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Scars Above

Scars Above
Mature content
Steam Deck Playable 🖥 Windows
Mostly Positive · 77% of 3,506
DeveloperMad Head Games
GenreAction
ControllerFull
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Quality77/100
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  • 77% positive of 3,506 reviews
Value100/100
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About

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Some things were not meant to be discovered…

A colossal and enigmatic alien structure appears in Earth's orbit and stuns the entire world; humanity names it ‘The Metahedron’. The Sentient Contact Assessment and Response team (SCAR) - consisting of scientists and engineers - is sent to investigate.

Things don’t go as planned and the Metahedron hauls the team across space onto a mysterious extrasolar planet. Playing the role of Dr Kate Ward - a SCAR member - who wakes up dazed, alone in a strange, hostile environment. Determined to survive, you set out to find your crew and unravel the mystery behind what’s happened.

SURVIVE AGAINST ALL ODDS

Kate is an astronaut and a scientist – not a soldier - but she's resourceful and determined to do anything to survive.
Use a combination of ranged weapons, devices, consumables and melee attacks, you need to manage stamina as you run, dodge, exploit weak points and discover effective tactics to defeat your foes
Combine different elemental attacks to beat the odds and break through otherwise impassable obstacles.
Craft different items and gadgets to aid you against the countless threats in this exoplanet.

EXPLORE A MYSTERIOUS EXOPLANET

Immerse yourself in a carefully crafted adventure, inspired by the sci-fi classics.
Explore an alien world filled with countless threats, gorgeous landscapes and ruins hinting of an ancient - yet advanced - civilisation that somehow disappeared.
Journey through different biomes, such as marshlands, freezing wastelands, underground caverns and alien facilities – all with their own set of challenges, enemies, secrets and environmental hazards.

EMBARK ON A RESEARCH JOURNEY

Kate is a scientist to her core and you'll use that scientific expertise to extract information from your surroundings by scanning artifacts, materials and creatures in order to learn about their features, properties and weaknesses.
As you explore your surroundings, you will conduct analysis and gain knowledge which will allow you to craft new gadgets, weapons and unlock abilities in Xenobiology and Engineering trees.

THRILLING BOSS FIGHTS

Ghastly enemy designs - with diverse strategies and tactics - will keep encounters fresh, forcing you to find creative ways to defeat them.

The Scars Above Experience:

  • Immerse yourself in an exciting sci-fi adventure inspired by the classics of the genre
  • Explore an enigmatic and intricate alien world - with plenty of mysteries to uncover
  • Fight tactically, using a combination of elemental attacks, gadgets and items, exploit the environment and enemy weaknesses
  • Engage exciting and challenging enemies and bosses, from hulking rock-covered monstrosities to nightmarish creatures lurking in the dark
  • Gain knowledge and acquire new skills
  • Scan enemies to learn about their weaknesses and behaviours
  • Use your scientific skills to conduct research and extrapolate information

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:
Violence, Depictions mutated human bodies, Depictions of dead and mutilated aliens.
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System requirements

System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 18 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Recommended
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-4770k or equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 / GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD RX VEGA 56
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
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          Achievements

          Showing the 16 most-earned of 45 achievements

          • ACH_CONSTRUCTION_WORK
            92.7% of players
          • ACH_BEYOND_THE_HORIZON
            90.1% of players
          • ACH_HE_RUINED_US
            89.1% of players
          • ACH_DARWIN_THEORY
            88.3% of players
          • ACH_ARISTOTLES_APPRENTICE
            87.5% of players
          • ACH_NEWTON_THIRD_LAW
            87.2% of players
          • ACH_KNOWLEDGE_IS_POWER
            83.7% of players
          • ACH_PILLARS_OF_THE_EARTH
            83.4% of players
          • ACH_DESTRUCTIVE_TOOL_PRINTING
            80.7% of players
          • ACH_SURVIVOR
            77.5% of players
          • ACH_READY_AND_ABLE
            69.9% of players
          • ACH_THE_BODY_MUST_BE_CLEANSED
            65.6% of players
          • ACH_SHATTERED
            51.1% of players
          • ACH_IMPROVISE_ADAPT_OVERCOME
            49.1% of players
          • ACH_ALPHA
            48.8% of players
          • ACH_MASTER_SURVIVOR
            42.9% of players

          Age rating & content

          dejus12
          Violência
          esrbt
          Violence, Blood & Gore
          igrs18
          HororKekerasan
          oflcm
          Science fiction themes & Violence
          pegi12
          Violence
          steam_germany16
          Horror
          usk16

          Price history

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          All-time low $2.99
          2026-06-29
          Current $2.99
          3-month low $2.99
          12-month low $2.99
          All-time low $2.99
          2026-06-29

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          Game info

          Developer Mad Head Games
          Publisher Prime Matter
          Platforms Windows
          Compatibility
          Steam Deck Playable
          Controller Full
          Features
          Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportFamily Sharing