SCUM

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 127k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Gamepires · Open World Survival Craft · Jun 17, 2025

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$44.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
69
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy SCUM?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 127k player reviews · updated

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
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My character started to have too much fat, and had to change their diet and spend time burning calories by swimming (greater water graphics btw) and other exercises lol.
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
After writing a rage review yesterday (stupid airfield death) and forgetting to delete it before a dev saw it (now i feel terrible because i genuinely respect the devs so much for all the work they put into this game).
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is co-op/online with other players OR you can totally just play it in an offline/Singleplayer mode.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics24 reviews
Story and characters22 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
37% still recommend
Gameplay
43% still recommend
Interface
29% still recommend
Optimization
55% still recommend
Difficulty
11% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
39% still recommend
Crashes
18% still recommend
Bugs
31% still recommend
Performance
45% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Stereo Sound
  • Surround Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$44.99

The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $44.99

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