What is the latest SCUM patch?

The latest SCUM patch is "SCUM | June Update Preview: Free-Roaming Animals Return", published June 12, 2026. Read the full notes and related updates on GamePatchNote.

How many people are playing SCUM right now?

SCUM currently has 11,154 concurrent players on Steam — a live count tracked on GamePatchNote.

When was SCUM released?

SCUM released on Jun 17, 2025 by Gamepires.

Where can I read SCUM patch notes and news?

GamePatchNote tracks the full SCUM update history — patch notes, hotfixes, and news in one place at https://gamepatchnote.com/games/scum.

SCUM Patch Notes, News & Live Player Count

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Just UpdatedInto The Wild is here. This free update brings every prisoner new ways to hunt, fish, farm, and stay alive.Hunter’s Grotto: Gear up, take on new quests, and find other hunters before heading outHunting Upgrades: Track animal trails, place bait feeders, and earn higher-quality meat through cleaner killsFishing Upgrades: Find more fishing spots, read clearer cues, and plan around catches where size and weight matterNew Smoker: Preserve meat for longer and stretch your food supply furtherFarming Rebalance: Grow crops faster and earn better yields as your Farming skill improves Read the full May update notes for every addition, fix, and balance adjustment.About the GameWelcome to SCUM, a ruthless open-world survival game where prisoners are dropped onto a vast, hostile island and forced to survive by any means necessary. Every decision shapes who you become and how long you last. Scavenge, loot, craft, hunt, build and fight for every advantage as you adapt to a world that wants you dead.Stay alive. Stay dangerous. Become something harder to kill. A Survival Game With TeethSCUM is built on deep, interconnected survival systems that give every choice weight.Your health, survival skills, metabolism, and fatigue are all shaped by an intricate progression system that defines how long you last.But you’re not alone out here. Former contestants re-animated as Puppets shamble across the land, mutated experiments twisted into monsters lurk in the dark, and every other player has the same goal as you: Survive long enough to leave a mark. Risk-taking, high-stakes and tragedy all make for a great show. In SCUM your actions directly shape how you are perceived through the world’s reputation system. Team-up or go it alone. SCUM gives you the systems, what you do with them is up to you.The IslandYou're trapped on a vast and dangerous island built for opportunity and discovery, so scavenge what you need and craft what you don’t have.SCUM’s 225㎢ map is inspired by all aspects of Croatian territory. Sprawling across beautiful Adriatic coastline, lush forests and harsh freezing mountain sides. Explore high-security military zones and hidden corners of the island, all offering something worth claiming or something worth fearing.The prisoners who look beyond the next meal may begin to understand what’s really going on here, if they live long enough.If you can survive here, you can survive anywhere.Do you have what it takes?Key FeaturesMassive open world with diverse and dangerous environments Deep character customization, metabolism and survival simulation systems Complex crafting, looting and base building PvP and PvE with no fixed progression path Persistent character development and skill growth A live-broadcast survival premise with real attitude Ongoing development with expanding systems and world depth