How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
Released Jul 2015
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.
57% positive · 1,262 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
How to Survive: Third Person Standalone launched on July 2, 2015 as a repackaged, single-player third-person version of the original How to Survive. The store description makes clear this is a complete, bundled product — it explicitly lists all included content: the base game's four islands and story mode, plus several previously released DLC packs (Kovac's Way, Hello My Name Is Nina, One Shot Escape, Tombstones & Backpack extension). This framing — "game includes" with a fixed content list — reflects a finished, all-in-one release rather than an evolving product.
The only post-launch developer communication directly related to this game was a small bug-fix update on July 13, 2015 and a feedback survey on June 15, 2015 ahead of launch. All other news posts from this developer's feed concern How to Survive 2, a separate game in Early Access that launched in October 2015 and reached its full release in September 2016. There has been no developer communication about new content, updates, or future plans for Third Person Standalone since mid-2015.
The game launched as a complete, bundled package with no post-launch content cycle, no unreleased DLC, and no developer statements suggesting additional content was planned. It is a finished product.
Evidence
Store description explicitly lists all included content as a fixed bundle: base game content, Kovac's Way DLC, Hello My Name Is Nina DLC, One Shot Escape DLC, and Tombstones & Backpack extension — framed as a complete package.
All subsequent developer communications from late 2015 onward focus exclusively on How to Survive 2, a separate title — no further content or updates announced for Third Person Standalone.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
505 Games
Achievements
27
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this 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…
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!
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.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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