The Scouring
Orc Group · released Aug 12, 2025
The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!
Price
-30%$17.49
$24.99
Reviews
87%
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streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1d ago- Change number
- 40,882,080 · seen 1d ago
- Public build
- 26,623,161 · Nov 12, 2026 (1d ago)
- Operating systems
- windows
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 993 MB · 983 MB download
- Install folder
The Scouring- Controller support
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- Metacritic
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- Homepage
- discord.gg/9eSrACUgcd
- Release state
- released
- Community
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Steam Deck
PlayableTested Jul 17, 2026 on build 24,179,109
- !Default controller config not fully functional
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Default configuration is performant
- iExternal controllers not supported primary player
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,623,161 | Nov 12, 2026 · 1d ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,623,161 | public | Nov 12, 2026 17:14 | 1d ago |
| 26,616,113 | public | Nov 12, 2026 13:06 | 1d ago |
| 25,809,273 | public | Oct 8, 2026 16:42 | 4d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 1
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
TheScouring.exe |
windows 64-bit |
Languages · 11
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1181949 | The Scouring | Store or CD key | $24.99 |
Bundles · 6
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy The Scouring + Diplomacy is Not an Option | 2 | -10% | $49.48 |
| RTS & TD - Orcstorm | 2 | -10% | $40.48 |
| The Scouring Digital Deluxe | 1 | -30% | $34.98 |
| Classic & Survival RTS | 2 | -10% | $29.50 |
| The Scouring + Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 2 | -10% | $44.90 |
| The Warband Bundle | 2 | -10% | $36.88 |
DLC in product info · 1
includes DLC not sold separatelyChange numbers
all changes#40,882,080 · 1d ago#40,881,705 · 1d ago#40,873,171 · 1d ago#40,870,422 · 1d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
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| Oct 8, 2026 | Update Notes For October 8 - "Goblins Damage" upgrade (increases damage) replaced with "Goblins Breeding" upgrade (reduces cost and train time) to further differentiate Orcs and Humans - Ships behaviour improvements, units vs ships behaviour improvements - Units with "Hero" separation (caravan from Valewarden Convoy) will now push through units that are on hold (so they can't be blocked) - Velawarden Convoy leaderboard rese |
25,809,273 | 982.8 MB total |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Update Notes for Aug 5 - Ships pathing improvements - Human's Ballista's projectile now penetrates target units, making it much more effective - Added an option for Centered Reticle when using Gamepad, and cursor stickiness setting - Various bugfixes |
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| Jul 25, 2026 | Update Notes For July 25 - Camera now shakes when events like cannon ball impact or ability cast happen on screen, making the effect more impactful. Option to disable camera shake added too. - units dialogues added (showcased at Survival scenario, but will be mostly used in upcoming Scenarios) - gamepad controls improvements: option to auto-assign workers to harvest gold/lumber, improved cursor snapping, input glyphs prom |
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| Jun 20, 2026 | Update Notes For June 20 Naval Update! Big news post coming up later. - 4 Naval Maps are added to stock roster - Challenges added, properly this time. Those are preconfigured matches for you to win. Each awards an achievement (8 in total). 8 new achievements. - Cavalier now has Exorcism ability which is an effective tool against undead creatures like warlocks and skeletons - Balancing updates based on community feedback, |
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| Jun 12, 2026 | Update Notes For June 12 - Auto-train option added. If enabled, units of chosen type in selected buildings are trained automatically as long as food balance is positive. Activate "Dont Spend Resources" to temporarily disable all auto-training (when saving for something) - New PVE option: bots dont deplete gold patches when harvesting. Set this for extra PVE challenge! - Queuing units in multiplayer fix - Camera movement b |
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| Jun 2, 2026 | Update Notes for June 2 - Fixed issue with easy AI only building cannons - Hard AI now trains units more efficiently - Cannons basic attack deals less damage, artillery ability cooldown increased - Miscellaneous unit behaviour and pathing improvements - Midlands is now back in summer biome |
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| May 24, 2026 | Update notes for May 24 Hello Orcs and Humans! New Patch is here!dwarf warrior is now only immune to knockback when defendingorc bersercer stats. changed (lowered health, increased price).Its health is no longer reduced when it uses Stomp, but it does less damage and have higher cooldown. It now also Stuns enemies for a short while. orc/human pikeman's attack will knockbacks the enemiescannons' artillery (ability) range |
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| Apr 25, 2026 | Update Notes For April 25 (Rebalancing of Orc Berserker rebalancing) - orc berserkers' damage reduced - orc berserkers' stomp cooldown reduced significantly, but it drains caster health when used Also: - Stomp is auto-used when there are at least 3 targets nearby, and caster have enough health - AI bots will now build more orc berserkers. |
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| Apr 24, 2026 | Update Note For April 24 (Orc Berserker Update) - orc berserkers are now available at t2 (not t3), and dont require special research - orc berserkers hitpoints increased, damage reduced - orc berserkers' stomp damage and radius reduced - orc berserker no longer immune to knockback by Cavaliers/Munchers - additional research (available at t3) now increases orc berserkers health and damage - wyvern spyre now require Logging Camp |
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| Apr 23, 2026 | Update Note for April 23 (Rebalancing of Rebalancing) - pikemans' minimum attack range threshold removed- wyverns' health reduced, attack range reduced- wyverns' lumber cost increased, gold cost decreased- dwarf warriors' defence while defending boost reduced- archers' base damage increased from 7 to 8- lumbermill gold cost decreased- stables/munchercave lumber cost increased- peasants' gold mining increased (back to original), but peasants cap is no |
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| Apr 18, 2026 | Update Notes For April 18. Steam Medieval Fest soon! Hello Orcs and Humans!Big content/balancing update. Orc' Devourer is replaced with Wyvern Rider (new building added too!). Wyvern Riders cant attack structures! Gold income tax added. When player has a lot of gold (2500+), amount of gold delivered by peasants is reduced. Additionally, peasants now mine gold slower, but you start with 10 peasants instead of 8. Swordsman/Orc Warriors can now transfo |
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| Feb 26, 2026 | Update Notes For Feb 26 Hello Orcs and Humans!Dwarves seem to be enjoying beer in our Tavern!Other minor changes for this build include:- option to hide replay progress- option to hide mods without english transcription (for ingame browser)- modding-related improvements (hop into our TG chat to know more)- misc quality-of-life improvements |
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| Feb 20, 2026 | Update Notes For Feb 20 Hello Orcs and Humans!New Patch:- cinematic camera now available in replays - miscelanneous improvements for dev version:- proper scenario/levels loading from ctrl-N- plants, models, terrain types, daytimes, watertypes are now properly exported (any asset type can be packed into a mod now)- blink ability fixes- unitUID added to OnUnitKilled callback (last parameter) |
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