Scum
- Developer
- Gamepires
- Publisher
- Jagex
- Released
- 17 June 2025
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £39.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , simulator
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.
Best gaming PC for Scum in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Scum today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Jagex on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 | Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
| Storage | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Scum?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.