How To Survive 2
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana… Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies. Several years have passed since the original How to Survive events on Los Riscos’ archipelago. Now the local infection has turned into a worldwide pandemic. Everyone around the world, groups of people or lone wolves, try to survive one more day among the infected, attempting to recover a semblance of normal life. You find yourself in Louisiana and your survival chance starts by building a safe camp and becoming a skilled survivalist. Find water, food and shelter and talk to the unconventional locals to make your way around.
Game Discussion
Steam User 3
Really great co-op experience! Developers really should make third game.
Steam User 5
Its okay, How to Survive 1 was pretty good in comparison, with the limitation in Coop of both players having to be on the same screen, however Welcome to ParadiZe is much better and recommend skipping this one and going directly to their newest release.
Steam User 1
I get why alot of people dont like this, is has issues and is a bit bland, but I love it none the less, Ik we would never get a remake but I would love one
Steam User 0
A Fun Co-op Survival Game That Gets Repetitive Too Fast
I jumped into How to Survive 2 expecting a solid zombie survival experience, and for the first few hours, it actually delivers. It’s got crafting, base building, looting, and that classic “survive the night” tension. If you play it with friends, it can be a pretty good time, but the longer I played, the more the cracks started to show.
The gameplay loop is simple: you go out during the day, gather resources, complete missions, and then prepare your base for nighttime when things get more dangerous. At the start, this feels engaging. You’re constantly looking for materials, upgrading gear, and figuring out how to survive more efficiently. There’s a sense of progression, and building up your camp gives you that survival satisfaction.
Combat is decent, but nothing amazing. You’ve got melee weapons, guns, and some crafting options, but it never really evolves much. Fighting zombies feels okay early on, but after a while, it starts to feel repetitive. Enemies don’t change much, and encounters begin to feel predictable instead of tense.
Crafting and base building are probably the strongest parts of the game. There’s a good variety of items to create, and upgrading your camp gives you clear goals. I liked slowly unlocking new stations and improving my setup. But even here, it eventually turns into grinding for materials rather than making meaningful decisions.
Where the game really depends on your experience is co-op. Playing solo, it can feel a bit empty and repetitive. With friends, though, it’s a lot more enjoyable, messing around, surviving together, and tackling missions as a group definitely makes the game shine more. Still, even in co-op, the repetition eventually catches up.
Visually, it’s okay but nothing special. The environments are dark and fit the zombie theme, but they don’t stand out much. The audio does its job, zombies sound like zombies, weapons sound fine, but nothing is particularly memorable.
Overall, I’d say it’s a decent survival game that works best in short bursts or with friends. It has a solid foundation, but it doesn’t build enough on it to stay interesting long-term. Considering it sits around the mid range, that feels about right, enjoyable, but far from great.
The Good:
- Fun co-op experience that’s better with friends
- Solid crafting and base-building systems
- Clear progression early on
The Bad:
- Repetitive gameplay loop over time
- Combat lacks depth and variety
- Solo experience feels empty
Ratings:
Overall: 7/10
Visual: 6/10
Gameplay: 7/10
Story: 5/10
Audio: 6/10
Playability: 7/10
Steam User 0
Yes this game has much repetitiveness and I wish it didn't, but if you just want to make a camp and smash some zombies its not bad. Probably best if you can go coop
Steam User 0
There is ONE major issue with both games in this series. It's an issue of saving.
You can only save in very specific locations and if you don't your progress is gone if the game ever turns off.
But apart from that, this is a fun arcadey zombie fighting crafting exploration game! Kovak is a fun guide so the tone never veers into self-serious (which dragged down games for me like Dying Light) and I was about to work out the U.I quick. even without an extensive tutorial. Graphics are great! Combos and killing moves are flashy and satisfying and there's a variety in locations and enemies and metric truckloads of stuff to collect and put together.
That one issue of saving holds back this game and the original. Otherwise, great great fun!
Steam User 0
Kinda fun. good graphics, decent combat. open map to build and missions are instances.