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SCUM

Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.

Survival Open World Survival Craft Multiplayer Open World Zombies
Last tracked players
10,232
All-time peak
14,580
24-hour change
Unavailable
Steam reviews
74.7% positive
112,115 reviews · via SteamSpy

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Welcome to SCUM Island!

Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where prisoners are dropped onto a vast, hostile island and forced to survive by any means necessary.

Every decision shapes who you become and how long you last. Scavenge, loot, craft, hunt, build and fight for every advantage as you adapt to a world that wants you dead.

Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become something harder to kill.

A Survival Game With Teeth

SCUM is built on deep, interconnected survival systems that give every choice weight.

Your health, survival skills, metabolism, and fatigue are all shaped by an intricate progression system that defines how long you last.

But you’re not alone out here. Former contestants re-animated as Puppets shamble across the land, mutated experiments twisted into monsters lurk in the dark, and every other player has the same goal as you: Survive long enough to leave a mark.

Risk-taking, high-stakes and tragedy all make for a great show. In SCUM your actions directly shape how you are perceived through the world’s reputation system.

Team-up or go it alone. SCUM gives you the systems, what you do with them is up to you.

The Island

You're trapped on a vast and dangerous island built for opportunity and discovery, so scavenge what you need and craft what you don’t have.

SCUM’s 225㎢ map is inspired by all aspects of Croatian territory. Sprawling across beautiful Adriatic coastline, lush forests and harsh freezing mountain sides. Explore high-security military zones and hidden corners of the island, all offering something worth claiming or something worth fearing.

The prisoners who look beyond the next meal may begin to understand what’s really going on here, if they live long enough.

If you can survive here, you can survive anywhere.

Do you have what it takes?

Key Features

  • Massive open world with diverse and dangerous environments

  • Deep character customization, metabolism and survival simulation systems

  • Complex crafting, looting and base building

  • PvP and PvE with no fixed progression path

  • Persistent character development and skill growth

  • A live-broadcast survival premise with real attitude

  • Ongoing development with expanding systems and world depth

Player activity

Concurrent players over the last 48 hours.

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Hotfix - 1.3.4.1.161318 SCUM: INTO THE WILD – October Update | 1.3.4.0.160241 SCUM | October Update Preview & What's Next
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Gamepires
Brazilian rating
18
Steam Germany rating
18
Content warning
This game contains mature content including violence, blood and gore, nudity (which can be disabled in game), alcohol and some drugs.
Achievements
69
Features
Single-player, Multi-player, MMO, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Stats
Languages
English*, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Polish
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
unsupported
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound surround sound adjustable difficulty
Structured language support (10)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
GermanYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
ThaiYesNoYes
PolishYesNoYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA SCUM EULA
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Game Insights

Buy Verdict

Buy — $17.99.

Excellent deal! This matches the historical low price with 60% off.

▲ ~46 days until next sale

Update Momentum

Actively Updated — 3 patches in last 30 days.

28 patches and 29 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▲ 3 patches this month

Value Score

Fair Value — 100th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Premium at $17.99.

▲ Premium pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

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Early Access Active

Time in EA
235 days
Updates
102
Current Players
8,305

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is SCUM worth buying right now?
Buy — $17.99. Excellent deal! This matches the historical low price with 60% off.
When does SCUM go on sale?
Excellent deal! This matches the historical low price with 60% off.
Is SCUM still getting updates?
Actively Updated — 3 patches in last 30 days. 28 patches and 29 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
Is SCUM free to play?
SCUM costs $17.99 on Steam.
What genre is SCUM?
SCUM is a Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer game.
Who developed SCUM?
SCUM was developed by Gamepires and published by Gamepires.
What platforms does SCUM support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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