The Scouring
Fantasy real-time strategy with armies and nighttime undead raids
Orc Group · Released Aug 12, 2025 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 1,195
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 27 in 30 days
- Players
- 12
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 weeks ago
- Oct 8, 2026
What is The Scouring?
An Early Access fantasy RTS where you build bases, manage resources, and command armies using spells and cannons. A separate hero mode lets you gain experience, equip gear, and explore dungeons while AI manages your army, resources, and base.
For you if...
- +you want team battles or free-for-alls with friends
- +you enjoy experimenting with custom maps, modes, and scripts
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based planning over real-time battles
What players say
86% of 1,195 reviews are positive · 74% of 27 in the last 30 days
Players praise the Warcraft-style strategy, troop progression, and rooftop combat. Complaints focus on limited content and demanding difficulty.
Screenshots and trailer
The Scouring system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 430, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Scouring?
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- OS
- Windows Vista/7/8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel® Pentium Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 or equivalent
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system, DirectX 11+
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista/7/8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- Notes
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system, DirectX 11+
Does The Scouring have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does The Scouring run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does The Scouring 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Early Access
- RTS
- Base Building
- Building
- PvP
- PvE
- Fantasy
- Strategy
- Multiplayer
- Management
- Old School
- Action RTS
- Co-op
- Tactical
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Oct 8, 2026 · Update Notes For October 8
- Sep 24, 2026 · Asymmetry Update and 30% Discount!
- Aug 5, 2026 · Update Notes for Aug 5
- Jul 30, 2026 · One Year of Early Access - New DLC Chapter, Balance Update & More!
- Jul 25, 2026 · Update Notes For July 25
1 DLC available.
