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SCUM

Open-world survival sandbox with detailed metabolism, crafting, and base building

Gamepires · Released Jun 17, 2025

ActionAdventureIndieMassively Multiplayer

Reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 105K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 440 in 30 days
Players
8,603
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 30, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1060
16 GB RAM · 80 GB disk
Full requirements

What is SCUM?

An open-world survival game set on a Croatian-inspired island, where prisoners take part in a televised survival contest. You scavenge, craft, hunt, build bases, manage health, metabolism, skills, and fatigue, and fight reanimated contestants, mutated creatures, or other players in single-player, co-op, PvE, and PvP.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy detailed survival systems and complex character management
  • +you want open-ended scavenging, crafting, hunting, and base building
  • +you prefer solo, cooperative, and competitive play options

Not for you if...

  • −you want simple survival mechanics and quick progression
  • −you prefer a guided campaign with fixed progression

What players say

73% of 104,588 reviews are positive · 71% of 440 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed metabolism, injury, crafting, scavenging, and base-building systems, along with the freedom to play solo or online. The most common complaints concern cheating in online play, longstanding bugs, and post-launch updates that players say weakened PvE spawning or prioritized paid cosmetics over fixes.

Players over time

▲ +62% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 10,506 players on Nov 1, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20268,603
Nov 6, 20266,520
Nov 5, 20266,576
Nov 4, 20267,455
Nov 3, 20267,104
Nov 2, 20267,140
Nov 1, 202610,506
Oct 31, 20269,309
Oct 30, 20266,649
Oct 29, 20266,877
Oct 28, 20266,220
Oct 26, 20264,594
Oct 25, 20266,383
Oct 24, 20265,580
Oct 23, 20264,812
Oct 22, 20264,700
Oct 21, 20264,745
Oct 20, 20264,763
Oct 18, 20266,320
Oct 17, 20265,763
Oct 16, 20264,835
Oct 15, 20264,729
Oct 14, 20264,838
Oct 13, 20265,092
Oct 11, 20266,310
Oct 10, 20265,496
Oct 9, 20264,606
Oct 8, 20264,460
Oct 7, 20264,983
Oct 6, 20264,810
Oct 4, 20265,285
Oct 3, 20265,140
Oct 2, 20264,420
Oct 1, 20264,554
Sep 30, 20264,128
Sep 29, 20264,173
Sep 27, 20265,340
Sep 26, 20265,176
Sep 25, 20264,723
Sep 24, 20264,134
Sep 23, 20266,646
Sep 23, 20264,245
Sep 22, 20264,125
Sep 21, 20268,711

Screenshots and trailer

SCUM screenshot 1

SCUM system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 16 GB RAM, 80 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
80 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSD Required

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
80 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD Required

Does SCUM have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; PvP online; MMO. It also has a single-player mode.

Does SCUM run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
69
Steam features
Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Polish.

Does SCUM 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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Recent updates

21 DLC available.

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