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About How to Survive
How to Survive is a survival game about a shipwrecked castaway stranded on an isolated island full of strange creatures. You search for food, water and shelter, prepare for nightfall and collect pages of a Survival Guide to learn how to stay alive. You can also gather materials and craft over 100 handmade weapons and tools, including shotguns and Molotov cocktails, to defend yourself and your friends.
Explore the islands
The game has four islands, each with unique flora and fauna as well as a variety of monsters. You can choose from three playable characters, each with different characteristics and skill trees. Survival Guide video chapters provide tips for surviving.
Play with a friend
You can play the story mode offline with a friend, or go online together to take on eight challenges.
Iron Man difficulty
Iron Man mode offers a demanding hardcore experience.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for How to Survive is $2.16 at Difmark. That is 85% less than on Steam, where it costs $14.99. 21 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and How to Survive stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for How to Survive are: Windows XP, Radeon 5700, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 7 GB storage. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
Yes. How to Survive has multiplayer and a single-player mode.
Yes. Valve rates How to Survive as Verified on the Steam Deck: it runs well out of the box.
Buy How to Survive 85% cheaper than on Steam.
How to Survive is available for 85% less in shops such as Difmark, Kinguin, or Gameseal.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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