SCUM
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 20h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 85% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 127,994 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 61h for positive, 69.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (84.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (69)
story milestone ending side
- Lights, Camera, Action! Spawn on the island for the first time 100%
- Puppet Toucher Kill a puppet 87%
- DIY darling Craft an improvised knife 61%
- Hooligan Get 10 melee kills 59%
- I shake my little tush on the catwalk Craft a clothing item 57%
- Who is this? Reach 100+ fame points 48%
- The worst is yet to come Survive for 24h on the island 42%
- Oh, hi! I remember you now! Reach 200+ fame points. 39%
- Long and deadly Craft your first bow. 37%
- Puppet Basher Kill 100 Puppets 36%
- Congrats on killing an innocent creature Kill your first animal. 35%
- My favorite! Reach 300+ fame points. 33%
- A fun weekend Survive for 2 days on the island 32%
- Let there be light Light your first fire 29%
- Kickass! Reach 400+ fame points. 29%
- Only one must remain... Kill a player 27%
- Is that a gun in your pocket? Get 100 firearm kills 26%
- Edgy guy! Reach 500+ fame points. 25%
- Cabin Boy Drive a boat. 24%
- I hope this won't turn into a week. Survive for 4 days on the island 23%
- Virtuoso of the genre! Reach 600+ fame points. 22%
- Ratings GEM! Reach 700+ fame points. 20%
- My bow, your apple; the perfect couple! Get 10 kills with bow. 19%
- The show legend! Reach 800+ fame points. 19%
- Boxer Get 200 melee kills 19%
- Godlike fame dealer! Reach 900+ fame points. 18%
- Endless quiver Craft 50 arrows 17%
- I wanna go home. Survive for 8 days on the island 15%
- Puppet Poker Kill 1,000 Puppets 13%
- Navigator Travel 10km with a boat. 11%
- Googin Catch a fish. 9.9%
- Thug Kill 10 players 9.3%
- Event Manager Win your first event 9.3%
- All out of apples Get 100 kills with bow. 9.1%
- Not so sweet 16. Survive for 16 days on the island 8.4%
- The Great Fight Escape from a shark’s bite 7.1%
- Found Nemo! Catch a fish above 5kg. 6.7%
- Did I feed my tamagotchi? Survive for 24 days on the island 5.8%
- Oh, so it was really a gun. Lame. Get 2,000 firearm kills 5.1%
- There is always a bigger fish Catch a fish above 10kg. 4.8%
- First Mate Travel 50km with a boat. 4.7%
- It takes 32 (actually 64) days to establish a new habit Survive for 32 days on the island 4.4%
- Size Matters Catch a fish above 15kg. 3.5%
- Meat is on the menu again! Get 500 kills with bow. 3.5%
- Gangbanger Kill 100 Players 2.7%
- Scourge of the 7 Seas Travel 100km with a boat. 2.6%
- Finders Keepers Keep 50 fish in a row. 2.4%
- Fighter Get 3,000 melee kills 2.2%
- Deadeye Get 1000 kills with bow 2.1%
- Troller Catch 100 fish. 1.9%
- Puppet Génocidaire Kill 10,000 Puppets 1.8%
- Serial Killer Kill 500 Players 1.2%
- You tried to be a moving target? Get 15 kills with bow in events. 1.1%
- Found a new hobby Kill 25 animals with bow 1.1%
- Hoodin Rob Make a headshot from 100+ meters with a bow 0.9%
- Psychopath Kill 1,000 Players 0.8%
- Puppet Master Kill 20,000 Puppets 0.8%
- Fishing Guru Catch 500 fish. 0.7%
- Taxidermist Kill 50 animals with bow. 0.7%
- Event Director Win 50 events 0.7%
- Nature trophy collector Kill 100 animals with bow. 0.6%
- Stick in the head - you are dead! Get 50 kills with bow in events. 0.6%
- Flying Dutchman Sail during a storm. 0.6%
- The Sipmaster Win 100 events 0.6%
- Atlantis Most Wanted Catch 1000 fish. 0.5%
- Bullets Courier Get 30,000 firearm kills 0.5%
- Wild Hunter Get all archery achievements. 0.5%
- Génocidaire Kill 5,000 Players 0.5%
- Purely recreational Release 50 fish in a row. 0.5%