Scavenger SV-4
Released Jan 2018
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.
91% positive · 659 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Scavenger SV-4 launched on January 31, 2018 and received a concentrated burst of post-launch updates through mid-2018: patches v1.01 through v1.08 shipped between February and May 2018, adding new content such as story expansion artifacts, new ruins, new gameplay features, and numerous bug fixes. After that active early period, developer communication dropped sharply. The most recent post on record is a minor bug-fix patch (v1.096) from July 13, 2024 — a single maintenance update after nearly six years of silence, with no new features or content. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating additional updates are planned. The store description makes no mention of ongoing development or future content. The July 2024 patch appears to be a one-off maintenance fix rather than a signal of resumed development. With no content announcements, no sustained update cadence in recent years, and no outstanding commitments, the game appears to have shipped as a complete package that has received only occasional maintenance since 2018.
Evidence
Patch v1.08 added a story expansion with additional expository artifacts — the last feature-adding patch in the post-launch update cycle.
Patch v1.05 added the Active Research feature and multiple bug fixes.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
HoroArch
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game.
You are alone on your ship, in orbit above an undiscovered alien planet.
The windswept surface below is a radioactive wasteland. In orbit, the radiation levels are dangerous. Landing there would kill you in seconds, even through your spacesuit.
You have a remote control rover drone. The signal is weak and the interference is strong - the video feed is grainy with static. Use it to explore the surface of the planet, the derelict structures there, and the remains of alien machinery long dead... or perhaps just dormant.
Pilot your rover, bring back samples, and research them in the science lab. Use the objects you've found to enhance your rover. Try to figure out what happened here. Each time you start a new game, you are someone else, with a different story and unknown mysteries waiting on a new planet. With luck, you might leave with a cargo hold full of priceless alien artifacts and be wealthy for life.
Be careful. Bad things sometimes happen to lone explorers far from home.
Scavenger SV-4 is genre defiant - part simulator, part roguelike, with elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
You are alone on your ship, in orbit above an undiscovered alien planet.
The windswept surface below is a radioactive wasteland. In orbit, the radiation levels are dangerous. Landing there would kill you in seconds, even through your spacesuit.
You have a remote control rover drone. The signal is weak and the interference is strong - the video feed is grainy with static. Use it to explore the surface of the planet, the derelict structures there, and the remains of alien machinery long dead... or perhaps just dormant.
Pilot your rover, bring back samples, and research them in the science lab. Use the objects you've found to enhance your rover. Try to figure out what happened here. Each time you start a new game, you are someone else, with a different story and unknown mysteries waiting on a new planet. With luck, you might leave with a cargo hold full of priceless alien artifacts and be wealthy for life.
Be careful. Bad things sometimes happen to lone explorers far from home.
Scavenger SV-4 is genre defiant - part simulator, part roguelike, with elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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