Sync your Steam wishlist to track the lowest game prices instantly. No login required, just paste your Steam profile URL! ⚡ Try Wishlist Radar!
Sync your Steam wishlist to track the lowest game prices instantly. No login required! ⚡ Try Wishlist Radar! Close

NEO Scavenger on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Quick menu

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

NEO Scavenger is a survival, post-apocalyptic and rogue-like game developed and published by Blue Bottle Games.
Released on December 15th 2014 is available in English on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.

It has received 5,229 reviews of which 4,693 were positive and 536 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.61€ on Gamivo.


The Steam community has classified NEO Scavenger into these genres:

Media & Screenshots

Get an in-depth look at NEO Scavenger through various videos and screenshots.

System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
  • Processor: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 128MB of graphics memory
  • Storage: 75 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: Please try the free demo to verify that it works for you!
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7, v10.8, or v10.9
  • Processor: Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 128MB of graphics memory
  • Storage: 75 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: Please try the free demo to verify that it works for you!
Linux
  • OS: Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 5.6 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), openSUSE® 11.3 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), or Ubuntu 10.04 or later (32 bit and 64 bit)
  • Processor: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 128MB of graphics memory
  • Storage: 75 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any
  • Additional Notes: Please try the free demo to verify that it works for you!

User reviews & Ratings

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

12 hours played
July 2026
The game hold up pretty well. Tho the Camp Greyling is a very annoying gauntlet of trial and error, luckily I used NeoSaves, if I had to make a new character every time I dont think I would have finished the game. Its a lot shorter than you expect, but I heard there is a rich modding scene.
819 hours played
June 2026
Having played this game on and off for years, I enjoy its unique take on post-apocalyptic turn based survival. The exploration and combat are simple to learn but have enough complexity. Same with the items and NPCs - there's not a lot of them, but they all interact with each other and the player, creating a seemingly endless variety of unique situations. The main storyline is interesting as well. The game has a noir style and personality making the world feel alive. For me, the biggest draw of this game is that each new playthrough is a fairly unique experience. Ironman is built into the game - when your character dies, your save is deleted. However, if you prefer saving and reloading, you can back up the save manually, or by using a third party utility that lets you quickload from several different slots. I would still recommend ironman because the higher stakes of having to restart from scratch make every event and battle come alive and every win tastes so much better. When you do make a fatal mistake, you'll usually learn something that will help in your next run. Even after a thousand gameplay hours (I play the GOG version mostly) I'm still learning new things about the game's mechanics. When starting out, you may feel like the game world is actively trying to kill you in unfair ways. However, once you begin to understand how things work, you will survive for longer periods and travel farther, encountering new locations, NPCs and creatures that pose bigger challenges and offer better rewards. There is no time limit or any kind of pressure to follow the main story - you can just scavenge around until you feel ready to explore another part of the map. At the beginning of each game you choose your skills and flaws which determine what you can do. For example, Medic allows you to see your detailed health stats and identify any pills you find. So if you don't have the Medic skill, you might find a 'white and red' pill in an abandoned pharmacy, and you won't know which one of several possible pills it is until you swallow it. With Medic, you'll instantly identify the pill as 'non-prescription painkiller'. Same with firearms - without the Ranged skill, you will see a 'bullet' instead of a '.45 AP round' - unless you're buying from traders - they'll always identify what they're selling. Choosing more flaws will allow you to get more points to spend on skills. Some flaws are permanent; others can be eventually mitigated or completely cured. Early on you'll probably want to start with a strong character with fewer flaws so it's easier to survive while learning the basics. As you learn, you'll start to include more flaws in your builds, making your early game more difficult but allowing your character to do more as you progress. There are basically two 'versions' of this game (not counting the demo). The first is the game itself (vanilla), the development of which stopped years ago. The second is Neo Scavenger Extended (NSE), which is a third party mod that is still being updated in 2026 and has a small but active community on Discord - and they're usually happy to answer newbie questions about the game. The base vanilla game is required for NSE to work. Before I learned about NSE, I had been playing vanilla for a long time. When I first happened upon some NSE screenshots, they looked overwhelming compared to vanilla and so I held off for a while. But at the same time, playing vanilla had started to feel like something was missing, like there was potential that hadn’t been fully realized. Eventually, I decided to try NSE. Like another reviewer said, the world of NSE is much more populated than the vanilla one. But I disagree that it's 'too populated'. Because NSE adds new NPCs, and a lot of new items, it can be overwhelming in the beginning, but the more I played it, the more I realized that every addition is a logical continuation of an original idea from the vanilla game. Once I got that, NSE became the only version for me. Going back to vanilla would be like going back to an early beta version that’s missing so many NPCs, items, mechanics, and quality-of-life things. I am still playing NSE on and off today and expect to be playing it for a long time, hopefully until Neo Scavenger 2 is released, which the developer said they plan to work on after finishing their current project, Ostranauts. So, I highly recommend Neo Scavenger. Start by getting the free demo – it’s a great way to get a general feel for the game. If you like it, play the full vanilla version to familiarize yourself with the basics. Finish the main story if you want, or, if you feel like the game world is interesting but has unrealized potential, try the Neo Scavenger Extended mod. Maybe you’ll love it, or maybe you’ll agree with the reviewer who said NSE has 'too much stuff' and go back to vanilla. Either way, enjoy this gem of a game!
144 hours played
April 2026
The best thing about this game is it forces you to touch grass in many different ways. Can't find enough clothing at the start? Hypothermia, dead, go touch grass. Didn't pick Botany or Trapping and can't find enough gummi bears or blueberries before reaching Detroit? Starve to death, go touch grass. Cooked dog meat but still get sick and don't have antibiotics? Grass touching time. Roof collapses as you're scavenging, scratching your balls with rebar. Well you better have some whiskey on you or you're gonna die of sepsis in 12 turns. Wake up one day after resting in your secure camp site and realize you're missing both of your eyes? Yes this can happen and you're probably gonna die before solving this problem. All combat scenarios are a matter of finding the sequence of dice rolls that has the lowest chance of leading to immediate or prolonged death. I suppose you could call that "skill" Even the file-saving system of the game itself has "roguelike" elements as it can apparently get corrupted, deleted, or unable to save - without any recourse. For those who enjoy brutal survival games, this is digital crack. It doesn't last long, but it leaves you wanting more and more. Basically to play this game properly you should try to progress the story as much as you can before you die, and remember that striving for perfection is just going to make you more mad when you do die. Most of the negative reviews are people who don't see the grand vision of this game; don't get too attached to a game. Go outside.
74 hours played
Feb. 2026
This game (with the extended mod) might be one of the best post apocalyptic rpgs you can buy. if you know how to use the tools at your disposal you can almost always get out of any terrible situation you're in, including being advanced upon by several gunmen when you've only got sticks and rocks. Learn the crafting mechanics. Learn how to survive. Possibly in the top 3 rougelikes ever made. Ostranauts is also goated and thoroughly underrated.
15 hours played
Dec. 2025
The only bad thing about this game is that it doesn't have a sequel

Similar games

View all
Marauder Marauder, is a squad based and tactical 3D game with RPG elements. It was released in late 2009, in Russia. You may know these names as the former made Brigade 7,62 and the later also published Pathologic.
Similarity 65%
Price 9.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 04 Apr 2014
Overland Take care of a group of travelers on a post-apocalyptic road-trip across the United States in this turn-based survival game.
Similarity 64%
Price -3% 19.01€
Rating 7.0
Release 19 Sep 2019
Stoneshard Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Similarity 63%
Price 24.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 06 Feb 2020
Crowntakers Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
Similarity 63%
Price -97% 0.34€
Rating 7.0
Release 07 Nov 2014
Dead State: Reanimated Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
Similarity 62%
Price -23% 15.48€
Rating 7.1
Release 04 Dec 2014
WazHack Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
Similarity 61%
Price 7.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 17 Feb 2014
UnReal World The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
Similarity 61%
Price 14.50€
Rating 8.9
Release 26 Feb 2016
Thea: The Awakening Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Similarity 59%
Price -96% 0.94€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Nov 2015
Sword of the Stars: The Pit A fun, fast, light-hearted, turn-based RPG, where the tradition of old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe!
Similarity 56%
Price 9.75€
Rating 8.0
Release 21 Feb 2013
Bionic Dues Bionic Dues is a tactical, turn-based roguelite with mech customization. Out-think wide-ranging tactical situations featuring robots with bad GPS, terrible aim, insecurity, a lack of focus, a tendency to backstab, and dozens of other maladies to exploit.
Similarity 54%
Price -96% 0.47€
Rating 7.2
Release 08 Oct 2013
Dead In Vinland DEAD IN VINLAND is a survival/management game, mixed with RPG and adventure elements, about a Viking family trying their best to survive on a mysterious island.
Similarity 54%
Price -98% 0.52€
Rating 7.5
Release 12 Apr 2018
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
Similarity 54%
Price -88% 3.18€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 Sep 2014

Frequently Asked Questions

NEO Scavenger is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

No, NEO Scavenger is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Yes, NEO Scavenger received 4,693 positive votes out of a total of 5,229 achieving a rating of 8.67.
😎

NEO Scavenger was developed and published by Blue Bottle Games.

Yes, NEO Scavenger is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, NEO Scavenger is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, NEO Scavenger is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Yes, NEO Scavenger is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.

Yes, NEO Scavenger is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.

No, NEO Scavenger does not support VR.

NEO Scavenger is a single-player game.

No, NEO Scavenger does not currently offer any DLC.

No, NEO Scavenger does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, NEO Scavenger does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, NEO Scavenger is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for NEO Scavenger.

Data sources

The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.

Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.

Last Updates
Steam data 07 September 2026 12:17 UTC
SteamSpy data 04 September 2026 05:00 UTC
Steam price 12 September 2026 02:44 UTC
Steam reviews 11 September 2026 03:56 UTC

If you'd like to dive deeper into the details about NEO Scavenger, we invite you to check out a few dedicated websites that offer extensive information and insights. These platforms provide valuable data, analysis, and user-generated reports to enhance your understanding of the game and its performance.

  • SteamDB - A comprehensive database of everything on Steam about NEO Scavenger
  • SteamCharts - Analysis of NEO Scavenger concurrent players on Steam
  • ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck NEO Scavenger compatibility
NEO Scavenger
Rating
8.7
4,693
536
Game modes
Features
Online players
35
Developer
Blue Bottle Games
Publisher
Blue Bottle Games
Release 15 Dec 2014
Platforms
Clicking and buying through these links helps us earn a commission to maintain our services.