SCUM
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ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSurvivalNudityZombies

11,164 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 11,726

Peak in the last 7 days: 14,941

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperGamepires
PublisherGamepires
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateJun 17, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
Storage80 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 391 reviews from the past 1 year

70.1/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (74%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

With a score of 70.1, SCUM is a hardcore open world survival game built around a detailed body and health simulation.

👍 Strengths

88 reviews find it fun and engaging, and some say it lets you do almost anything on the island. 26 praise the world and its systems, with realistic survival mechanics covering food, metabolism, injuries and the environment, and some love the immersion of forests, lighting and dynamic weather. 23 say the visuals are great, even in reviews that criticize other parts. Content Volume ranks 306th of 1351, and Multiplayer ranks 374th of 642. A few enjoy crafting and building bases with friends, and others wish for a private co-op sandbox mode.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 49% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1196th of 1399. 53 report bugs that remain after early access, including crashes, a black screen at launch and lost bodies, gear or storage. 39 criticize the developers for slow updates, minimal fixes and promised features such as mod support that have not arrived. 36 say it is confusing for new players, with a steep learning curve, dense menus and little explanation of key mechanics like airdrops. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1217th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game is fun enough to pass time” · 88 reviews
“insanely detailed character health and environmental systems” · 26 reviews
“visuals are great and crafting is nice” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.72 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Negative “new spawn system breaks immersion and removes tactical gameplay” · 7 reviews

Progression 24% · Difficulty 17% · Onboarding 20% · Strategy 16% · Controls & feel 14%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.43 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “insanely detailed character health and environmental systems” · 26 reviews
Negative “atmosphere falls short compared to main competitor DayZ” · 3 reviews

Story 3% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.92 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “best detail and content in survival genre with nutrient and injury systems” · 5 reviews
Negative “not enough new content for years of development” · 1 review

Variety 17% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.44 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “visuals are great and crafting is nice” · 23 reviews

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.07 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “heart-pounding firefights and long base raids with friends” · 17 reviews
Negative “cannot play casual mode with friends without renting server or 10 hour setup” · 10 reviews

Community 14% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.36 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “armed NPCs imitate players and ruin PvP server human interaction dynamic” · 14 reviews

Anti-cheat 9% · Pricing 15% · Matchmaking 3%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.43 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “forced out original dev, minimum fixes, profit-focused” · 39 reviews
Positive “devs doing amazing job with frequent updates and content” · 13 reviews

Stability 27% · Performance 10%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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