SCUM vs Survarium
SCUM is an FPS mmorpg game from Gamepires (2025) while Survarium is an FPS mmorpg game from Vostok Games (2015).
What each one is
Steam files SCUM under FPS and Mmorpg. In contrast, it files Survarium under FPS and Mmorpg.
Welcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where deep character customization defines the prisoner you become. Loot, craft, hunt, build, and fight to outlast a hostile island where every choice can change your fate. Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become harder to kill.
Survarium is a post-apocalyptic online FPS game. If you are looking for a shooter where skills matter, look no further! The opposing players and deadly anomalies will never stop you on the way to victory, right? Then start playing now for free!
At a glance
| SCUM | Survarium | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.0/10 | 5.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (74%, 126,526) | Mixed (55%, 25,266) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $44.99 | Not listed |
| Install size | 80 GB | 16 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | unsupported |
| Released | 2025 | 2015 |
| Developer | Gamepires | Vostok Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
SCUM vs Survarium, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
SCUMFPS mmorpg gameSurvariumFPS mmorpg gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
SCUMSurvival, Open World Survival Craft, Open WorldSurvariumFree to Play, Survival, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
SCUM ✓Score 7.0 · 74% on SteamSurvariumScore 5.4 · 55% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
SCUM126,526 reviews · 21 add-ons · 80 GBSurvarium25,266 reviews · 16 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
SCUM$44.99SurvariumNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
SCUMUnsupportedSurvariumUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
SCUM takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueSCUM and Survarium on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: SCUM (GamingPickz Score 7.0)
- Lighter on storage: Survarium (16 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: SCUM (126,526 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldZombiesMassively MultiplayerActionAdventureSingleplayer
Where they differ
Open World Survival CraftNudityRealisticViolentGoreThird Person
Free to PlayPost-apocalypticShooterFirst-PersonCo-opAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, SCUM is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Survarium is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| SCUM | Survarium | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 16 GB | — |
| Install size | 80 GB | 16 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: SCUM · Survarium.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for SCUM and 0 for Survarium. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are SCUM and Survarium in scope?
SCUM has drawn 126,526 Steam reviews, ships 21 add-ons and installs in 80 GB. Survarium has drawn 25,266 Steam reviews and installs in 16 GB.
Is SCUM or Survarium better?
By the GamingPickz Score, SCUM rates higher (7.0 to 5.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, SCUM or Survarium?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.