August 22

HTS2 - More Language Support & Release!

Hello Survivors!

When we began Early Access back in 2015 we stated that we wanted to have a final game by summer 2016. And we can now announce that we will be launching How to Survive 2 on September 8th 2016.

For the past few months, we have been working with you to enhance, widen and shape How to Survive 2 by taking in account requests and suggestions from the forums. We would like to thank everyone for their feedback by making sure that you get a nice pack of Early Access items. So anyone who purchased the game before official launch will receive the Pet Crow, the Winter Hat and the Dual Knives. Those who purchase at launch and after will need to purchase them via DLC. We will be keeping the Primal Fear Armor for those who already own another How to Survive franchise game. The Voodoo Guitar will remain exclusive to players who purchased the game early (thank you, guys!).

We knew from our research that the community wanted a space where they could play with friends and freely create their own camps, so we focused in developing a system where you could invite other players and cooperate with them to survive.

The scenarios are now bigger than ever in the How to Survive franchise, introducing a variety of environments from swamps to suburban streets, sewers, farms, the French Quarter, etc. And we have populated it with infected hordes that include classic zombies, fast zombies, SWAT, exploding or mutilated zombies, farmers and more. You can also find a large catalogue of animals, infected or not, roaming the scenarios: alligators, turtles, pelicans, bears, deer, pigs, bunnies, etc.

You can come across over a dozen NPCs that will trigger dozens of quests with different mechanics: scavenge, timed challenges, escort and stealth missions. And, first among the locals, there is Kovac who will guide your steps to craft your gear, build your camp and fortify it. Following his recipes, you and your friends will be able to equip your survivors with amazing weapons and armors. And you can choose among dozens of skills to level up and create unique characters.

There has been exhaustive work tweaking and adjusting animations, controls, difficulty, leveling, etc. And, by the time that you read these lines, our plan is to have the game available into, at least, 11 languages! In our latest update today we have added language support for Korean, Thai and Turkish.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=749664916

There will be one last content update at launch to bring new challenges and quests, camp modifications, new enemies, building, weapon and armor novelties and… a special surprise Kovac finale! We wanted to do something completely crazy and unexpected, just like Kovac. So don’t tell us… "Oh, I saw that coming…" because you didn’t. ;)

Upon game launch we will need to reset the servers which will mean all camps and characters will be reset back to the beginning. We have implemented a new save structure that is a bit more simplified than what we had during Early Access which we hope will clear up a number of issues that users have reported to us. Along with the save update we are also releasing all the game Achievements for the game which will require you to start from a fresh launch. The quest structure has been updated and finalized so we hope everyone will have a nice story quest flow that will lead up to our new ultra-exciting story ending.

After the game launch we will be monitoring the forums and game performance to decide our next steps. So stay tuned!

EKO Software & 505 Games

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June 16

How to Survive 2 - Latest Updates!

Survivors! The zombie hordes have gained a foothold, please join us in eradicating this infection! Collect your friends, collect your enemies, we need to work together to quell the zombies invading our camps!

We have made quite a few changes to How to Survive 2! since we last spoke! I am stopping by again with a few key points to tempt you to try out our newest game in Early Access:

Elite quests
Boss mobs
Female avatars
Twitch Integration
Kovac Challenges
New areas to explore
New NPCs and zombies
New items & crafting recipes
Traps and defensive buildings
Local Co-op AND Multiplayer together! Yes, together, up to 16 people can play at once.

You can read about our newest update here: http://steamcommunity.com/games/360170/announcements/detail/799767469278535992
For previous owners of the game there is a nice set of Primal Fear armor awaiting you in my bunker in your private chest!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=704798823
Pick up a copy and join me in making the world safe once more!

-Kovac

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“How To Survive is more than just a solid zombie role-playing game, it's also one of the best games of the year. With its mix of Diablo-esque hack and slash and dual-stick shooter action, 505 Games' newest Xbox Live Arcade game is a real surprise. It has a deep crafting system and a world you can't help but want to explore. How To Survive rewrites the book on zombie RPGs!”
90% – Gaming Nexus

“While there have been several games that have recently released that fall into the growing zombie survival genre, How to Survive manages to do enough differently to earn its place among the crowd. The game’s strong emphasis on crafting and juggling basic human needs helps distinguish itself from other titles. Additionally, the story campaign features a tale that manages to contain a few plot twists despite its simplicity. One area where How to Survive shines is the game’s strange brand of humor which is helped along by the title’s decent voice acting. In all, How to Survive is recommended to any fans of either the undead or survival simulators. Those who enjoy intricate crafting or top-down gaming should also give it a look.”
4 Stars – Examiner

“In terms of graphic and sound design, How to Survive looks good and sounds even better. The lighting gives real-time shadows based on not only the source but the time of day as the shadows move with the passing sunlight. The island is beautifully rendered, and animations are fluid and zombie deaths are pleasingly gory, chunks of body parts will liter the ground and roll depending on the shape of the surface”
8/10 – Gamer Horizon

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Duxxx

168 products in account

18 reviews

Posted: September 10

Excellent survival with the crafting elements and good story.
The only negative - Optimization.
9/10.

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FreeRunnerBu

101 products in account

7 reviews

Posted: September 12

How to Survive can really call itself a zombie-survival game. Besides killing zombies it is important to eat, drink and sleep. You can collect plants, hunt animals or go fishing to get food (don`t forget to cook your stuff at a campfire first). Fresh water is only available at watering places and safehouses provide a safe place to sleep, but they have to be "cleaned" first. Nearly everything you find can be useful and combinded with other things. Not only all kinds of weapons, but also armour can be crafted. The main problem you will have during the game is that there is not enough space in your inventory to carry everything you find. The story itself is quite simple, washed ashore on an unknown island you play one out of four different characters, each having other skills, and try to escape from the island. To do so you have to explore different islands and learn how to survive. Apart from the storymode there are special challenges playable. What I liked most about the game is the possibility to craft lots of different useful things and the fact that you can play the storymode together with a friend!

TheFlyinDutchman

25 products in account

1 review

Posted: September 15

The game is pretty standard at the start, with limited resources and an unknown evironment. The melee combat system is challenging in both senses of the word. It is a dangerous activity and you need to do perform it nearly perfectly if you don't want to get hit. However, the mouse/keyboard controls feel clunky and I still didnt get used to the after 2 and a half hours. My biggest complaint is that after an hour of play, the game never evolved any more. Nearly all missions are of the same fetch and recieve type and you gain access to extremely powerful ranged weapons early on that make the fun of the melee system go away.

tl;dr, interesting at first, but gets boring and repetitive very quickly.

Brittany Miller™

89 products in account

28 reviews

Posted: September 17

^^ I rate this game . ^^

^^ Story : 6/10 ^^
^^ Presentation : 4/10 ^^
^^ GamePlay : 8/10 ^^
^^ Performance : 9/10 ^^

Soto

262 products in account

57 reviews

Was an negative review, rewrote because of contacting their support with proof of purchasing "How to Survive - Storm Warning Edition" for co-op and since the co-op in this game is horrible they decided to simply just give me a copy of the newer version for free as a upgrade. :)

So if you purchased this for co-op you might be able to get the newest version for free.

-- Singleplayer --
- Great if you can trade for it. most people will trade you gift copys for ~$3 worth of items

-- Co-op --
Completely broken if you're doing the story and nearly impossible to do, other gamemodes might work but didn't do them from all major bugs with story seen.

IPK = MMR

55 products in account

11 reviews

Posted: September 11

Recommended for Survival game

Chaoimin

35 products in account

2 reviews

Posted: September 13

Played the first 5 minutes with a friend. The screen doesn't focus on your character alone, so you're forced to play together and can't do your own thing. This makes combat very strange, since if player one walkes one way and the other gets attacked, he or she can't walk that way since the screen won't focus on the player. Movies don't work but they're a critical part in understanding the game. Don't buy this game.

The Negginator

95 products in account

Very repetitive and boring, couldn't even make myself start the game up the second time.

Xbyte

69 products in account

It F*cking s*cks

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Trip Fisk

356 products in account

56 reviews

Posted: October 14, 2014

edit: updating review. evidently its getting some attention, so I figured I might as well expand and clarify.

tl;dr edition: neither good nor fun. do not buy unless its deeply discounted.

I can not refer this game in good faith. There are 2 major things wrong with How to Survive.

Firstly, take a look at the DLC. If How to Survive truly is an indie game, control of the project has been overtaken by greedhead corporate dumb think leadership. Someone (likely 505 Games) has opted to make DLCs out of basic features that should have been part of the basic game. Examples are an extra harder difficulty and a hardcore feature. Other DLCs (Heatwave) resemble what would have been unlockables for games only a generation ago. Lastly there are the DLCs that suggest the core game was released unfinished taking the cutting room floor scraps and selling them off as DLC when they got to them later. I don't know if the nickel and diming customers business model bothers you, but it sure as hell bothers me.

The second problem is the game itself. Its not good. How to Survive is a perfect example of the tidalwave of schlock being put out by the burgeonning indie industry. It is an inferior imitation of mainstream titles like Diablo and Torchlight. It tries to be unique and original with additional survival features like hunger, thirst, and sleepiness, but they're implemented in a way that make the game tedious and annoying. The quality is painfully amateur and inconsistent. Struggle as a melee character, but have 2 triple bladed boomerangs and you're so golden the game gets dull. The content is particularly slim. Each island is painfully small. And the game itself manages to be as repetitive as Diablo and Torchlight, but in the most flat, boring, and completely unrewarding manner possible.

How to Survive lives up to its lousy meta score. No idea why this game has such an overwhelmingly high positive customer review count. The $15 asking price with the lazy DLCs is crazy to me. Other games How to Survive is trying to be are the same exact price and offer more and better quality content minus the annoying survival gimmicks and DLC. Specifically either of the Torchlight games.

Honestly, my recommendation is to not buy How to Survive at all. If you absolutely must take the plunge, as stated in the tl;dr above, buy it when its 80-90% off. That way you won't feel too ripped off when you find out how painfully below average it is.

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Posted: October 9

Originally, I purchased this game and was able to play through with no probled using my mouse and keyboard. I never, EVER, use a game controller for anything. I don't even own one.

I purchased the sequal to the game, and likewise, experienced no problems playing with mouse and keyboard. My first attempt to play multiplayer on this game, however, my mouse was like it wasn't even detected in the game. Nothing I could do would restore the game's ability to give me mouse and keyboard control, not even single player. Not sure what happened, but I can't recommend this game to anyone based on such a sketchy performance.

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Nice survival game .

Posted: October 8

Garbage, its not even fun, they make it too hard and dont even think about playing with a friend, loot isnt doubled. So, When you're given your first only weapon, your friend doesnt get one, so you can wander around until you can craft them something or hope you find a stick on the ground. You Only get one flashlight, so at night time your buddy is basically screwed. Playing with a friend is also impossible because the clunky aiming causes you both to hit each other. So, Only get this game if you're bored and dont expect much.

Posted: October 7

aughh.. just wait the discounts and get it.and dont wait the much playtime..
7/10

Posted: October 3

♥♥♥♥ game dont buy

Excellent survival game.

Fun but some control annoyances 7/10

Posted: October 1

For the story:
-If you want to grind early: stay on the first island, you won't need to worry about food, water or sleeping. Plus you can grab healing components and venison.
-If you want to grind midgame: pick up a torch from the fire in front of the downed plane, and then just run around the beach. There's plenty of zombie spawns nearby, and the torch works really well against the night zombies.

Posted: September 30

Xbox One controller does not work with this game!

This is a great game, but the developers ignoring what is a crippling bug to many people earns it the thumbs down.

I had to visit the same islands at least 3 times had to cross them from one end to another and gave up when the game made me collect about 20 packages spread over 3 islands.
Backtrack simulator 2013
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