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How to Survive

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How to Survive
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Developers
Eko Software
Publishers
505 Games
Release dates
Windows October 23, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 60
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Series How to Survive
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General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Barricade! Included in Storm Warning Edition.
Windows
One Shot Escape Included in Storm Warning Edition.
Windows
El Diablo Islands - Host Included in Storm Warning Edition.
Windows
Hello my name is... Nina. Included in Storm Warning Edition.
Windows
Kovac’s Way Included in Storm Warning Edition.
Windows
Heat Wave DLC - x 3 pack Included in Storm Warning Edition.
Windows
Heat Wave DLC - Kenji's pack
Windows
Heat Wave DLC - Abby's pack
Windows
Heat Wave DLC - Jack's pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250400/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/250400/remote/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/250400/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Configuration utility.
Configuration utility.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Fullscreen mode only
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
No video options in-game.

Input

In game general settings.
In game general settings.

Audio

In game audio settings.
In game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, effects and voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Shared-screen
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op
Shared-screen

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: How to Survive.

Issues fixed

Videos won't play

Uninstall DivX[2]
You will need to uninstall DivX player plus and all components.

Two cursors

Restart application[3]
  1. Restart the game application.
Start in windowed[3]
  1. Launch the configuration utility.
  2. Tick Window Mode and click OK.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 240
ATI Radeon HD 5700 series
Other Broadband Internet connection


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/250400/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (250400) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References