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Scavenger SV-4
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“"If the Mars Rover was a roguelike, this is pretty much what you'd get" is a line I've used to describe this game. A game which, honestly, is hard to really give people a sense of by simply telling them about it. The store page bills it as part simulator, part roguelike…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“Found a weird alien hinge on an irradiated planet while using a camera probe Retrieve it and fly it back to my shuttle in orbit Probe docks in cargo bay with weird alien hinge Transfer it to research station, begin figuring out what it is "When powered, this device emits a brief…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Alright, I've never bothered writing reviews before, but I'm only 2 hours into this thing and it has me more on edge than anything I've played in a decade. It's not that anything is really too frightening right off the bat, it's EXPECTING something bad to happen. This game will…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Minor patch - v1.096
Minor update to correct a possible issue with symbology in Medbay cabinets.
Scavenger SV-4: First Anniversary!
I'd like to thank everyone who has played or followed the game so far. It's been a great year, and I've really enjoyed reading all the reviews, looking at the screenshots, watching the videos that peo
Antivirus False Positives update
At this point in time the UPX compressed version of the executable shows a false positive in fewer AV programs than the uncompressed versions I sent out in the v1.09 patch, so I've re-enabled compress
Patch: V1.09
An increasing number of users have been getting false positives on this game from their antivirus software. To reduce this problem, I've just pushed a patch that strips UPX compression from the execut
Patch: V1.08
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into orbit... Patch notes: New Feature: Story expansion. Additional expository artifacts. You may find more clues and stories on the planet about what happ
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Indie · Adventure · Space · Horror · Action · Sci-fi · Atmospheric · Exploration · Replay Value · Singleplayer · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.4ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX9, Shader Model 2 - Geforce 6800 / Radeon X1900 or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 450 MB available space