

They are not especially tricky to take down though, and the simplistic melee combat system means a fast swing with your melee weapon of choice, or your fists, followed by a step back to avoid their counter-attack, should see you winning a war of undead attrition. They are available near every area of interest, whether it is a farmhouse, seaside village or military compound. But if you are on a fairly unpopulated server, the larger worries come in the shape of zombies. PvP is enabled so other players can be a significant threat.

Currently, all of the drones do is the movie you for a little while and make you soil yourself in fright, but the developers have hinted in an ominous purpose later on.īesides the fact TV gist of things, the purpose is to survive and at this time, there is not actually an end-game. Drones fly and film the offenders as some type of sadistic television program for those on the outside. Everyone is a prisoner, thrown into this arena as punishment. The lore and background, on the other hand, are quite unique.

Gameplay-wise, the principles are just like every other open-world survival in the marketplace: loot and craft your way from zero to hero. It is still very much an Early Access name but the gameplay is polished, bugs are few and far between and there is a good foundation here that is only going to get better. An open-world, early access survival game with crafting mechanisms and zombies… Have we stepped into a time portal back to 2013?ĭevolver Digital, a publisher known for several unbelievable indie hits like Hotline Miami & Input The Gungeon, has introduced SCUM into early accessibility: a”supermax open world survival.”ĭespite being tired with that sort of experience, SCUM is superb.
