About Scum
Scum aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP ‘network events’ available to everyone at anytime, SCUM strikes a unique balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival game.
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SCUM Hotfix 1.3.3.4 Reapplies Quest Progress Fix for Some Players
SCUM Hotfix 1.3.3.4.149664 addresses a quest progress problem that survived the previous hotfix. Some players continued to have trouble loading…
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SCUM Hotfix 1.3.3.3 Fixes Quest Progress Loading
SCUM hotfix 1.3.3.3.148720 fixes a quest progress bug introduced by the previous hotfix. Existing progress was not lost or reverted,…
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SCUM Hotfix 1.3.3.2.148381 Fixes Server Access and TEC1 Loot Problems
SCUM Hotfix 1.3.3.2.148381 is now available with another round of fixes for the August update. The patch addresses crashes, a…
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SCUM Announces Hotfix 1.3.3.1.145413 for Crashes and Apex Hunt Bugs
SCUM‘s announced Hotfix 1.3.3.1.145413 focuses on problems tied to the August update, including crashes, broken Apex Hunt progress, faulty TEC1…
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SCUM’s August Update Is Live With Underground Facilities and Mutant Bears
SCUM‘s Into the Wild August Update is live, adding underground TEC1 Research Facilities, mutant bears, new Master Hunter quests, and…
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SCUM’s August 24 Update Will Add TEC1 Research Facilities, Mutant Bears, and Equipment-Free Cooking
SCUM’s next Into the Wild update will arrive on Monday, August 24, 2026, taking players below the Island’s surface for…
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SCUM Hotfix 1.3.2.2 Fixes Crashes, Boats, Hunting, and a Keycard Exploit
SCUM has received hotfix 1.3.2.2.137892, the second round of fixes following the July Update. The patch addresses crashes tied to…
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SCUM’s Latest Hotfix Cleans Up Crashes, Vehicles, and Hunting Bugs
SCUM has received Hotfix 1.3.2.1.135487, addressing a broad set of issues that appeared after the July Update. The fixes cover…
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SCUM’s July Update Sends Players After Mutant Wildlife
SCUM version 1.3.2.0.134527 is now live on PC, bringing the July update for the Into the Wild season. The patch…
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SCUM’s July Update Brings a New Training Facility and Dangerous Mutant Wildlife
SCUM‘s next Into the Wild update will arrive on Monday, July 20, 2026, adding a new tutorial area, tougher hunting…
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SCUM Players Turn the Island Into a Hunting Ground in New Community Showcase
SCUM is celebrating the return of free-roaming wildlife with a community showcase full of close calls, improvised meals, creative builds,…
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Scum
Developed by Gamepires
Scum aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP ‘network events’ available to everyone at anytime, SCUM strikes a unique balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival game.
- Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release June 17, 2025
- Publisher Jagex, Devolver Digital