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SCUM

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Game details

  • Description Brutal open-world survival emphasizing a hyper-detailed metabolism, weapon maintenance, and inventory systems that force realistic choices as you scavenge, craft, and PvP across a huge island with deep character progression and customization.
  • Genre Open World Survival Craft, Open World, Survival, Massively Multiplayer, Nudity, Zombies
  • Developer Gamepires
  • Publisher Gamepires
  • Release Date Jun 17, 2025

Latest Updates

Hotfix - 1.2.3.2.115523

Hey there prisoners! We’ve seen your feedback about mods breaking after the latest patch, so we’re putting out a quick hotfix to get them working again. Due to certain security measures, unofficial .pak files can currently only be placed in subfolders of SCUM\Content\Paks\ There is also a fix for some puppet spawning issues. ...

Hotfix - 1.2.3.1.114625

Hey there prisoners! We're coming in hot with a fresh new hotfix to iron out some of the issues that popped up with the latest patch! Check it out!


  • First up - DLSS now works properly, and you can now see appropriate visual and performance changes when shifting through different modes. One related issue that was also fixed is the weapon blur that would detach from weapons when aiming down the sights. ...

April patch is officially live! (1.2.3.0.113582)

Hey there prisoners, We've just released our second monthly patch! Let's not beat around the bush and let's dive right into it. We hope you'll enjoy what we've prepared for you! THE BIG ONES THE TRENCH GUN The terrifying and notorious Trench Gun is making a grand appearance in SCUM. Historically, this weapon of war was so devastating that there was an attempt to ban it, as it was argued that it brings unnecessary harm and damage to those unlucky enough to survive its blast. Famous for its...

Hotfix - 1.2.2.2.109974

Hey there prisoners! First of all, we'd like to apologize for the issues that popped up with last week's update. With this hotfix, our aim is to get them sorted out and that you finally enjoy the game! Here's the list of issues we have cleared with this hotfix:


  • First up - we fixed an issue where Chests and Wardrobes revert to their default name after renaming them and leaving their rendering range! Now, the custom names that you give to them persist. ...

SCUM - Hotfix 1.2.2.1.108938

Hey there prisoners!

We're releasing a small, emergency hotfix which will fix some of the most egregious issues such as server crashes and stability issues.

We're keeping an eye out for your reports and are diligently sifting through them. Another hotfix is arriving next week.

We're sorry for any inconvenience these issues might have caused, we'll make sure to fix them ASAP.

The SCUM team

March QoL patch available now!

Hey there prisoners, Spring is the season of renewal, and we are more than happy to release another patch filled with a variety of quality of life improvements, bugfixes and other improvements! Without further ado - let's get started: SERVER SETTINGS AND ADMIN COMMANDS

  • Let's start off strong with a big one - much requested by server owners! As they were creating custom events using spawned armed NPCs, they would despawn when there were no players within the relevancy range. With this patch,...