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Midwinter Entertainment’s survival royale Scavengers is having a bit of a rocky launch. The most common complaint against the game is that the progression system borders on being pay to win. This sentiment is present in many of the negative Steam reviews for the game, which comprise 46% of all reviews at the time of writing. Players have also frequently voiced this complaint on social media and on the game’s official Discord.
Scavengers’ progression is based around the Research System, which allows players to unlock new character perks and craftable items progressively. The current consensus among players is that many of the items unlocked in the later stages of this system are stronger than the starter items, and that using them amounts to having an advantage over players who haven’t been able to unlock them yet.