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SCP: 5K
SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Satisfying weapon feel and gunplay” (49 of 102 reviews) and “Atmospheric horror and detailed visuals” (19); the most common complaint is “Tedious objective searching and puzzle loops” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“5/10. Love the idea and concept but still think the game has a long way to go. I encountered a lot of bugs like randomly being put in spectator mode or being teleported to random areas. Most of the time it felt like I…”
“---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't…”
“good in some aspects. gun play and etc. But there are some rather terrible moments where you can literally be stuck on portions of the map, killing a run through. For example the part on the arctic mission toward the…”
19 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't…”
“SCP: 5K is an ambitious tactical horror shooter that blends SCP universe lore with cooperative extraction gameplay, creating an experience that feels unique within both the SCP space and the indie tactical genre. One of…”
“the game is good, the graphic is GREAT and I love the weapons and how different and unique each one of them. tho it has it's own negativity. - dead game, so far I couldn't find any online person, NONE. half of the modes…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“SCP: 5K is an ambitious tactical horror shooter that blends SCP universe lore with cooperative extraction gameplay, creating an experience that feels unique within both the SCP space and the indie tactical genre. One of…”
“SCP: 5K is a really unique mix of tactical shooter and horror that stands out because of its atmosphere and gunplay. The weapons feel realistic and satisfying, and the game does a great job putting you in tense, dark…”
“very cool needs some smoothing out in spots. campaign and dialogue very cool and very immersive when it works.”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I absolutely love this game, and have loved seeing it progress. Recently, while scrolling through settings, and in audio, I found a misophonia mode, which is something I almost never see, and while this game has never…”
“Ready or Not meets SCP. Fully recommend if you have at least one other person to play with. Campaign and test chambers are fully worth the price.”
“Still in Early Access, but some awesome weapon physics I will say! Fun with friends and has great potential. If you and a friend are bored, then i'd definately recommend 5K to kill a few hours. Only cons are: ...…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“this is a damn good and damn fun game for what it is, and the neat part is that my pc is not really all that good, and they still optimized the game to run really good on a lower end pc.”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“5/10. Love the idea and concept but still think the game has a long way to go. I encountered a lot of bugs like randomly being put in spectator mode or being teleported to random areas. Most of the time it felt like I…”
“Great game. if your watching someone else play it. death is imposible to avoid in "singleplayer." on death say goodbye everything but your primary, and no you don't get its ammo once you go to pick it up. if you really…”
“Great game. if your watching someone else play it. death is imposible to avoid in "singleplayer." on death say goodbye everything but your primary, and no you don't get its ammo once you go to pick it up. if you really…”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“5/10. Love the idea and concept but still think the game has a long way to go. I encountered a lot of bugs like randomly being put in spectator mode or being teleported to random areas. Most of the time it felt like I…”
“good in some aspects. gun play and etc. But there are some rather terrible moments where you can literally be stuck on portions of the map, killing a run through. For example the part on the arctic mission toward the…”
“I love this game so much! Though it's still in early access as of this review It's among the best weapons play I have ever felt. It's very smooth in that regards. At times however, I struggle to run the game, although I…”
14 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“No clue if the game is abandoned or if the devs are taking their sweet time. at the moment I wouldn't buy it until the game's direction is certain”
“this game wouldnt be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass if they would actually worked on the game, holy hell its been a year just do something”
“I bought this when it was called something else. I think pandemic? regardless that was 4 years ago. I came back after noticing it in my library and wondering what has changed. nothing. nothing of note. I think there was…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game so much! Though it's still in early access as of this review It's among the best weapons play I have ever felt. It's very smooth in that regards. At times however, I struggle to run the game, although I…”
“so close to a positive review.... just one of those games they have had in alpha for too long that still doesn't have any real depth to it. looks nice. runs like ♥♥♥♥, menus suck, laden with server issues and bugs. cant…”
“fix the base game issues instead of adding more content that will suffer the same bugs. party with friends disconects, unreal engine crashes, lobby drops, game freezes, fps drops, invisible enemies, glitched animations,…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game so much! Though it's still in early access as of this review It's among the best weapons play I have ever felt. It's very smooth in that regards. At times however, I struggle to run the game, although I…”
“the game is good, the graphic is GREAT and I love the weapons and how different and unique each one of them. tho it has it's own negativity. - dead game, so far I couldn't find any online person, NONE. half of the modes…”
“4 (!) years early access and barely any content or updates. Still buggy. Still boring. In addition, you can also grab the Omni Edition and gain access to 3 DLC Campaign missions (to be developed and released after the…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Really good game great graphics is a little frightning lol (I left the game several times due to sh*tting my pants alot.) The Atmoshpere is perfect for the situation one reccomendation for devs would be making the AI learn how to travel in separate ways because ive played a few…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Runs amazing on linux no issues. Holy ♥♥♥♥ this game is giga scary. And the gunplay is fantastic. and im hard rn.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The first hour an a half is the peak of your life, the honeymoon phase with an abusive girlfriend. Non-stop erotic action & novelty. Zombies, boss fight, weeping angels, & great gunplay. Then, it gets real... the colors show, slop, but not the good kind. Run to this place find a…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Strategy · Co-op · Horror · Shooter · Tactical · Co-op Campaign · FPS · Multiplayer · Immersive · Gun Customization · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Danish, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | https://scp5k.gg |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: 6 physical cores @ 3GHz or higher Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: DEDICATED GRAPHICS REQUIRED: 3072MB of VRAM GDDR5+ DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Subject to change, not final. Do not expect good performance with integrated graphics.