Fit check
Is Scars Above worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Sci-fi action players who want exploration alongside combat
- Players who prefer tactical fights over straightforward shooting
- Players who enjoy scanning, crafting, and research-based progression
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed or low-pressure action game may find the combat demanding
- Players looking for a compact, purely combat-focused experience may find the exploration and investigation structure slow
- Players seeking multiplayer shooting may prefer a game built around cooperative action
Our take on Scars Above
Rather than centering its protagonist as a trained combatant, the game makes a scientist’s research skills part of progression. Scanning enemies and materials feeds into crafting and ability development, placing investigation alongside shooting, dodging, and elemental attacks.
What is Scars Above?
Play as Dr.
Kate Ward, a scientist stranded on an extrasolar planet after an alien structure transports her research team across space. Explore marshlands, frozen wastelands, underground caverns, and alien facilities while searching for the missing crew and investigating the planet’s mysteries. Combat combines ranged weapons, gadgets, consumables, melee attacks, stamina management, dodging, elemental effects, and strikes against enemy weak points. Scanning creatures, materials, and artifacts provides information about their properties and vulnerabilities. Research supports new equipment and abilities through Xenobiology and Engineering trees. Crafting, environmental hazards, secrets, varied enemies, and boss encounters shape the adventure across the alien world.
How Scars Above plays
- 01Scientific Investigation
- Scanning creatures, artifacts, and materials provides information for research and equipment development.
- 02Elemental Combat
- Different elemental attacks can be combined to defeat enemies and clear blocked routes.
- 03Equipment Crafting
- Research enables the creation of gadgets, weapons, and other items for use against planetary threats.
- 04Biome-Based Exploration
- The planet includes marshes, frozen regions, caverns, and alien facilities with distinct hazards and enemies.
- 05Weak-Point Tactics
- Encounters involve stamina management, evasive movement, environmental use, and attacks aimed at enemy vulnerabilities.
Scars Above compared to similar games
Scars Above combines third-person shooting, scientific scanning, crafting, elemental attacks, and exploration across multiple alien biomes. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania, while Abyssus focuses on fast-paced multiplayer shooting with roguelite progression and weapon modifications.
Scars Above: platforms & release
Is Scars Above worth it?
It is worth it if: sci-fi action players who want exploration alongside combat. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed or low-pressure action game may find the combat demanding.
Where can I download Scars Above?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Scars Above's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Scars Above on?
Windows only.
