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Scavland Game: The Early Access Survival RPG from NoShadow

Hardcore top-down pixel art survival RPG reference hub for Scavland on Steam.

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Scavland is a hardcore top-down pixel art survival RPG set in a Post-Apocalyptic Soviet world, developed by NoShadow with co-publisher UNSUBSCRIBE. It is planned to launch in Steam Early Access on Sep 4, 2026 for Windows PC, with Steam Deck compatibility. The demo entry for Scavland (Steam AppID 3374510) is not yet labeled as a public, playable demo as of 2026-09-04 — check the Steam store page and the Steam Community hub for updates. Eleven interface languages are supported.

Early Access release
2026-09-04 (Steam AppID 3373500)
Developer
NoShadow
Co-publisher
NoShadow + UNSUBSCRIBE
Mode at launch
Single-player; co-op planned in future updates
Supported languages
11 interface + subtitle locales

What Scavland Game Is and Why It Matters

Scavland is a single-player hardcore survival RPG viewed from a top-down pixel art perspective, set across a handcrafted open world and procedural underground bunkers in a Post-Apocalyptic Soviet setting. NoShadow develops it, with UNSUBSCRIBE listed as co-publisher on the Steam store entry. Survival systems include crafting, looting, traders, contracts, and a faction reputation layer spanning ten in-game factions. Combat is built around tactical firearms, melee, stealth, and weapon suppression, supported by a 25+ weapon arsenal with 300+ attachments, day and night cycles, and a dynamic minimap tied to a world map and journal. The Steam store describes controller and Steam Deck support, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, alongside main and side quests and dangerous creatures. Mature content is limited to mild violence, simple creature dismemberment, blood splatter, and occasional swearing.

What Ships in the Scavland Launch Window

The Scavland launch window is anchored by Sep 4, 2026, when Early Access is planned to open on Steam. The single-player campaign and core systems are described as playable from the planned Early Access release, while cooperative multiplayer is listed by the developer as planned for future updates rather than enabled at launch. The demo entry on Demo AppID 3374510 is not yet labeled as a public, playable demo as of 2026-09-04, so players should check the Steam store page and the Steam Community hub for the latest status. Post-launch support is expected to flow through Steam Community news, the official Discord, the official X account, and the developer Patreon. The Steam Deck compatibility line on the store page is not yet labeled Verified, Playable, or Unsupported as of 2026-09-04, so handheld expectations should be treated as provisional until Steam assigns a rating.

Systems Covered Across This Site

This site breaks Scavland down into focused pages you can jump to from the navigation. The Scavland release date page tracks the Early Access window and roadmap status. The Scavland demo page explains how to reach the demo AppID and how it relates to the full game. The Scavland system requirements page lists minimum and recommended PC specs plus Steam Deck notes. Gameplay systems get dedicated pages too. The Scavland factions page covers the ten-faction reputation layer, and the Scavland weapons page walks through the 25+ weapon and 300+ attachment arsenal. Post-launch updates will be tracked on the Scavland updates page once Early Access opens, while community channels — including the Scavland Discord — are listed on the Discord and community hub.

Scavland vs Scavenger Land

Scavland is the Steam PC Early Access survival RPG by NoShadow, AppID 3373500. Scavenger Land is an unrelated mobile action game on Google Play under the package name com.scavengerland.game. They share a similar name and a "scavenger" theme, but the developer, platform, genre, release model, and store are completely different. If you are searching for the top-down pixel art survival RPG on Steam PC, you are looking for Scavland, not Scavenger Land. A dedicated Scavland vs Scavenger Land comparison page breaks the two apart side by side.

Where to go next

Status

Release date

Early Access launch on Sep 4, 2026 and the post-launch roadmap status.

Status

Demo

How to find the Steam demo entry on Demo AppID 3374510.

Reference

System requirements

Minimum and recommended PC specs plus Steam Deck compatibility.

Reference

Factions

Ten factions and the reputation system driving traders, contracts, and quests.

Reference

Weapons & Attachments

25+ weapons and 300+ attachments and how arsenal customization works.

Status

Updates

v0.5.169 day-one patch (Explorer mode, doubled stamina, campfire healing, IFAK stacking), pending v0.5.121, and the We Hear You developer-pinned thread.

Hub

Discord & Community

Official Discord invite, Steam Discussions, X, and Patreon channels.

Disambiguation

Scavland vs Scavenger Land

Side-by-side comparison with the unrelated Google Play mobile game.

Guide

Death and recovery

What the v0.5.169 day-one patch changed about death (keep equipment on death, only some backpack items lost), plus Explorer mode and beacon-marker recovery.

Comparison

Scavland vs Zero Sievert

Seven concrete axes from the developer-pinned Steam Discussions thread, with Scavland-side confirmed facts only.

Guide

Price and Early Access buy facts

$19.99 base / $17.99 introductory price through Sep 11, 2026, plus the 12-24 month Early Access window and NoShadow's price-stability pledge.

Guide

Trader economy: what to sell

9 named Act I traders, the high-profit barter goods (spark plugs, lighters, wire coils, weapon springs), the loot-only Mosin-Nagant, and the -300 hostile / 0 neutral reputation framework.

Recent updates

Scavland Death and Loot Recovery: What v0.5.169 Keeps and What You Still LoseScavland death and loot recovery was rewritten by the v0.5.169 day-one patch on Sep 5, 2026. Equipment is now kept on death — only a subset of backpack items is dropped at the death location — and a new Explorer mode lowers the death penalty further for players focused on map exploration. The dropped backpack, the beacon marker that points back to it, the home-base stash, and the respawn-at-safehouse recovery loop all remain. Permadeath is still not listed as a feature on the Steam store page for AppID 3373500.Scavland Price and Early Access Purchase Facts: $19.99, $17.99 Discount WindowScavland price is $19.99 USD on Steam AppID 3373500, with a 10% introductory discount to $17.99 that ends on Sep 11, 2026. NoShadow has publicly stated the Scavland price will remain consistent from Early Access through to full release, with the exception of seasonal discounts. The Scavland Early Access window is targeted at roughly 12 to 24 months from the planned Sep 4, 2026 launch.Scavland Trader Economy: What to Sell, to Whom, and at What ReputationScavland ships 9 named Act I traders per the community wiki factions page, gated by a per-faction reputation system with a -300 hostile threshold and a 0 neutral baseline that Raisa can reset via courier missions. The four named high-profit barter goods — spark plugs, functional lighters, wire coils, and weapon springs — are worth holding for the right trader, and the Mosin-Nagant rifle is loot-only and worth keeping rather than selling. Donations to Grigory and courier missions for Raisa are the named reputation-gain routes.Scavland Updates: v0.5.169 Patch Notes and Early Access RoadmapScavland v0.5.169 shipped on Sep 5, 2026 as the Early Access day-one patch and added Explorer mode, doubled player stamina, campfire healing, NPC indicator reticles, and stacked IFAKs up to 3, alongside the softened death-penalty (keep equipment, drop only some backpack items) and a reduced gun-explosion threshold. The community-tracked pending v0.5.121 build is described in wiki updates as the next balance patch; the developer-pinned Steam Discussions thread by Lucasmml titled We Hear You - Changes Are Coming is the canonical source for the next change list. A versioned public roadmap beyond the launch window is not announced as of 2026-09-08.Scavland vs Zero Sievert: How the Two Extraction Survival RPGs DifferScavland vs Zero Sievert is the comparison the developer-pinned Steam Discussions thread (by Lucasmml, 2026-08-31) makes explicit. Scavland launches as a single-player Act I Early Access build with 25+ weapons and 300+ attachments, a 10-faction reputation system, the Mist anomaly weather, a handcrafted overworld plus procedural underground bunkers, and a planned co-op roadmap. Zero Sievert is a separate post-apocalyptic extraction survival title; only Scavland-side facts are asserted as confirmed here.

FAQ

When does Scavland come out?

Scavland release date is planned for Sep 4, 2026 in Steam Early Access on AppID 3373500. The Steam store page for AppID 3373500 and the official Scavland site at https://scavland.com/ both list Sep 4, 2026 as the planned Early Access launch date. Single-player is the planned launch mode; cooperative multiplayer is listed by the developer as a future update rather than a launch feature. Any change to the date will surface first on the Steam store entry, the Steam Community hub at https://steamcommunity.com/app/3373500, the official X handle at https://x.com/Scavland_, the official Discord at https://discord.com/invite/scavland, and the official Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/cw/scavland.

Who develops Scavland?

NoShadow is the developer of record for Scavland, with UNSUBSCRIBE listed as co-publisher on the same Steam store entry. The official site at https://scavland.com/ and the Steam Community hub at https://steamcommunity.com/app/3373500 confirm the developer / co-publisher pairing as of 2026-09-04.

Does Scavland have co-op at launch?

Scavland is planned to launch as a single-player build on Sep 4, 2026. Cooperative multiplayer is listed on the Steam store entry for AppID 3373500 as a planned future update rather than a launch feature, and the activation date is not announced as of 2026-09-04. Track any change to co-op status on the Steam Community hub and the official Discord at https://discord.com/invite/scavland.

Is Scavland the same as Scavenger Land?

No. Scavland is the Steam PC Early Access survival RPG by NoShadow (AppID 3373500), while Scavenger Land is an unrelated Google Play mobile game with package id com.scavengerland.game. They share the word "Scav" but have different developers, platforms, genres, release models, and stores. A side-by-side Scavland vs Scavenger Land comparison page breaks the two apart.