoying later on. Combat is very shallow and becomes repetitive as zombie waves get bigger The longer you play the more annoying it is. The damage feedback and the stun locking on the player character is awful. The final showdown on the beach is so cheap that after almost 8 hours I was like. I'm done. It could have been a sun little game but ultimately buckles under it's annoying padding. Sad to say I can't recommend it. Hopefully part…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reading ‘How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game’ the title is pretty self explanatory. The protagonist of the game (the ML) is satan reincarnated in a noble guy’s body… due to a curse, his goal is to kill people. MC wakes up in the game as one of ML’s maids.
unlabelledView post →Fun little diversion of a zombie game. Play this one not the sequel its just a grind with no story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →or i could try to do another idea i want to do and choose some friends and draw them as the different jobs that exist in the How to Survive world theres no shortage of them with a list of roughly 81 jobs (all taken from every final fantasy tactics game)
unlabelledView post →How to Survive holds such a special place in my heart—it was actually one of the very first survival games I ever played! 10 years at least... Going back to it feels like visiting an old friend. I still remember the stress of trying to find food and water while dodging zombies on those islands. It’s got that classic, top-down arcade feel that’s just so addictive, especially with Kovac’s quirky survival guides. It might be an older title now, but it’s the game that totally hooked me on the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game turned out to be much more enjoyable than I thought, especially in co-op. It is really nice how you can work together, share items and everything. The different modes are also cool. Only thing I could wish for is an endless mode with your fully geared up char.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game bugged out at the end of the sanchez lost cargo mission. tried everything and searched reddit for bug fixes to no avail. we can no longer progress in any mission nor can we reload a previous save to try and fix the bug. truly ashame.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hearing about all of the layoff's lately hitting me right in the feels. I wrote this right before landing my dream job and I hope it can bring some peace to those effected during the transition to something new: GUIDE: HOW TO SURVIVE A #GAMEAUDIO LAYOFF - www.asoundeffect.com/game-audio-s...
unlabelledView post →How to Survive is a surprisingly fun little zombie survival game. The crafting, scavenging, and survival mechanics are simple but satisfying, and I liked having to actually keep an eye on food and water. It's nothing particularly deep, but it knows what it wants to be and doesn't overstay its welcome. I had a good time with it, and I'd recommend picking it up during a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →xbox 360 banger
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember when I first came across How To Survive 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 crafting system. It feels so fun and refined. The map design is fantastic. It's actually an archipelago, i.e. a group of islands, that you travel between. A true hidden gem of the gaming world. Worth a try at least…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black screens my Steam Deck every time I pick up a survival guide.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →queer normative world-building splashed with a cozy horror game, How to Survive This Fairytale is rewriting Happily Ever Afters.
unlabelledView post →Classic game from my childhood.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it’s an okey pick for short co-op sessions or fans of survival games looking for something else to play. The game gets stale after a few hours and boomerang is too overpowered. Voice Actor of Kovac delivered a fantastic performance. The base game is still good enough for a positive review, get it while it's on sale though. I highly recommend Kovac's Way DLC to make the game more challenging
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you @paperboundmag.bsky.social for featuring an interview and review of How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore and Wintour's Game by Brian Dungan 🎉📚
unlabelledView post →How to Survive is not even close to being a shovelware title, but it's also quite far from being a good game. It's short, unbalanced, monotonous, and your character feels stiff as a dried stick. If you're looking for a good survival game, or a good action game, or, god forbid, both, then look elsewhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here I will leave the cat, whoever pass by can pet it and give it a thumbs up (I need Steam Points) ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kovac you're a ♥♥♥♥♥ but you're kinda hot I mean 8/10 game, had some few issues but its not much big of a deal and I definitely enjoyed it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →boring experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i will forget i played this game in 10 minutes
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gaah, back when I played this wasn't nearly as good as I thought...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →kovacs rules!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My 1st game on Steam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've spent quite a bit of time surviving on the zombie-infested islands of How to Survive, and I have to say, this game is way more fun than I expected. At first glance, it might seem like just another top-down zombie survival game, but it manages to mix action, crafting, survival mechanics, and co-op in a way that's surprisingly engaging. The story is simple: you're stranded on a series of tropical islands after a shipwreck, and your main goal is to survive while uncovering the mysteries of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Webtoon announcement! How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game
unlabelledView post →How to Survive is not a bad game, but I can't recommend it. If I had played it at launch I would likely feel more charitable towards it, but games like this have come a long way. Small scale zombie skirmishes are enjoyable, and the Kovak character adds a lot of charm to the game. Unfortunately there are a number of design issues that really drag it down once you hit the mid game. The game's UI is, frankly, awful. You don't have any good organizational tools, and you often have no idea if a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refurbished our example character profile for the How To Survive 2013 zombie survival #AARPG #videogame. 75th Ranger mechanic SPC Nina Markovic can turn the content of your garage into an arsenal. Which is good, because zombies. Pics, #TTRPG stats, the game's setting, small story recap, weapons...
unlabelledView post →Looking for a great time to work together with your buddy? Trust one another enough in order to survive together, in the most bad times? Back to back facing the relentless undead hordes and many more frightening ones that only comes at night? A good game that able for playing co-op, offline or online for two players? Well this one got all of those above. Though this is old, old but gold! X3 You must survive, no matter what. By any means necessary. Even better with your buddies! ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's basic but it's cheap and fun. The crafting system keeps you hooked as you upgrade your armor and weapons throughout the game via all the random items you find. The end fight was quite annoying but other than that it didnt outstay its welcome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrible game with too many soft locks and annoy characters. Kovak is the only person worth a damn. Playing this game is a damn chore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Far more better than How to Survive 2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →classic trash "zombie game"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mouse acceleration should be a federal crime and the death penalty should be the punishment, their entire bloodline to the 5th generation should be wiped out. We don't need these lesser creatures tainting the gene pool
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had hoped I would enjoy this one, but, well, here's my video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxC2H0yRseg The character select was a touch bewildering. There were alternate costumes, but no way to tell what they actually look like without loading up the game. I rolled a D4 to decide which character to play, as there was 4 of them. You also cannot rename the characters, but that's okay, Nina is my middle name, so that worked out. It started off okay, pretty basic zombie survival game. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing this when it first came out on xbox one and this still holds up. the game is still as good as i remember.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1 trillion percent good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/folfZvdJjNw Slower pacing than typical action RPGs with very minimal melee combat backed by a single skill tree doesn't offer a lot of creative space for players to engage in.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game and I played it on my old potato of a pc and it ran perfectly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did not find this to be fun. Tutorial prompts constantly cycle on the screen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just very old and outdated obviously, hell even back when this game released it was lacking a good crafting system, a good story / world / characters, shoe horned survival systems that become basically nonexistent, poorly balanced skill trees leading to infinite ammo as soon as level 4 which kills any hope for "survival horror" or "intense moments" this game tries to create, it was middling back then and its borderline a snoozer now
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want Kovac to explore my body.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its a good game its very nistagic
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