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24 games like How to Survive 2 (2026)

Recomputed 19 October 2026 · Ordered by overlap, not by score · Free to read, nothing here is paid for

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The short version

Closest match: SCUM, which both zombie, open world and survival.
How to Survive 2 is tagged Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World, Co-op, Crafting, Action by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
4 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.

Why players value How to Survive 2

The five things Steam players tag How to Survive 2 with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.

Survival
Zombies
Multiplayer
Open World Survival Craft
Open World

How to Survive 2 at a glance
Reception	Mixed on Steam (69% of 11,014)
Watch-outs	no widespread problems reported by players
Price	$14.99

Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.

How these were matched

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Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.

All 24, closest first

1
SCUM
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Zombies.
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
SCUM at a glance
Released 2025 Studio Gamepires
Player sentiment 74% positive of 126,526 Price $44.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: Mostly Positive (74% of 126,526)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 5 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer, Open World, Zombies — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $44.99 — $30.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftZombiesCraftingEarly AccessGoreThird PersonRPG
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2
State of Decay: YOSE
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Base-Building; released around the same time (2015).
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
State of Decay: YOSE at a glance
Released 2015 Studio Undead Labs
Player sentiment 82% positive of 13,145 Price $19.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (82% of 13,145)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Zombies, Survival, Open World, Base-Building, Post-apocalyptic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $19.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesSurvivalBase-BuildingRPGThird PersonCraftingGore
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3
Project Zomboid
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Zombies and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2013).
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Project Zomboid at a glance
Released 2013 Studio The Indie Stone
Player sentiment 94% positive of 476,732 Price $24.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.7/10 · Steam: Very Positive (94% of 476,732)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 5 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Survival, Zombies, Open World, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $24.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter (details)
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftCraftingRPGEarly Access
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4
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Zombies and Base-Building; released around the same time (2020).
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition at a glance
Released 2020 Studio Undead Labs
Player sentiment 83% positive of 69,755 Price $29.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: Very Positive (83% of 69,755)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Survival, Open World, Zombies, Base-Building, Multiplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $29.99 — $15.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalZombiesBase-BuildingRPGThird PersonGore
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5
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Gore and Survival; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition at a glance
Released 2016 Studio Techland
Player sentiment 71% positive of 13,002 Price $19.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.3/10 · Steam: Mostly Positive (71% of 13,002)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 5 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Zombies, Co-op, Multiplayer, Open World, Gore — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $19.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesGoreSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingRPG
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6
Just Survive
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Crafting; released around the same time (2015).
Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.
Just Survive at a glance
Released 2015 Studio Daybreak Game Company
Player sentiment 59% positive of 76,763 Price Not listed
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.9/10 · Steam: Mixed (59% of 76,763)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Zombies, Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesSurvivalCraftingShooterEarly AccessRPG
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7
The Forest
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; released around the same time (2018).
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
The Forest at a glance
Released 2018 Studio Endnight Games
Player sentiment 96% positive of 680,814 Price $19.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 680,814)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Open World, Horror, Crafting — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $19.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with How to Survive 2:Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingGoreZombiesEarly Access
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8
Grounded
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building; released around the same time (2020).
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Grounded at a glance
Released 2020 Studio Obsidian Entertainment
Player sentiment 90% positive of 95,557 Price $39.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.7/10 · Steam: Very Positive (90% of 95,557)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Survival, Multiplayer, Co-op, Open World Survival Craft, Base-Building — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $39.99 — $25.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report servers and connection, crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingCraftingRPGThird PersonEarly Access
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9
Will To Live Online
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Shooter; released around the same time (2018).
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Will To Live Online at a glance
Released 2018 Studio AlphaSoft LLC
Player sentiment 69% positive of 18,389 Price Free
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.2/10 · Steam: Mixed (69% of 18,389)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Survival, Free to Play, Multiplayer, Open World, Post-apocalyptic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftShooterCraftingRPGEarly AccessGore
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10
WARMODE
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Early Access and Zombies; released around the same time (2019).
Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.
WARMODE at a glance
Released 2019 Studio Novalink
Player sentiment 62% positive of 16,311 Price Free
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.8/10 · Steam: Mixed (62% of 16,311)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Free to Play, FPS, Multiplayer, Shooter, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ShooterEarly AccessZombiesSurvivalGoreRPG
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11
Survarium
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Shooter and Early Access; released around the same time (2015).
Survarium is a post-apocalyptic online FPS game. If you are looking for a shooter where skills matter, look no further! The opposing players and deadly anomalies will never stop you on the way to victory, right? Then start playing now for free!
Survarium at a glance
Released 2015 Studio Vostok Games
Player sentiment 55% positive of 25,266 Price Not listed
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.4/10 · Steam: Mixed (55% of 25,266)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Free to Play, Survival, Multiplayer, FPS, Post-apocalyptic — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalShooterEarly AccessZombiesCraftingRPG
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12
Undawn
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Survival, RPG and Crafting.
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Undawn at a glance
Released 2023 Studio Lightspeed Studios
Player sentiment 54% positive of 6,602 Price Free
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.1/10 · Steam: Mixed (54% of 6,602)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Open World, Massively Multiplayer, Survival, RPG, MMORPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalRPGCraftingShooterZombiesThird Person
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13
State of Decay
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 5 player tags including Zombies, Survival and RPG; released around the same time (2013).
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
State of Decay at a glance
Released 2013 Studio Undead Labs
Player sentiment 85% positive of 17,480 Price Not listed
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: Very Positive (85% of 17,480)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Zombies, Survival, Open World, Action, Post-apocalyptic — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesSurvivalRPGThird PersonBase-Building
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14
Portal Knights
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Crafting and Survival; published by the same company; released around the same time (2017).
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
Portal Knights at a glance
Released 2017 Studio Keen Games GmbH
Player sentiment 83% positive of 22,351 Price $19.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: Very Positive (83% of 22,351)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 2 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer
Why players like it: Adventure, Multiplayer, Sandbox, RPG, Building — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $19.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:RPGCraftingSurvivalEarly AccessThird PersonLocal Co-Op
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15
Days Gone
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Third Person.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Days Gone at a glance
Released 2021 Studio Bend Studio
Player sentiment 93% positive of 116,763 Price $39.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: Very Positive (93% of 116,763)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 5 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Open World, Zombies, Survival, Singleplayer, Post-apocalyptic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $39.99 — $25.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesSurvivalThird PersonOpen World Survival CraftCraftingGore
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16
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Early Access.
On RuneScape's forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds at a glance
Released 2025 Studio Jagex Ltd
Player sentiment 81% positive of 29,772 Price $29.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: Very Positive (81% of 29,772)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Open World, Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer, Early Access — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $29.99 — $15.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftEarly AccessCraftingBase-BuildingRPGThird Person
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17
Fallen Earth Free2Play
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 5 player tags including Survival, Zombies and Crafting; released around the same time (2012).
Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.
Fallen Earth Free2Play at a glance
Released 2012 Studio Little Orbit
Player sentiment 60% positive of 7,569 Price Free
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.9/10 · Steam: Mixed (60% of 7,569)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Free to Play, Survival, Open World, Multiplayer, Post-apocalyptic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: Free — free
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalZombiesCraftingRPGShooter
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18
New Frontier
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 7 player tags including Survival, RPG and Base-Building; released around the same time (2019).
New Frontier is a pvp free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world. Work with your friends, Build your base, Fight hellish monsters and forge alliances with other players to conquer the land.
New Frontier at a glance
Released 2019 Studio Free Reign Entertainment
Player sentiment 49% positive of 3,699 Price Not listed
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 4.7/10 · Steam: Mixed (49% of 3,699)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 3 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Free to Play, Survival, Multiplayer, Open World, Western — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalRPGBase-BuildingCraftingGoreShooterEarly Access
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19
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 5 player tags including Zombies, Gore and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance
Released 2020 Studio Skydance Interactive
Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,074 Price $9.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: Very Positive (86% of 10,074)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: VR, Zombies, Action, Gore, Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $9.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesGoreShooterSurvivalRPG
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20
ARK: Survival Evolved
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; released around the same time (2017).
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
ARK: Survival Evolved at a glance
Released 2017 Studio Studio Wildcard
Player sentiment 83% positive of 776,582 Price $9.89
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.8/10 · Steam: Very Positive (83% of 776,582)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Multiplayer, Open World, Dinosaurs — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $9.89 — $5.10 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter (details)
Shared with How to Survive 2:Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingBase-BuildingEarly AccessRPG
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21
Dead Island Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 5 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Gore; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dead Island Definitive Edition at a glance
Released 2016 Studio Techland
Player sentiment 82% positive of 28,183 Price $19.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: Very Positive (82% of 28,183)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World
Why players like it: Zombies, Open World, Co-op, Multiplayer, Survival — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $19.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesSurvivalGoreCraftingRPG
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22
Craftopia
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Crafting, Survival and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2020).
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
Craftopia at a glance
Released 2020 Studio Pocketpair
Player sentiment 76% positive of 20,221 Price $14.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: Mostly Positive (76% of 20,221)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Open World, Crafting, Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $14.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:CraftingSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftRPGEarly AccessThird Person
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23
Dark and Light
Why it matched: both open world and survival; shares 6 player tags including Survival, RPG and Early Access; released around the same time (2017).
Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.
Dark and Light at a glance
Released 2017 Studio Snail Games USA
Player sentiment 52% positive of 11,829 Price $17.99
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.1/10 · Steam: Mixed (52% of 11,829)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 4 of 5 — Survival, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Open World, Survival, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Sandbox — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs How to Survive 2: $17.99 — $3.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:SurvivalRPGEarly AccessOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase-Building
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Romero's Aftermath
Why it matched: both zombie, open world and survival; shares 5 player tags including Zombies, Survival and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2015).
Play with your friends in a Zombie Infested World as you face the remnants of zombie hordes & rebuild society in a truly massive sandbox world. Choose how you want to play with hundreds of items, skins, weapons, character customizations, base building, crafting, zombies & more!
Romero's Aftermath at a glance
Released 2015 Studio Free Reign Entertainment
Player sentiment 49% positive of 10,977 Price Not listed
Verdict: GamingPickz Score 4.8/10 · Steam: Mixed (49% of 10,977)
Matches How to Survive 2 on: 5 of 5 — Survival, Zombies, Multiplayer, Open World Survival Craft, Open World
Why players like it: Free to Play, Zombies, Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Multiplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with How to Survive 2:ZombiesSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftShooterCrafting
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SCUM at a glance
Released	2025	Studio	Gamepires
Player sentiment	74% positive of 126,526	Price	$44.99

State of Decay: YOSE at a glance
Released	2015	Studio	Undead Labs
Player sentiment	82% positive of 13,145	Price	$19.99

Project Zomboid at a glance
Released	2013	Studio	The Indie Stone
Player sentiment	94% positive of 476,732	Price	$24.99

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition at a glance
Released	2020	Studio	Undead Labs
Player sentiment	83% positive of 69,755	Price	$29.99

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition at a glance
Released	2016	Studio	Techland
Player sentiment	71% positive of 13,002	Price	$19.99

Just Survive at a glance
Released	2015	Studio	Daybreak Game Company
Player sentiment	59% positive of 76,763	Price	Not listed

The Forest at a glance
Released	2018	Studio	Endnight Games
Player sentiment	96% positive of 680,814	Price	$19.99

Grounded at a glance
Released	2020	Studio	Obsidian Entertainment
Player sentiment	90% positive of 95,557	Price	$39.99

Will To Live Online at a glance
Released	2018	Studio	AlphaSoft LLC
Player sentiment	69% positive of 18,389	Price	Free

WARMODE at a glance
Released	2019	Studio	Novalink
Player sentiment	62% positive of 16,311	Price	Free

Survarium at a glance
Released	2015	Studio	Vostok Games
Player sentiment	55% positive of 25,266	Price	Not listed

Undawn at a glance
Released	2023	Studio	Lightspeed Studios
Player sentiment	54% positive of 6,602	Price	Free

State of Decay at a glance
Released	2013	Studio	Undead Labs
Player sentiment	85% positive of 17,480	Price	Not listed

Portal Knights at a glance
Released	2017	Studio	Keen Games GmbH
Player sentiment	83% positive of 22,351	Price	$19.99

Days Gone at a glance
Released	2021	Studio	Bend Studio
Player sentiment	93% positive of 116,763	Price	$39.99

RuneScape: Dragonwilds at a glance
Released	2025	Studio	Jagex Ltd
Player sentiment	81% positive of 29,772	Price	$29.99

Fallen Earth Free2Play at a glance
Released	2012	Studio	Little Orbit
Player sentiment	60% positive of 7,569	Price	Free

New Frontier at a glance
Released	2019	Studio	Free Reign Entertainment
Player sentiment	49% positive of 3,699	Price	Not listed

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance
Released	2020	Studio	Skydance Interactive
Player sentiment	86% positive of 10,074	Price	$9.99

ARK: Survival Evolved at a glance
Released	2017	Studio	Studio Wildcard
Player sentiment	83% positive of 776,582	Price	$9.89

Dead Island Definitive Edition at a glance
Released	2016	Studio	Techland
Player sentiment	82% positive of 28,183	Price	$19.99

Craftopia at a glance
Released	2020	Studio	Pocketpair
Player sentiment	76% positive of 20,221	Price	$14.99

Dark and Light at a glance
Released	2017	Studio	Snail Games USA
Player sentiment	52% positive of 11,829	Price	$17.99

Romero's Aftermath at a glance
Released	2015	Studio	Free Reign Entertainment
Player sentiment	49% positive of 10,977	Price	Not listed

Common questions

What game is most like How to Survive 2?

SCUM, on the evidence we have. It both zombie, open world and survival. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.

How is "similar to How to Survive 2" decided?

By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.

Are these ranked by quality?

No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with How to Survive 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.

Do you get paid for these recommendations?

No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.

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