Actually a pretty cool game, but this shouldnt even cost money, it should be an option for the base game not a standalone game

After reading all the negative reviews I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I purchased this. I haven't played long but had a blast and a laugh so far. There are some issues like goofy animations and slow attack animations but regardless I think those that enjoy bashing zombies w/o having to worry about other players griefing them will enjoy this game. Thanks to the developer for making a standalone I for one am grateful. :)

Well, this idea didn't pan out. While the game itself is unchanged(which was orginally pretty good) the idea doesn't really work. This game was built as a top down game not a 3rd person shooter, and it's apperent in the game.

Update: Aiming has been somewhat fixed since my review. Not fixed entirly, but it's better.

Aiming doesn't work in 3rd person like it does in top down. Using a bow and arrow is almost impossible. Each shot actually shoots one or two feet away from it's intened location when aiming at moving targets. Now I understand that if I was moving then there'd be a change, but if I'm standing still the arrow should go where I aim it(or atleast close to it). The thing that gets me is that it works perfectly fine on stationary targets. I aim at the head and the arrow goes into the head(even if the zombie is moving up and down while eating something on the ground), but once they start moving you better pull out your melee cause there's no telling where the shot will go. I shouldn't have to compensate for a target moving directly at me.

The animations also feel off. Again, the game was made top down not as 3rd person so that explains it, It doesn't excuse it, but explains it.

Overall the game feels like an Alpha. It needs some more polish before I think about starting it up again.

the very first review i posted on steam was the first game: How To Survive, and now i'm writing another positive review for their new standalone 3rd person view.

-/+ everything is the same (except the camera ofcourse).
+ crafting is still the same
+ the whole new 3rd person perspective is PERFECT. i love it.
+ kovac. nuff said.
- i know it was stated but i really think this would be a 10/10 game if there was a coop/multiplayer.

P.S.
Before i played the game, i did their survey, and i was really excited about the options and questions about it. YES, i would love to see this game continue. YES, i would love to see an urban setting. YES, i would love to have base building and survival and open world. please please pretty please?

I'm not gonna request a refund for two reasons. The other games are actually decent and provided alot of fun. This game wasn't the worst i just feel like it was straight port to third person though and somethings weren't thought through fully but hey it is a decent just shoot em up and survive zombie game. My main gripe is that it wouldn't shut down even after exiting steam, had to kill it was task manager.
Also I only .99$ so i didn't expect some mind blowing game. IF it's on sale for 1.00 it's worth it , but 10$ hell no.

Nice gameplay, nice graphics, nice story, bad music.

There are two very simple reasons this version of this game will probably put you off.

First, per the original, you play from a top-down perspective, meaning that aiming a weapon is only a two dimensional operation from your viewpoint. Like a hand on a clock. You don't have to accommodate for shot elevation.
In this version, you're operating over the shoulder, meaning you have to factor in the vertical dimensions of your attack.
This perspective shift doesn't lend to fighting quickly, something which the game originally emphasized and for which it was balanced - and the game is otherwise unchanged in every other way. It's akin to playing a bullet hell with RE tank controls.

Secondly - and this is arguably worse - because the game originally offered that top-down perspective, your situational awareness was a 360 degree span all around your character and it allowed you to see over and around environmental objects. The game was balanced for this visibility advantage over the environment. Enemies frequently come in numbers from all sides.
From the over-the-shoulder view, your view is limited to the 180 degrees (or maybe less) at your character's front, and you lack the bird's eye view of forthcoming environment. The game still comes at you as if you can see all its moves from a helicopter. And here you are, meanwhile trying to aim a boomerang.

Just altogether unnecessary, frankly.

I prefer this version more than older version How to survive. Why?

- Because it's third person and reminds me something from state of decay.
- Shorter story and less boring without the damn volcano island without resources.
- Less and better achievements.
- All the dlcs in one version.
- More Animals.
- Easier to find resources and complete missions without explore the island one million times.
- Better price.

Unfortunately and only negative is that there is no multiplayer.

7/10 Very Good

How to Survive: Third Person Standalone brings something new to the table, but not enough to please those who already played the original version of the game. It's just a new perspective for How to Survive. It does work, but depending on your previous experience with the game, it's up to you to decide whether it worth it or not.

I needed to write this review because too many people don't know how to play it - unfortunately, these people are mostly those who tried the other version of the same game. Personally, I feel this is WAY better than the top down mode.

Now, for those who are still confused on aiming... Do NOT try to lead anything. Not ever. Even if they are 100 yards away, you time your click so that it is RIGHT when their head (or whatever you want to hit) is on the dot. Even if the arrow looks like it will miss, it won't, and you will get head shots every time provided you can aim. This is directly due to the fact that this game was originally a different perspective, so impact prediction is not the same as a game in which this was planned. Just remember what I've told you and you'll see it is no problem.

This was honestly one of the best surprises for a game I've already owned that I've had in a very long time. Very much worth it!