Multiplayer open-world survival game SCUM will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam on June 17, publisher Jagex and developer Gamepires announced.
SCUM first launched in Early Access on August 29, 2018.
Here is an overview of the game, via Jagex:
About
The world’s unquenchable need for entertainment has turned towards bloodlust as entertainment behemoth TEC1 is set to premiere season two of its television sensation SCUM. This new season moves the contest from the rugged, enclosed indoor arenas to the lush forests, rolling fields, and rugged terrains of TEC1’s own private SCUM Island. Both fan favorites and new prisoners will clash in a ruthless war of survival while battling for the support of viewers, producers, and corporate sponsors for fame, gifts, and a chance of life after death.
SCUM aims to evolve the multiplayer open-world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control and progression, where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival. Combining the methodical planning and management of hardcore survival with optional PvP “network events” available to everyone at anytime, SCUM strikes a unique balance between complex simulation and intense action in the next generation of survival game.
Key Features
- Complex Simulation – SCUM utilizes dozens of complex systems to allow players to go as deep as they choose into the management of their character. Players can delve into the minutia of the survival experience through systems controlling their character’s metabolism, inertia during movement, and even how fast layers of clothing dry on and off the body. The devil is in the details…
- Massive Landscape – Traverse and explore 225 sq km of terrain that includes dense forests, picturesque beaches, serene fields, abandoned towns, and rundown airfields. Each location telling it’s own story and filled with wildlife and dangers.The massive terrain can be traversed by foot, land vehicles, boats or aircraft.
- Player-versus-Player Network Events – Enter TEC1’s ongoing network events with a click of a button and be whisked to enclosed areas of the island for white-knuckle player-versus-player gameplay. Volunteer for an event and be pitted against other prisoners with fame points and high value loot on the line for those that survive.
- Expanding Gameplay – While the current version of SCUM already includes basic crafting, combat, and customization systems, the feature set and gameplay will continually expand to include more advanced mechanics, more variety in gameplay, and a metanarrative for players to complete missions with hopes of one day getting off the island…
- Online Multiplayer – Survive with up to 64 players per server with the option to rent your own server right from the in-game menu.
Watch a new trailer below.