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SCUM

Gamepires · 2025-06-17

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieMassively Multiplayer

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Aug 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

6,135
playing now
74%
positive of 126k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
518
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$44.99
steam price (US)

6,135 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Scum is a 2025 open world survival game developed and published by the Croatian studio Gamepires for Windows. It was initially released by Devolver Digital under the Steam Early Access program. The game is described as a "prison riot survival game". It entered Steam's early access program on 29 August 2018, with a full release following on 17 June 2025. The game uses Unreal Engine 4.

Trailer

SCUM trailer thumbnail

Scum | Official Trailer (2025) | Now On Digital

≈639,802 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6,135 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,853 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~607/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.5M–5.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 126,282 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$44.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.99 at GameBillet (2026-08-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 98 of 147 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.2k6.2k20182026Week of 2018-08-01: 3,073 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,475 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6,172 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3,425 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 578 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,764 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 452 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 345 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 954 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 317 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 318 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,360 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,117 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 273 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 879 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 535 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 704 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 830 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 238 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,109 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,593 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 370 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,870 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 478 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 852 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,278 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 383 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,300 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 353 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,352 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 276 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,074 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,118 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 921 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 866 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,155 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 344 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 737 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 419 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,207 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,234 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 727 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,112 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 408 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 421 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 606 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 592 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 950 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 416 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,048 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 437 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 838 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 326 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 772 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 447 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 803 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14k4.9k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,229 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 5,735 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 11,655 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 8,062 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 6,954 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 12,829 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 8,838 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 7,719 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 14,003 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 8,304 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 5,836 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 11,814 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,035 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 5,828 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 11,537 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 6,994 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 5,432 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 11,668 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 9,134 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 5,172 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 8,210 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 8,876 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 5,735 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 10,294 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 9,943 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 5,102 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 7,914 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 11,312 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 6,135 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$12.992018-04-202026-08-172018-04-20 — best price $39.992019-06-11 — best price $19.992019-11-20 — best price $24.992020-11-02 — best price $29.992021-07-08 — best price $34.992022-02-03 — best price $34.992022-12-23 — best price $17.492023-05-17 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-08-22 — best price $16.002023-10-07 — best price $39.992023-11-17 — best price $14.992023-12-20 — best price $20.002024-01-25 — best price $19.992024-02-25 — best price $20.002024-04-01 — best price $33.962024-05-05 — best price $33.962024-06-11 — best price $33.962024-07-17 — best price $19.992024-08-22 — best price $15.992024-09-27 — best price $16.002024-11-05 — best price $27.992024-12-09 — best price $28.492024-12-29 — best price $16.792025-02-02 — best price $39.992025-02-28 — best price $18.002025-03-23 — best price $39.992025-06-18 — best price $24.952025-08-18 — best price $41.002025-09-27 — best price $22.502025-10-22 — best price $22.272025-11-15 — best price $33.992025-12-04 — best price $38.992026-02-05 — best price $40.492026-03-10 — best price $18.002026-04-12 — best price $18.002026-05-31 — best price $17.992026-07-02 — best price $13.452026-08-04 — best price $13.492026-08-17 — best price $44.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

224512026-05-29 — 145 pageviews2026-06-01 — 148 pageviews2026-06-04 — 109 pageviews2026-06-07 — 93 pageviews2026-06-10 — 162 pageviews2026-06-13 — 79 pageviews2026-06-16 — 79 pageviews2026-06-19 — 71 pageviews2026-06-22 — 85 pageviews2026-06-25 — 91 pageviews2026-06-28 — 84 pageviews2026-07-01 — 86 pageviews2026-07-04 — 76 pageviews2026-07-07 — 89 pageviews2026-07-10 — 85 pageviews2026-07-13 — 82 pageviews2026-07-16 — 73 pageviews2026-07-19 — 64 pageviews2026-07-22 — 136 pageviews2026-07-25 — 78 pageviews2026-07-28 — 80 pageviews2026-07-31 — 56 pageviews2026-08-03 — 59 pageviews2026-08-06 — 77 pageviews2026-08-09 — 78 pageviews2026-08-12 — 81 pageviews2026-08-15 — 51 pageviews2026-08-18 — 84 pageviews2026-08-21 — 65 pageviews2026-08-24 — 62 pageviews2026-08-26 — 90 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.8k1132026-08-26 19:15 — 793 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 653 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 239 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 135 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 173 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 219 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 376 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 663 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 459 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 248 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 211 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 113 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 328 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 245 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 339 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 563 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 785 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 640 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 1,519 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 248 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 277 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 365 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 473 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 862 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 868 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 662 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 1,331 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 1,344 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 1,493 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 358 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 547 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 518 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
84.7%
earned "Lights, Camera, Action!"
8.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera Comfort20 DLC

9 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Thai

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)29,1120%69

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSActionNudityViolentZombiesCraftingSurvivalAdventureRealisticOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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