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SCUM

Game · 2018 · Notable

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SCUM sold 250,000 copies in its first day, according to its developer.

SCUM v1.0: A survival game’s second wind through strategic creator marketing - Case Study
Lurkit
News - Now Available on Steam Early Access - SCUM
Gamepires (developer), Croteam; published by Devolver Digital in 2018, later Jagex
SCUM
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
SCUM Launches Hell’s Kitchen Update on Steam | Jagex
Jagex
SCUM wird 250.000 Mal an Tag 1 verkauft: Das sagen Steam-Reviews
MeinMMO
SCUM | AltChar
AltChar
Scum is already Devolver's biggest launch ever
PC Gamer
Nazi tattoos removed from survival game Scum, Devolver apologizes
PC Gamer
Scum sells 700,000 copies in a week, wipes all servers with new patch
PC Gamer

Spread Score

How it works
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Numbers

Historical Steam concurrent-player peak (Steam Charts)
68K
As of Oct 14, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Peak date
Week of Sep 2, 2018
Aug 29 ’18 to Week of Sep 2, 2018
Platforms
4
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Platform jump
  • Press loopPrimary
  • Controversy
  • Underdog
  • Pairing

How it spread

Trace the origin

Advance access put SCUM on Twitch before its public Early Access release. Devolver called it its biggest launch, and Gamepires reported a million sales within three weeks. A Reddit discovery of Nazi tattoos brought apologies and further coverage.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesMar ’18JunSepOctFeb ’20Jun ’21Oct ’22Nov ’23Nov ’24Sep ’25Apr ’26PeakPressOpen webTwitchReddit
PressOpen webTwitchReddit

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Timeline (16)

  1. June 2018

    Variety precursor · Jun 13 ’18

    Variety previewed the survival simulation and its nutrition systems before Early Access.[1]

    SCUM wird 250.000 Mal an Tag 1 verkauft: Das sagen Steam-Reviews
    Open the first post ↗

  2. August 2018

    Gamepires precursor · Aug 10 ’18

    Gamepires posted its release-date announcement and linked the announcement video.[2]

    SCUM | AltChar

  3. Shroud, DrDisRespect and Sacriel precursor · Aug 27 ’18

    Two days prelaunch, the stream embargo lifted; HCL reported 219,329 concurrent Twitch viewers and a brief Fortnite lead.[3][19][20]

    News - Now Available on Steam Early Access - SCUM
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
HR
Historical Steam concurrent-player peak (Steam Charts)
68K
As of Oct 14, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesMar ’18JunSepOctFeb ’20Jun ’21Oct ’22Nov ’23Nov ’24Sep ’25Apr ’26PeakPressOpen webTwitchReddit
PressOpen webTwitchReddit

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  1. June 2018

    Variety precursor · Jun 13 ’18

    Variety previewed the survival simulation and its nutrition systems before Early Access.[1]

    SCUM wird 250.000 Mal an Tag 1 verkauft: Das sagen Steam-Reviews
    Open the first post ↗

  2. August 2018

    Gamepires precursor · Aug 10 ’18

    Gamepires posted its release-date announcement and linked the announcement video.[2]

    SCUM | AltChar

  3. Shroud, DrDisRespect and Sacriel precursor · Aug 27 ’18

    Two days prelaunch, the stream embargo lifted; HCL reported 219,329 concurrent Twitch viewers and a brief Fortnite lead.[3][19][20]

    News - Now Available on Steam Early Access - SCUM

  1. seed · Aug 29 ’18

  2. press · Aug 30 ’18

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