If you lose them all, you’ll be unable to eat solid food and have to find a way to liquefy it. The game even has a counter for how many teeth you have. Maintaining a healthy diet also gives some benefits like increased speed and carrying capacity.

If you create a strongman character, but can’t maintain a diet high in protein and carbohydrates, you’ll lose out on that gym body. Not only is being able to eat important, but it’s also important what you eat. The player has access to an extremely detailed readout of their nutritional data due to an implant put in the back of their neck as part of the show. One interesting feature that’s been shown off in the pre-alpha trailers is the very in-depth nutrition system. If the players die horribly, then the may still get revived as a puppet. Despite being a battle royale-esque game, there also appears to be non-combat skills involved in the game, such as hacking and other “knowledge-based skills.” There’s also the presence of corporate sponsors who will gift players useful items if they do well. SCUM is a game that puts players in the roles of prisoners placed on an island to participate in a blood sport for a voyeuristic near-future game show.

Scum early access website