[Steam page] Gamepires and Devolver Digital have released their highly-anticipated survival game SCUM onto Steam Early Access at an introductory $19.99 / £15.49 / €16.79 price. Dedicated supporters can also purchase the SCUM Supporter’s Pack with exclusive in-game items including a skull face tattoo, replica developer team shirt, and a blue bio control unit so people know you spent more when they are looting your lifeless corpse.
SCUM aims to evolve the multiplayer survival game with insane levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP ‘network events’ available at any time, SCUM strikes a balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival game.
The small, 20-person team at Gamepires have been quietly spending the last year testing and refining the game’s systems with a small community of dedicated game fans. The developers combined their intense study of the genre and an unmatched attention to detail to create a set of systems and gameplay mechanics that were accessible for newcomers yet complex enough to satiate the most meticulous survival enthusiasts. Players will also have to urinate and defecate at regular intervals or suffer the unfortunate consequences…
