SCUM adds female characters with Maneater update

Developer Gamepires has released a substantially large new update for their popular in-depth multiplayer survival game SCUM. For the first time, players will be able to play as female character and customize their player avatars in great detail. Watch the trailer for the Maneater update here.

Gamepires hit gold last summer when their online survival game SCUM came out. The insanely deep simulated survival game quickly became the largest game launch for publisher Devolver Digital. In the age of similar online survival games which for the most part rely on emergent gameplay, by offering a wealth of game systems and leave it to players to create unique experiences ala DayZ, Rust and ARK, SCUM became a surprise hit. The game’s focus on ridiculously detailed – and at times grotesque – simulation aspects helped differentiate it in a sea of similar games.

Unsurprisingly, fans of SCUM were bombarding the developer with lots of requests since the game launched on Steam Early Access. One of the most requested features was the addition of playable female characters. After almost one year, Gamespire is now finally fulfilling this wish with the aptly-named Maneater update. One highlight feature of female characters is the addition of a breast slider. What sounds rather crude has long become an expected option in survival games. Similar titles like Conan Exiles and Rust also offer similar customization options, and since SCUM itself has a slider to increase/decrease the penis size of male character, the addition of a breast slider makes sense. The developer is teasing secret surprises and promises to expand and improve the females in SCUM in the future.

There’s a lot more in the Maneater update with a new mission system, the introduction of growable beards, overhauled inventory, base building and more. You can read more in about them in detail on the Steam update post here.