Scavland

Scavland

Early access since Sep 2026

Scavland is a hardcore Top-Down Pixel Art survival RPG set in a Post-Apocalyptic Soviet world. Scavenge the wastes and forgotten bunkers, take dangerous jobs, build your reputation, and customize your arsenal as you fight to survive mutants, hostile survivors, radiation, and the deadly Mist.

83% positive · 1,047 reviews
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Evaluation

Scavland entered Steam Early Access on September 4, 2026, after six years of development by NoShadow. The launch post is explicit that this is not a finished product: the developer states "Early Access is only the beginning" and describes an active feedback loop where player input "will play a huge part in how Scavland evolves throughout Early Access." A dedicated in-game feedback button was built specifically to collect bug reports, suggestions, and balance feedback from players. Prior to launch, the team grew from 3 to approximately 15 developers over the past year and massively expanded the game's scope — tripling the world size, adding procedurally generated underground bunkers, a new Life system for NPCs, weapon customization, and a rebuilt UI. The pre-launch news posts (from June 2025) show active patch activity on a demo/experimental branch, with known bugs still present at launch. The developer has been transparent throughout about the game being a work in progress. This is a game that has just entered Early Access on today's date, with the developer clearly committed to continued development and explicitly framing the current release as a starting point rather than a finished product.
Evidence
Launch post explicitly states 'Early Access is only the beginning' and describes an active feedback-driven development process with a built-in feedback button for ongoing improvements.
news post · Sep 4, 2026 source content planned
high
Game is listed as Early Access on Steam, confirming the developer has explicitly marked it as unfinished and in active development.
store metadata · Sep 4, 2026 source development ongoing
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
NoShadow
Achievements
44
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

SURVIVE THE WORLD OF SCAVLAND

Scavland is a hardcore survival RPG set in Zalesye, a land ravaged by war and the mysterious Mist.

You are a Vulture - a scavenger surviving on what the old world left behind. Explore abandoned settlements, take dangerous jobs, fight mutants and hostile survivors, and slowly build the equipment and reputation you need to push deeper into the wastes.

Ammunition is scarce, weapons can jam, radiation is everywhere, and preparation can mean the difference between returning with valuable loot or not returning at all.

FIND YOUR PLACE

Zalesye is home to different factions, settlements, traders, scavengers, and survivors, each trying to make a life in what remains of the world.

Meet their people, take quests, build relationships, and decide who you are willing to work with. Your reputation and choices shape how different groups treat you and what opportunities become available.

Some are trying to rebuild society. Others are simply trying to survive it.

EXPLORE ABOVE AND BELOW

Explore a handcrafted open world filled with abandoned structures, dangerous forests, irradiated swamps, hidden locations, mutants, bandits, and remnants of the old world.

But the surface is only part of Scavland.

Discover entrances to underground bunkers and other dangerous locations featuring procedural layouts, creating different spaces to explore across your playthroughs.

The further you leave the safety of known roads and settlements, the greater the danger - and the better the potential rewards.

BUILD YOUR WEAPONS

Weapons are more than something you find and replace.

Collect firearms and attachments throughout the world and customize them to fit your needs. Change components, experiment with different configurations, and build weapons around your preferred playstyle.

Your equipment defines how prepared you are for the journey ahead. Build your loadout around where you are going, what you expect to encounter, and how much you are willing to risk.

WORK. TRADE. BUILD A REPUTATION.

Survival depends on more than what you can find in the wastes.

Traders offer weapons, equipment, attachments, supplies, and other valuable goods - but their best stock has to be earned.

Take jobs, complete requests, and build your reputation with the people of Zalesye. As your relationship improves, new items and opportunities become available.

Every expedition becomes part of a larger cycle:

Prepare. Explore. Scavenge. Survive. Return. Upgrade. Go deeper.

UNCOVER THE MYSTERY OF THE MIST

You survived being near-fatally shot by mysterious soldiers said to have come from a far-away land with no Mist.

Now you want answers.

The people of Zalesye speak of the East as a promised land beyond the RO-29 Highway - somewhere untouched by the Mist and the horrors consuming the Continent.

Whether those stories are true is another question.

Explore Zalesye, follow its stories, help its inhabitants, and uncover what the Mist is - and why you survived when you should have died.

Last evaluated Sep 4, 2026
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