Now it just needs to get through Early Access

Gamepires’ intensely detail-oriented survival gameSCUMhas cleared one million sales after debuting on Steam Early Access last month. As previously reported, it’s Devolver Digital’s “biggest launch ever.”

The game’s popularity checks out. Between its low price point and word of mouth about its complex simulation,SCUMjust seems like a Steam hit in the making. (No joke: there’s a real-time readout for your character’s digestion.) Whether it can retain that momentum over the next year in Early Access is yet to be seen, but clearly, it’s off to a tremendous start. The developers are set up for success.

Article image

Here’s what Steam users are saying:

You do you,SCUM. It’s absolutely not for me, but I respect this dang video game.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse