Star Scum is a strategy game that fuses deckbuilding with tight turn-based tactics. Forge your deck and customize your ship in the roguelike run, or build decks from scratch and test them out in custom battles or online multiplayer.

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“As a complex multiplayer card game, Star Scum is constantly evolving as it's being played and we would love to open it up to players to join in the process as the rest of the planned features are being worked on. We hope that we can build a community that is passionate about the game and helping guide its direction towards the finish line.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We hope to be in Early Access for 6 months to a year.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We are planning to continue balancing the game, add many new cards, tighten up the game's enemy AI and add a few more game modes, such as a Hotseat local multiplayer mode and an AI Tournament mode, and keep refining the visuals and audio.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game currently features a single player roguelike run with 270 cards where players build their deck and ship as they battle increasingly difficult AI opponents. The cards and ships unlocked in the roguelike run can be used to build decks for the other two modes currently in the game: a quick-play skirmish mode where you can battle customizable randomly generated decks and a multiplayer mode on a ranked server where you can battle other players.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will be higher when the game leaves Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“There is currently a game Discord with a community of players, which serves as a hub for Early Access feedback. We would love to hear feedback regarding balancing, ideas and changes for the game's cards, ships and systems and would love to assist curious players in modding the game!”
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About This Game

PLAY, THEN COMMAND!

Star Scum fuses deckbuilding with crunchy, grid-based tactics. The cards in your deck are your units, ship equipment and items. Each turn, you must balance your command points between playing cards onto the board and directing units and equipment already in play.

TOTAL DECKBUILDING FREEDOM

The game includes 4 different factions with unique play styles and sets of cards, but you can mix and match cards from all of them to discover unexpected strategies and card synergies. You can take cards from your opponent's decks after defeating them in battle in the roguelike run or build custom decks from any of the cards in the game in the custom battle and multiplayer modes.

DEVIOUS OPPONENTS

Your opponents are playing the same game as you. The enemy ships you fight against are decks procedurally generated from the same pool of cards that you have access to and they have to play by the same rules. The game's AI has been finely tuned to be a challenging and unexpected adversary at all difficulty levels. And once you've bested the most difficult AI opponents, you can take your decks online against other players!

MANY WAYS TO PLAY

Aside from the main roguelike run, the game includes many other ways to play:

  • Challenges Mode - Complete fun and difficult challenge battles to unlock rare cards for your custom decks.

  • Skirmish Mode - Design custom battles and experiment with different decks and strategies against an AI opponent.

  • Online Multiplayer - Take your custom decks to a ranked online server against other players.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 2 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 4GB+ Video Memory, Vulkan-capable video card
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • OS: 10.15+
    • Processor: Apple Silicon or Intel Processor
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    Recommended:
      Minimum:
      • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or similar
      • Processor: 2 GHz
      • Memory: 8 GB RAM
      • Graphics: 4GB+ Video Memory, Vulkan-capable video card
      • Storage: 2 GB available space
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