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How to Survive

An action-adventure game with role-playing elements by indie studio EKO software. The main story campaign is set in an archipelago of four small islands near the coast of Columbia. This seemingly idyllic place turns out to be infested with ravenous zombies.

Action | zombie | Isometric view | RPG elements | survival | co-op | crafting

How to Survive Release Date

23Oct2013

X360 PC

05Nov2013

PS3

28Oct2014

XONE

04Nov2014

PS4

developer: EKO Software publisher: 505 Games Official website

How to Survive is an action adventure horror game. It was developed Eko Software Studios, or team responsible for such titles as Storm, Wanted Corp, Cyberbike, or Gift.

The game is set in an archipelago of four small islands located in the territorial waters of Colombia. The place seems deserted and idyllic, but after the protagonists arrive they quickly discover that, in fact, it is filled with hordes of ravenous zombies. When starting the game, players choose one of three characters – agile Abby, strong Jack, or universal Kenji. Each of them has a simple skill tree, the last couple of skills being ascribed exclusively to particular characters.

The game features a single-player story campaign and a cooperative multiplayer. Two people can play in a special challenges mode via the Internet, or on a single screen.

The game’s world is mostly open and offers a lot of freedom in exploration of the islands. The game focuses on survival aspect. It is necessary to gather food, water and to rest (to be able to fall asleep, you must first clear the area of enemies and carefully close the door in one of the many shelters). The game features a daily cycle, which main consequence is that after dark light-fearing creatures come out. Most of the time, however, you fight against zombies. In combat you use personally constructed weapons - crafting system also makes it possible to create many other helpful items. You watch all this from above - the camera is “hung” high above the heads of the character.

Last updated on 21 November 2014

Game mode: single / multiplayer   Multiplayer mode: Internet  

User score: 7.9 / 10 based on 298 votes.

PEGI rating How to Survive

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty. Game contains bad language. Game contains depictions of violence. Online Game.

How to Survive System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Minimum:
  • Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
  • 4 GB RAM
  • graphic card GeForce GT 240/Radeon HD 5700
  • 7 GB HDD
  • Windows XP
Microsoft XBOX ONE

Xbox One

  • Uses:
  • Xbox Live
Sony PlayStation 4

PlayStation 4

  • Uses:
  • PlayStation Network
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