Head to head

Scum vs Shades of Heroes

Scum

Live

27k – 96k daily

Shades of Heroes

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

June 2025 · 1 year ago

September 2020 · 6 years ago

Daily players

27k – 96k

No population data

Estimated players

43.8k0.2%

Available on

Windows

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Windows

Perspectives

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Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

ScumShades of Heroes

Scum

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~43.5k	Up 1.9%
September 2026	~42.7k	Down 0.8%
August 2026	~43k	Up 1.4%
July 2026	~42.4k	—

Shades of Heroes

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~4
September 2026	~4
August 2026	~4	Up 33%
July 2026	~3	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Scum: 10.9kUp 9.3%
Shades of Heroes: 0

Scum currently has 10,881 peak concurrent Steam players, while Shades of Heroes has 0.

Discord members

Scum: 66.7kDown 1.8%
Shades of Heroes: —

Scum currently has 66,702 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Shades of Heroes.

Reddit members

Scum: 53.1kUp 0.3%
Shades of Heroes: —

Scum currently has 53,139 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Shades of Heroes.

Twitch viewers

Scum: 359Down 38%
Shades of Heroes: —

Scum currently has 359 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Shades of Heroes.

How these estimates are made

Scum

Scum is estimated to have 27k – 96k players a day. Around 2m – 4m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Shades of Heroes

Shades of Heroes is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 2k – 4k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.