Scum

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Welcome prisoners to SCUM Island! Where participation is non voluntary, the environment is cruel and inhabitants even crueler.

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Developer:
Gamepires
Publisher:
Devolver Digital
Engine:
Unreal Engine 4
Release date:
17 June 2025
Genre:
Action,Massively Multiplayer,Adventure,Indie
Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (582)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (37810)

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Description

Welcome prisoners to SCUM Island! Where participation is non voluntary, the environment is cruel and inhabitants even crueler. You will work off your crimes and debt to society by attempting to survive and entertain the masses. And do not think that death will save you, as your service has just begun. 

SCUM is the hardest and most realistic open world survival game, where every aspect of survival is done in important details. From inventory management, weapon maintenance, stamina management to the most detailed metabolism system ever created in a video game. Think you have what it takes? Deploy on the island and find out! 

Main features

The island

Biggest map made in Unreal engine 4 with 225㎢, based on all aspects of Croatian territory. From the beautiful Adriatic coastline, lush forests to harsh cold mountain sides. Riddled with various POIs including villages, towns and cities, military installations, factories and civil infrastructure. And lastly danger areas such as highly protected bunkers, abandoned ones filled with danger and a whole irradiated zone filled with dangers seen and unseen. 

Metabolism

Take a deep dive into the most complex and greatest metabolism system ever done. Take care not only that you eat and drink to survive but also what you eat and drink to get the optimum experience out of your prisoner. Tying in to an in-depth health system and hefty RPG like system of attributes and skills, make sure your diet fits your play style, as much as you can.

Dangers

Plenty of dangers await you on the island. Experiments that went wrong in the form of mutated monsters and former contestants raised as puppets, other survivors willing to kill for their own benefit, radiation leaking from the rundown nuclear power plant and other players trying to make a name for themselves. 

Craft and loot

Plenty of gear to choose from to help you in your survival, whether it is crafted or looted. Melee weapons, bows, firearms, clothing, bags and in-depth cooking system. A tool for every trade, what and how you utilize them is your choice.

Maintenance

Whether it is your favourite rifle, or that lucky pair of jeans, make sure your gear is properly maintained. Depending on it is how much gear you can carry, weapon jamming, quality of crafting.

Vehicles

Land, sea or air there is a vehicle for you. With a complete modular system, add and remove parts to your vehicle. Add armour parts or strip it down to bare bones, choosing between protection or style, zip around the map in comfort. 

Multiplayer

Choose from any number of our servers with 64 other players and try to survive together, or against each other. Or host the server yourself and tailor the experience as much as you want with our massive server setting customization options.

1.0 Features

SCUM Island rework

Explore a completely reworked SCUM island with revamped POIs, environments, foliage and much more. From the Adriatic coast, across fields and lush forests, to cold harsh snowy mountains.

NPCs

With a new type of NPCs arriving on the island, get ready to be on the edge of your seat. Roaming through the map, every corner is now a potential firefight in both single player and multiplayer.

Full Quest implementation

Fully implemented quest system including custom files for you to make your own. Either for money or fame, the choice is yours.

Optimizations and bug fixes

The heaviest pass of optimizations and bug fixes yet. Enjoy the SCUM island as it was intended, caring only what is on the island and not underneath it.

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Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
DirectX:
Version 11
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
80 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD Required

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
DirectX:
Version 12
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
80 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD Required

User reviews

Unfortuitous Ash
Not recommended | 16 Jul 2026
13.9h played

cool concept completely ruined by punishing mechanics and bad gameplay. no fun to be had here unless you like being shot by players and npcs from half a kilometer without any indication theyre there. if you like dying,

Helpful: 4
DarkMistress
Not recommended | 16 Jul 2026
36.7h played

Honestly you need to fix your game. I'm not overweight but I'm glitched with full heath at the bottom of the river and I drowned because your game sucks. Even without anything on my person when I went back to loot my

Helpful: 2
Master Guru
Not recommended | 19 Jul 2026
993h played

Great Concept Held Back by Bugs. I've spent a lot of time playing SCUM, and when it works, it's one of the best survival games available. The map is huge, the survival mechanics are deep, and there's a real sense of

Helpful: 1
ConcededWD
Not recommended | 18 Jul 2026
108h played

Stupid buggy piece of ♥♥♥♥ where paid for servers dont even show up on the server list. Broken buggy jank and you should stay as far away from it as possible. ♥♥♥♥. THIS. GAME.

Helpful: 0
Radish
Not recommended | 18 Jul 2026
90.1h played

I'm trying to express my feelings about this game as gently as possible. It's just a piece of half-baked, buggy crap. Unplayable due to technical issues. I won't even mention the idiotic crafting system, or any

Helpful: 0
Genesis
Recommended | 19 Jul 2026
180h played

Hello! I’m from Thailand, so I used AI to help translate my idea into English. I hope the meaning comes across clearly. I would love to see an optional single-player DLC that allows players to build relationships with

Helpful: 0