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Scavenger SV-4

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.

Released Jan 31, 2018 Developer Deric Ruhl Publisher HoroArch Platforms Windows SimulationIndieAdventureSpaceHorror
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.5%positive539 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Unfortunately, I cannot play it anymore. At some point it just decided it would crash every time it finished loading a new run. (edit: Turn off ultra texture settings to fix this issue. I'm swapping it to positive for the time being)”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Parece com Voices of the Void ou Signal Simulator já que você só controla terminais, é um estilo que eu acho pouco explorado e muito maneiro. A atmosfera é misteriosa e levemente amendrontadora.”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Actually a really solid Iron Lung-like horror game with some combat and roguelike elements. I feel the combat could use another pass, granted, but given what you're driving it does kinda make sense that trying to fight with what's basically the Curiosity Rover with a gun…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
724-hour peak
65all-time peak
0 25 50 2018 2019 2020 2023 21 avg · Jun 2026

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
UK11.39 GBP
Australia20.00 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil28.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada Australia US UK≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 13, 2024
Minor patch - v1.096

Minor update to correct a possible issue with symbology in Medbay cabinets.

Feb 01, 2019
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

Jul 10, 2018
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

Jul 03, 2018
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

May 25, 2018
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsSimulation · Indie · Adventure · Space · Horror · Action · Sci-fi · Atmospheric · Exploration · Replay Value · Singleplayer · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
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