The Scouring

The Scouring

Steam Deck Playable

Orc Group · RTS · Aug 12, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $17.49.

88%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In a game like Dota 2 or League of Legends, one of the main appeals is to be able toe experience the entire spectrum of A-RPG progression in the span of a single match, spanning a 10 minute time frame for the early game, mid and late games.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics is pretty and readable, the pathing is good, AI is good.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Engage in colorful, cartoonish battles as you lead your army across the land in a quest for riches and glory.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Each round you play in PvP will feature different strategies, as players adapt their playstyles on the fly and respond to the specific map.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Hero units, complete with powerful abilities and an inventory system, are also central to victory, demanding the same micromanagement and strategic leveling that defined countless Warcraft battles.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is enjoyable, and the voice acting adds a good amount of personality.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay54 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Story and characters35 reviews
Multiplayer30 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat21 reviews
86%
Performance7 reviews
29%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty12 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $17.49 (−30%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
33
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.