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Early Access
Is Star Scum still being updated?
Not really. It's slowing down. Last updated 3 months ago, with about 1 update per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
About the game
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.
- Indie
- Strategy
Update history
Recent updates
Jun 27, 2026 · Patch note
Patch Notes v.0.85.0 (opens in new tab)
v.0.85.0 Patch Summary This patch updates the Crystalloid deck mechanic, adds some new low level cards, balances a few existing ones and adds a new card attribute as well as fixes a few bugs. Overview Crystalloid Updates Crystalloid mechanics have seen the most gameplay changes over the past few patches as they are definitely the most experimental of the ba…
Jun 27, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 23941292
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
May 8, 2026 · Patch note
Patch Notes: v.0.84.2 (opens in new tab)
v.0.84.2 Patch Overview This is a small update that tweaks the deck generation algorithm and adjusts some card rarities to make more balanced decks in the singleplayer run and fixes a few small visual issues. It also removes a few cards from the enemy deck generation pool. These are cards that had custom script logic for their use by AI that was taken out t…
May 8, 2026 · Build
previous_version branch build 23151127
Latest build time Steam reports for the previous_version branch.
May 6, 2026 · Patch note
Patch Notes: v.0.84.1 (opens in new tab)
v.0.84.1 Patch Overview This is a small update that restores the Remove card button to the player deck in the singleplayer run, fixes a few minor bugs, improves AI think speed and updates some card rarities and the rarity curve in the singleplayer run. Change List Gameplay You can now remove cards from the deck anywhere again in the Singleplayer Run. Tweake…
Questions
When was the last Star Scum update?
Star Scum last posted a patch note 3 months ago (Jun 27, 2026: Patch Notes v.0.85.0 (opens in new tab)).
How often does Star Scum update?
It got about 1 update per month over the last year and is sporadic (23/100). 4 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
Is Star Scum abandoned?
Not yet, but it is slowing down. The last build or patch note is between 90 and 180 days old.


