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How To Survive: Third Person Standalone

Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.

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July 2, 2015
11 years and 79 days ago
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505 Games is part of publicly traded Digital Bros.
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505 Games is part of publicly traded Digital Bros.
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505 Games provides the corporate publishing relationship for this release.
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About the Game

Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view. Their rotten breath doesn’t smell any better, they don’t look any healthier, they still just grunt, but being closer up makes it a whole load more personal...
You’ll have to survive a zombie infested archipelago crafting your own tools and weapons to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter while facing natural and unnatural threats. A survival guide written by an eccentric stranger may be your only help…

Features:

  • Navigate islands filled with exuberant scenarios filled with flora and fauna.
  • Choose among 4 playable characters, with different stats and skill progressions.
  • Hunt, fish, forage for food and water.
  • Hundreds of items to handcraft weapons and tools. From fishing rods to flamethrowers.
  • Play through the Story Mode or 8 demanding challenges.
  • Additional free roaming mode includes Permadeath!
  • Three difficulty levels, including new improved difficulty conditions for die-hard survivors!
How to survive? Any which way you can!

Game includes:

  • All the content of the original game How To Survive :
    - 4 islands.
    - Story mode.
    - 8 challenges.
    - Leaderboards.
  • Kovac’s way DLC:
    - Gameplay affecting rain effect.
    - Crocodile & bear.
    - Item durability.
  • Hello, my name is Nina DLC character & flamethrowers.
  • One Shot Escape DLC - Rogue like mode.
  • Tombstones & Backpack extension.

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