How to Survive

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Wii U

Genres

• action role-playing game

• survival horror

• adventure game^*

• horror game^*

• action game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Wii U^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Wii U^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• How to Survive

Localized titles

• How to Survive

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Russian^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Russian^*

Community tags · historical

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  770^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  711^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  485^*

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  470^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  418^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  416^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  356^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  298^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  262^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  256^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  221^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  199^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  192^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  185^*

• Post-apocalyptic^*

  Votes · historical

  175^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  172^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  169^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  158^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  109^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  104^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo or better^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Ati 5700 series/NVIDIA GeForce GT240 or equivalent^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  7 GB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  24^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  60 fps^*

  Reports

  1^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

Developers

• Eko Software

Publishers

• 505 Games

• 2013-10-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-06-05 · Wii U^*

  Release date

  2014-06-05^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Wii U^*

• 2013-10-23 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-10-23^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 29, 2014^*

Detailed specifications