Games like SCUM

Loved how dark and tense SCUM can get? These games keep things close enough to feel familiar. Sharing the fun is easy with these picks.

Scavland
A hardcore top-down survival RPG in a post-apocalyptic Soviet wasteland. Scavenge bunkers and irradiated swamps, build guns from found parts, earn a reputation among Zalesye's survivors, and dig into the mystery of the Mist. Ammo is scarce, mutants are fast, and every expedition is a decision about how much you are willing to risk.
Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable
83% of 1,089 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 88$19.99
HumanitZ
HumanitZ is an isometric open-world zombie survival sandbox where zeeks have taken over and humans are nearly done for. Scavenge cities, live off the land, craft, build, and drive through bad weather and worse company, solo or with friends. Survive as long as humanly possible, and maybe push toward the island that holds the truth.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
74% of 11,621 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,332$19.99
SurrounDead
Five years after the virus, the towns are quiet, the dead are not, and survival is up to you. SurrounDead drops you into a wide open wasteland to loot guns and coats, trade for the missing piece, fortify a hideout, and keep your car running. Rough, roomy, and easy to lose an evening in.
Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Scary
90% of 25,203 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,612$11.99
Survive the Nights
A hardcore zombie survival sandbox where the day is for work and the night is for holding on. Fortify a house or turn a school bus into a rolling fortress, alone or with friends.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Replayable
68% of 4,795 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 69$19.99
Survival: Lost Way
An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Scary
34% of 247 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Lost Scavenger
How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules? Would you be able to find the way to your homeworld, or will you adapt to live under the Mist domain? Fight for resources, get together with other survivors and discover the secrets of this world.
Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable
51% of 220 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
INMATE: Survival
INMATE: Survival is an open world survival game, where you play the role of a prisoner sentenced to stay on a 4*4 km Island with many types of enemies both humans and animals.
Also in Survival crafting · Dark, Tense, Replayable
55% of 69 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Dead District: Survival
Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Competitive
47% of 428 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Deadside
Deadside is a fast-moving open-world survival shooter where loot comes quick and gunfights decide who keeps it. Stash gear in safe zones, build a fortified base in the wild, then take cars, bikes, boats or the metro back out for missions, events and raids.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
76% of 34,672 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 667$9.99
7 Days to Die
7 Days to Die is a survival sandbox in a ruined land full of the undead, blending shooting, tower defense, and role-playing. You loot, craft, grow skills through perks and books, and build a fort to hold through zombie hordes. It rewards planning, building, and playing with friends across a large, rough world.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
86% of 281,017 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 21,315$44.99
Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid strands you in towns loosely based on Kentucky with no rescue coming. You loot, barricade and craft, and every run turns into your own survival story. Punishing and darkly funny, it is worth playing if you want a zombie sandbox where planning each step beats rushing.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Replayable
94% of 373,670 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 42,217$24.99
VEIN
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival sandbox for going it alone or rebuilding with friends. You scavenge abandoned buildings, fight zombies and bandits, fortify a safehouse, grow food, and keep a car running after the canned goods run out.
Also in Survival crafting and Co-op · Dark, Tense, Brutal
87% of 12,321 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 838$19.99

Cheaper than SCUM

Scavland

Scavenge the wasteland for parts, build your own guns and push a little further each time, knowing ammo runs out faster than mutants do.

$19.99

HumanitZ

Scavenge ruined cities, build a shelter worth defending, and see how long you last in a grim open world.

$19.99

SurrounDead

Scavenge a zombie-ridden open world for gear and supplies, trade for what you lack, and turn a hideout into a base that keeps you alive.

$11.99

Survive the Nights

Scavenge, fortify a shelter and get ready before dark, then survive the night alone or with friends in a grim, tense zombie world.

$19.99

Survival: Lost Way

An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

$6.99

Lost Scavenger

How long could you survive in a parallel universe where the Mist dictates its rules?

$14.99

INMATE: Survival

INMATE: Survival is an open world survival game, where you play the role of a prisoner sentenced to stay on a 4*4 km Island with many types of…

$9.99

Dead District: Survival

Open-world survival sandbox with base-building, crafting, farming and multiplayer. Explore a dangerous island, fight, build and stay alive.

$9.99

Rem Survival

Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push…

$15.99

Deadside

A grim open-world survival shooter where every run risks your gear against other players, and a fortified base waits for what you bring home.

$9.99

Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid strands you in towns loosely based on Kentucky with no rescue coming.

$24.99

Mist Survival

Scavenge, build and defend a base while the infected hunt in the fog.

$10.99

Hidden gems like SCUM

Scavland

Scavenge the wasteland for parts, build your own guns and push a little further each time, knowing ammo runs out faster than mutants do.

$19.99

Bootstrap Island

A realistic VR survival roguelike on a merciless 17th-century island.

$24.99

Outbreak Island

Search a fog-bound island for your missing father while the dead rise after dark and a ruined farm slowly becomes your stronghold.

$14.99

VEIN

Scavenge, build and fight your way through a grim open world, alone or with friends at your side.

$19.99

Project: Mist

Scavenge a monster-haunted island, build a moving base on rails, and uncover its secrets alone or with friends.

$17.99

Plains of Pain

A brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where the sun itself is out to kill you.

$19.99

HumanitZ

Scavenge ruined cities, build a shelter worth defending, and see how long you last in a grim open world.

$19.99

DUCKSIDE

Build a nest, craft weapons and take to the air in a persistent world where every fight is against other ducks.

$5.99

Survive the Nights

Scavenge, fortify a shelter and get ready before dark, then survive the night alone or with friends in a grim, tense zombie world.

$19.99

SurrounDead

Scavenge a zombie-ridden open world for gear and supplies, trade for what you lack, and turn a hideout into a base that keeps you alive.

$11.99

Sunkenland

Dive for supplies in flooded ruins, raise a stronghold above the waves, and hold it against pirates and mutants.

$19.99

My Island

Wash up in a colorful tropical open world, then hunt, farm, build and sail your way to a warm homeland.

$14.99

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