How to Survive Player Count and Price History

How to Survive

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How to Survive

Eko SoftwareOct 1, 2013Action, Adventure, RPG

$14.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Verified
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Playing now
9
Updated 45 minutes ago
24-hour peak
16
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
9,239
Jun 15, 2015
Steam reviews
82%
Very Positive

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How to Survive player count chart

How to Survive has very few players on Steam right now (9). Its all-time peak was 9,239.

History from Oct 1, 2013

How to Survive monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026not enough data+7+17.5%47
October 202615-10-40%40
September 202625+24+72.73%57
August 2026not enough data-2-5.71%33
July 2026not enough data+1+2.94%35
June 2026not enough data+8+30.77%34
May 2026not enough data-12-31.58%26
April 2026not enough data+8+26.67%38
March 2026not enough data-21-41.18%30
February 2026not enough data+9+21.43%51
January 2026not enough data+9+27.27%42
December 2025not enough data-9-21.43%33
November 2025not enough data+9+27.27%42
October 2025not enough data-10-23.26%33
September 2025not enough data+4+10.26%43
August 2025not enough data+2+5.41%39
July 2025not enough data-10-21.28%37
June 2025not enough data-2-4.08%47
May 2025not enough data+20+68.97%49
April 2025not enough data-16-35.56%29
March 2025not enough data-6-11.76%45
February 2025not enough data+18+54.55%51
January 2025not enough data-3-8.33%33
December 2024not enough data-29-44.62%36
November 2024not enough data+20+44.44%65
October 2024not enough data-3-6.25%45
September 2024not enough data+3+6.67%48
August 2024not enough data+8+21.62%45
July 2024not enough data-10-21.28%37
June 2024not enough data-4-7.84%47
May 2024not enough data+7+15.91%51
April 2024not enough data-10-18.52%44
March 2024not enough data+7+14.89%54
February 2024not enough data-2-4.08%47
January 2024not enough data+7+16.67%49
December 2023not enough data-10-19.23%42
November 2023not enough data+0+0%52
October 2023not enough data-11-17.46%52
September 2023not enough data+28+80%63
August 2023not enough data-28-44.44%35
July 2023not enough data+4+6.78%63
June 2023not enough data+8+15.69%59
May 2023not enough data-9-15%51
April 2023not enough data-1-1.64%60
March 2023not enough data+20+48.78%61
February 2023not enough data-37-47.44%41
January 2023not enough data+34+77.27%78
December 2022not enough data-9-16.98%44
November 2022not enough data-8-13.11%53
October 2022not enough data-51-45.54%61
September 2022not enough data+67+148.89%112
August 2022not enough data-6-11.76%45
July 2022not enough data+8+18.6%51
June 2022not enough data+0+0%43
May 2022not enough data-36-45.57%43
April 2022not enough data+17+27.42%79
March 2022not enough data-2-3.12%62
February 2022not enough data+4+6.67%64
January 2022not enough data-4-6.25%60
December 2021not enough data+10+18.52%64
November 2021not enough data+0+0%54
October 2021not enough data-133-71.12%54
September 2021not enough data+96+105.49%187
August 2021not enough data+33+56.9%91
July 2021not enough data-40-40.82%58
June 2021not enough data-22-18.33%98
May 2021not enough data+39+48.15%120
April 2021not enough data-47-36.72%81
March 2021not enough data+83+184.44%128
February 2021not enough data-20-30.77%45
January 2021not enough data+0+0%65
December 2020not enough data-2-2.99%65
November 2020not enough data+4+6.35%67
October 2020not enough data-6-8.7%63
September 2020not enough data-18-20.69%69
August 2020not enough data+2+2.35%87
July 2020not enough data-3-3.41%85
June 2020not enough data-23-20.72%88
May 2020not enough data-34-23.45%111
April 2020not enough data+61+72.62%145
March 2020not enough data-27-24.32%84
February 2020not enough data+34+44.16%111
January 2020not enough data+0+0%77
December 2019not enough data-4-4.94%77
November 2019not enough data+15+22.73%81
October 2019not enough data-73-52.52%66
September 2019not enough data+65+87.84%139
August 2019not enough data-19-20.43%74
July 2019not enough data+2+2.2%93
June 2019not enough data-152-62.55%91
May 2019not enough data-224-47.97%243
April 2019not enough data+397+567.14%467
March 2019not enough data-49-41.18%70
February 2019not enough data-18-13.14%119
January 2019not enough data-1-0.72%137
December 2018not enough data-8-5.48%138
November 2018not enough data+31+26.96%146
October 2018not enough data-134-53.82%115
September 2018not enough data-282-53.11%249
August 2018not enough data+336+172.31%531
July 2018not enough data-446-69.58%195
June 2018not enough data+502+361.15%641
May 2018not enough data+32+29.91%139
April 2018not enough data-429-80.04%107
March 2018not enough data+299+126.16%536
February 2018not enough data-15-5.95%237
January 2018not enough data+28+12.5%252
December 2017not enough data-42-15.79%224
November 2017not enough data-58-17.9%266
October 2017not enough data+142+78.02%324
September 2017not enough data-303-62.47%182
August 2017not enough data+80+19.75%485
July 2017not enough data+13+3.32%405
June 2017not enough data+271+223.97%392
May 2017not enough data-159-56.79%121
April 2017not enough data+139+98.58%280
March 2017not enough data-115-44.92%141
February 2017not enough data-168-39.62%256
January 2017not enough data+15+3.67%424
December 2016not enough data+29+7.63%409
November 2016not enough data+34+9.83%380
October 2016not enough data-984-73.98%346
September 2016not enough data+135+11.3%1,330
August 2016not enough data+725+154.26%1,195
July 2016not enough data+39+9.05%470
June 2016not enough data-1,277-74.77%431
May 2016not enough data+1,452+567.19%1,708
April 2016not enough data+56+28%256
March 2016not enough data-201-50.12%200
February 2016not enough data-356-47.03%401
January 2016not enough data-418-35.57%757
December 2015not enough data+342+41.06%1,175
November 2015not enough data+220+35.89%833
October 2015not enough data+385+168.86%613
September 2015not enough data-51-18.28%228
August 2015not enough data-430-60.65%279
July 2015not enough data-8,530-92.33%709
June 2015not enough data+9,008+3899.57%9,239
May 2015not enough data-1,597-87.36%231
April 2015not enough data+1,583+646.12%1,828
March 2015not enough data-216-46.85%245
February 2015not enough data-5,461-92.22%461
January 2015not enough data+412+7.48%5,922
December 2014not enough data+3,741+211.48%5,510
November 2014not enough data+171+10.7%1,769
October 2014not enough data+1,393+679.51%1,598
September 2014not enough data+4+1.99%205
August 2014not enough data-357-63.98%201
July 2014not enough data-1,111-66.57%558
June 2014not enough data-555-24.96%1,669
May 2014not enough data+2,118+1998.11%2,224
April 2014not enough data-71-40.11%106
March 2014not enough data-3,263-94.85%177
February 2014not enough data+3,015+709.41%3,440
January 2014not enough data-1,254-74.69%425
December 2013not enough data+195+13.14%1,679
November 2013not enough data-5,572-78.97%1,484
October 2013not enough datan/an/a7,056

How many people are playing How to Survive?

9 people are playing How to Survive on Steam right now. That makes it the #8,193 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 16 players. Today's peak is 24% below its 30-day average daily peak of 21.

Is How to Survive growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days How to Survive averaged a daily peak of 21 players, down 34% compared with the 30 days before (32). Its highest point this month (47) is 12% above the same period last year (42). In its first month after release (Oct 1, 2013) it peaked at 7,056 players. Today's player count is 0% of its all-time peak of 9,239, set on Jun 15, 2015.

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About How to Survive

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Developer
Eko Software
Publisher
505 Games
Released
Oct 1, 2013
Genre
Action, Adventure, RPG
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
7 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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How to Survive price history

$14.99
price now (US)
$3.74
lowest recorded (-75%) · Oct 27, 2026
-75%
typical sale discount · 5 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. How to Survive is at its full price of $14.99. It usually goes on sale for about 75% off (around $3.75), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.74.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

How many copies has How to Survive sold?

We estimate How to Survive has sold 260K to 660K copies on Steam, based on how many Steam reviews it has. At the prices it has actually sold for, that is roughly $3.1M to $7.9M in gross revenue.

Estimated copies sold
260K to 660K
on Steam
Estimated gross revenue
$3.1M to $7.9M
before Steam's share and taxes

How to Survive reviews by language

  • English37%
  • Russian27%
  • Portuguese (Brazil)8%
  • Spanish7%
  • Turkish5%
  • German5%
  • Chinese (Simplified)4%
  • French3%

Share of Steam reviews written in each of the 11 biggest Steam languages. It shows where the game's players are, roughly.

These are estimates, not official sales figures. How we estimate sales.

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How to Survive reviews over time

82% Very Positive82% of 17,025 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

How to Survive achievements

How to Survive has 43 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 15.1% of them; the rarest, Nightmarish trip, is held by 2.1% of players.

  • Dead…againAchieve your first instant kill on a zombie.87.0%
  • Level UpUnlock your first skill80.6%
  • One per sec.Kill 5 zombies in less than 5 seconds.66.8%
  • Discoverer IEnter La Vendida Island66.1%
  • Discoverer IIEnter La Sonada Island43.8%
  • Discoverer IIIEnter Santa Barbara Island30.7%
  • Mass murdererKill 1000 zombies26.1%
  • Discoverer IVEnter Horno Island25.1%
  • Speed killingKill 10 zombies in less than 5 seconds.24.8%
  • Close killerPerform 100 instant kills.18.6%
  • No more room in hellKill 2000 zombies17.4%
  • Wait your turnPerform 5 instant kills in less than 15 seconds.17.3%
  • Easy survivalComplete the story mode in "Normal" difficulty.13.1%
  • Discoverer VEnter Cenizas Island12.1%
  • Cheap killKill 5 monsters in a row with a bullet or an arrow.11.2%
  • Glass breakerKill a volcanologist zombie without electricity9.9%
  • Express cleanerKill 20 zombies in less than 5 seconds.9.5%
  • Picky monkeysComplete the 12 secondary quests of Kovac's monkeys.7.3%
  • Discoverer VIEnter Ascuas Island6.7%
  • Four-handed massacreComplete a local or online challenge with another player.5.9%
  • Collateral damageGet zombies deer to kill 20 Zombies.5.0%
  • Hot flushComplete "El Diablo" chapter in "Normal" difficulty5.0%
  • A cat among the pigeonsSurvive the 5th night of the mode "Barricade!"3.6%
  • UnbreakableComplete the story mode in "Iron man" difficulty.3.5%
  • PharmacofobiaComplete a challenge in "Normal" difficulty without using medicinal plants nor medikits.3.5%
  • HerbalistFind the 20 special plants of the Herbarium.3.4%
  • Perfect runComplete a challenge with a "S" ranking.3.4%
  • Bolts' masterRecharge your electric weapon without using an electric pylon.3.3%
  • God of RainComplete the special remote3.2%
  • Electric skewerKill 8 monsters in a row using electricity3.0%
  • Monkeys on your backComplete all the monkeys' quests of El Diablo islands3.0%
  • Burn outComplete "El Diablo" chapter in "Iron Man" difficulty2.7%
  • Survival veteranReach "Survival hobbyist" ranking tag (Challenge mode)2.6%
  • Winners don't use drugsComplete a challenge in "Iron man" difficulty without using medicinal plants nor medikits.2.5%
  • High voltageKill 500 monsters with electricity2.5%
  • The hardest part is yet to comeSurvive the 10th night of the mode "Barricade!"2.5%
  • Dead easy tripComplete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Normal" difficulty.2.5%
  • The weaselComplete a challenge in "Normal" difficulty without losing health.2.3%
  • Back fireComplete "El Diablo" chapter in "Kovac's Way" difficulty2.3%
  • Survival marathonerSurvive the 15th night of the mode "Barricade!"2.3%
  • UntouchableComplete a challenge in "Iron man" difficulty without losing health.2.2%
  • Eventful tripComplete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Iron Man" difficulty.2.1%
  • Nightmarish tripComplete the mode "One Shot Escape" in "Kovac's Way" difficulty.2.1%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

How to Survive DLC

How to Survive has 9 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Barricade! DLC ↗Oct 20, 2014$1.99
One Shot Escape DLC ↗Oct 20, 2014$0.99
El Diablo Islands, Host ↗Sep 4, 2014$4.99
Hello my name is... Nina. DLC ↗May 28, 2014$1.99
Kovac’s Way DLC ↗Apr 30, 2014$1.99
Heat Wave DLC, x 3 pack ↗Oct 30, 2013$1.99
Heat Wave DLC, Jack's pack ↗Oct 30, 2013$0.99
Heat Wave DLC, Kenji's pack ↗Oct 30, 2013$0.99
Heat Wave DLC, Abby's pack ↗Oct 30, 2013$0.99

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How to Survive FAQ

Is How to Survive dead?

How to Survive has very few players on Steam right now (9). Its all-time peak was 9,239.

How many people play How to Survive?

9 people are playing How to Survive on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 16 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for How to Survive?

How to Survive reached its all-time Steam peak of 9,239 concurrent players on Jun 15, 2015.

Is How to Survive growing or declining?

How to Survive is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 21, down 34% compared with the previous 30 days.

How much does How to Survive cost?

How to Survive costs $14.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price How to Survive has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for How to Survive on Steam is $3.74 (75% off), on Oct 27, 2026. It costs $14.99 right now.

Is How to Survive on sale right now?

No, How to Survive is at its full price of $14.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 75%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 75%.

Is How to Survive good?

Steam players rate How to Survive Very Positive: 82% of 17,025 reviews are positive.

When did How to Survive come out?

How to Survive was released on Steam on Oct 1, 2013.

Who made How to Survive?

How to Survive was developed by Eko Software and published by 505 Games.

How many copies has How to Survive sold?

We estimate How to Survive has sold 260K to 660K copies on Steam, based on how many Steam reviews it has. This is an estimate, not an official figure, because Steam does not publish sales.

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