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The Scouring

The Scouring

The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!

Released Aug 12, 2025 Developer Orc Group Platforms Windows Early AccessRTSBase BuildingBuildingPvP
View on Steam ↗ $17.49 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

87.9%positive1,319 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“Good : It's a fun game. If you like Warcraft 2, this is the closest thing to a direct sequel we'll get. It has a surprising amount of attention to detail that you don't really get in the RTS genre. I find myself spending time playing a custom game just because the core gameplay…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“I really like the Scouring. It's a great Real-time Strategy game with the unique feature of having units actually be visible garrisoning the structures that you use to produce them. It reminds me a lot of Warcraft 3 gameplay, and art style. I really like the community and the…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Not recommended · 43 found this helpful

“Believe me when I say that I wanted to love this game, I really really really did! It's just a little too simple, vanilla, limited and clunky, and it reaches points where you essentially can't win. You can literally rally endless waves of units to a battle, but units self-heal…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

314all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 146 avg · Aug 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

33achievements
9.3%median completion
0.3%rarest: Oh this can't be done
93.9% of players 91.8% of players 51.8% of players 42.5% of players 40.1% of players 36.5% of players 27.5% of players 27.1% of players 26.5% of players 22.4% of players 22.1% of players 16.7% of players 13.7% of players 13.3% of players 12.1% of players 11.7% of players 9.3% of players 7.0% of players 5.6% of players 3.9% of players 3.3% of players 3.3% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 93.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.9%First Blood — Have your troops kill a unit
91.8%First Step — Construct a building
51.8%Architect — Construct 10 buildings (not farms) in a single match
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Oh this can't be done — Complete the Challenge "Oh this can't be done" with bonus objective
0.4%Slaughter — Complete the Challenge "Slaughter" with bonus objective
0.5%Something Different — Complete the Challenge "Something Different" with bonus objective

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$17.49−30% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$24.99base price
$17.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US17.49 USD−30%
EU17.15 EUR−30%
UK17.49 GBP−30%
Australia25.89 AUD−30%
Canada23.09 CAD−30%
Japan1,959 JPY−30%
Brazil55.99 BRL−30%
China62.30 CNY−30%

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

China≈$9.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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.

Sep 24, 2026
Asymmetry Update and 30% Discount!

Orcs and Humans! Big changes are here! We're pushing a major asymmetry update - shifting how Humans and Orcs play, adding new structures, new units, and reworking old mechanics. This is a bold step to

Aug 05, 2026
Update Notes for Aug 5

- Ships pathing improvements - Human's Ballista's projectile now penetrates target units, making it much more effective - Added an option for Centered Reticle when using Gamepad, and cursor stickiness

Jul 30, 2026
One Year of Early Access - New DLC Chapter, Balance Update & More!

Orcs and Humans! It's been almost one year since we launched The Scouring into Early Access. What a journey it's been. Thank you for sticking with us, for the feedback, the mods, the battles, and the

Jul 25, 2026
Update Notes For July 25

- Camera now shakes when events like cannon ball impact or ability cast happen on screen, making the effect more impactful. Option to disable camera shake added too. - units dialogues added (showcased

Jul 13, 2026
Controller Support Added To The Game!

Hello Orcs and Humans! You asked for it - we heard it. Full Controller Support added to the Game. You can now play both Heroes Mode and Classic mode without touching Keyboard or Mice. For Classic Mode

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · RTS · Base Building · Building · PvP · PvE · Fantasy · Strategy · Multiplayer · Management · Old School · Action RTS (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil *
ControllerFull support
Achievements33
Official sitehttps://discord.gg/9eSrACUgcd
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Pentium Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 or equivalent Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system, DirectX 11+