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Bully: Scholarship Edition

Third-person open-world action at a chaotic boarding school

Rockstar New England · Published by Rockstar Games · Released Oct 21, 2008

ActionAdventure

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Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 42K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 321 in 30 days
Players
307
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Dec 4, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 4.7 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Bully: Scholarship Edition?

A third-person, open-world action-adventure set at Bullworth Academy, a fictional New England boarding school. As 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins, you play dodgeball, pull pranks, help other students, and navigate the school's social hierarchy.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy open-world adventures with dark comedy
  • +you want a story-driven, single-player school sandbox
  • +you like pranks, dodgeball, and student social rivalries

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer multiplayer over a solo story
  • −you dislike schoolyard mischief and adolescent comedy

What players say

84% of 41,920 reviews are positive · 83% of 321 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story, school setting, soundtrack, and replay value. Their dominant complaint is frequent crashing on modern Windows systems, which can cost progress; community patches help some players but do not resolve the problem for everyone.

Players over time

▼ -9% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 490 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 22, 2026463
Sep 21, 2026490

Screenshots and trailer

Bully: Scholarship Edition screenshot 1

Bully: Scholarship Edition system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 4.7 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 (3+ GHZ) / AMD Athlon 3000+
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c Shader 3.0 supported, Nvidia 6800 or 7300 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
4.7 GB free space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c

Does Bully: Scholarship Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Bully: Scholarship Edition run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Rockstar Games (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, French.

Does Bully: Scholarship Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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