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SCUM vs Unturned
SCUM is the more played game right now: 14,044 players on Steam against 11,184 for Unturned, about 26% more players. Unturned has been ahead for 94 days straight.
Unturned counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 74%. Unturned is free to play, while SCUM costs $17.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, Unturned leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. SCUM is read every 30 minutes, Unturned every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
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Coilr members average 46.3h in SCUM and 24.6h in Unturned. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
SCUM
46.3h
average of 14 members
Unturned
24.6h
average of 168 members
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SCUM
9,392Unturned
11,907Daily averages · latest day · Unturned, 27% ahead of SCUM
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · SCUM is read every 30 minutes, Unturned every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Unturned has had the higher daily player count for the last 94 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
SCUM led 0 daysUnturned led 94 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 94 days
- Unturned
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 11%
- Aug 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 94 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | SCUM | Unturned |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,044 | 11,184 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,233 | 14,369 |
| 7-day average | 7,995 | 11,772 |
| 30-day average | 7,403 | 12,317 |
| 30-day trend | −8% | −11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,947 | 23,394 |
| Steam reviews | 74% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 66% positive | 86% positive |
| Total reviews | 127,576 | 564,875 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 17, 2025 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Price | $17.99 (−60%) | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, SCUM or Unturned?
SCUM currently has more players: 14,044 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,184 for Unturned, about 26% more players.
Is SCUM bigger than Unturned on Steam?
Over the last 30 days SCUM averaged 7,403 concurrent players and Unturned averaged 12,317. By that measure Unturned is currently the bigger game.
Has SCUM ever had more players than Unturned?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Unturned has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 94 days both games have been tracked.
Is SCUM better than Unturned?
By Steam review score, Unturned rates higher: 91% positive across 564,875 reviews vs 74% across 127,576 for SCUM. SCUM has the larger player base right now (14,044 vs 11,184 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is SCUM growing or declining on Steam?
SCUM averaged 7,403 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,947.
Is Unturned growing or declining on Steam?
Unturned averaged 12,317 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 23,394.
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