# SCUM

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

- Owner: Gamepires (developer); Devolver Digital (2018 publisher)
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2018-08-29
- Peak date: Week of Sep 2, 2018
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 46 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Underdog, Pairing

## Summary

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.

## Timeline

- 2018-06-13 — Variety (Press) — Variety previewed the survival simulation and its nutrition systems before Early Access.
- 2018-08-10 — Gamepires (Open web) — Gamepires posted its release-date announcement and linked the announcement video.
- 2018-08-27 — Shroud, DrDisRespect and Sacriel (Twitch) — Two days prelaunch, the stream embargo lifted; HCL reported 219,329 concurrent Twitch viewers and a brief Fortnite lead.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/scum

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “SCUM.” Case HIS-00494. Spread Score v1.2: 46/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00494