Rank 01Games like SCUM
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- Updated Oct 6, 2026
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The closest matches to SCUM: DayZ, Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, 7 Days to Die, and Project Zomboid. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 2017
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7 Days to Die
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like SCUM.
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The Forest
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like SCUM.
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Gamepires
- Price: $44.99checked Nov 3
- 74% of 37,396 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Immersive survival experience
- Massive and brutal map
- Sharp gunplay
- Dark
- Stressful
- Tense
More games like SCUM, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to SCUM
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Squad
Why this: Same tense mood as SCUM.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why this: Same stressful mood as SCUM.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SCUM at current Steam store prices.
Deadside
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like SCUM.
Hurtworld
Why this: Shares base building with SCUM.
How to Survive 2
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like SCUM.
Survive the Nights
Why this: Same stressful mood as SCUM.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to SCUM, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Unturned
Why this: Also Zombies and Crafting, like SCUM.
CHKN
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like SCUM.
Zumbi Blocks 2 Open Alpha
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like SCUM.
Nightmare House: The Original Mod
Why this: Also Zombies and Violent, like SCUM.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
7 Days to Die
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like SCUM.
Green Hell
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like SCUM.
Valheim
Why this: Shares base building with SCUM.
About SCUM
The closest matches to SCUM: DayZ, Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, 7 Days to Die, and Project Zomboid. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If SCUM is your kind of game, the closest matches are DayZ, Rust and ARK: Survival Evolved — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, stressful and tense, and single out its base building and character progression. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
SCUM is a multiplayer survival game developed by Gamepires, released in 2025 with a price of $44.99 USD. The game features base-building, character progression, looting and farming, PvP interaction, and survival mechanics across a large open world. Reviewers have highlighted an immersive survival experience with a massive and brutal map and sharp gunplay. Players describe the atmosphere as dark, stressful, and tense as they traverse punishing environments, craft tools, and evade threats to stay alive. The game holds a 74% positive rating from 37,396 Steam reviews. SCUM is not supported on Steam Deck.
About SCUM: Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Is SCUM worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 37,396 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 70% positive across 420 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $44.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 411 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 350 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Immersive survival experience
- Massive and brutal map
- Sharp gunplay
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The developers can't deliver on a proper game and refuse opening up mod support. Issues that modders can resolve are rampant and easily resolved by a regular developer by leveraging well known existing items and systems. Much of us older…”
“Made it where you couldnt buy lead plates from trader, and reduced the amount of bunkers in the game. Literally killed the end game loop. The devs for this game are dumb as bricks.”
People who play it also play: DayZ, Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved
Frequently asked about SCUM
Can I run it?
Does SCUM work on Steam Deck?
SCUM is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does SCUM cost?
SCUM is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does SCUM have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — SCUM supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to SCUM?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SCUM are DayZ, Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved.
Who developed SCUM?
SCUM was developed by Gamepires.