- December 19, 2024
- Arcsteel Games
SCP: Retrieval
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SCP: Retrieval is a single player and multiplayer tactical shooter game with a horror theme. It was developed by Arcsteel Games and was released on December 19, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.
In SCP: Retrieval, up to five players work together to complete objectives and contain a dangerous SCP. Each match takes place on a handcrafted map where players must complete tasks such as retrieving items, destroying targets, or eliminating threats. Once all objectives are done, the final challenge is to locate and contain the SCP in the area. Players start in a van, which acts as a mobile c…







- The game has a unique and appealing art style with fun atmosphere and lighting.
- It offers enjoyable multiplayer gameplay that can be fun with friends, similar to other cooperative horror games.
- The game shows massive potential with a good concept and variety of SCPs, and the developers listen to feedback.
- The game suffers from bugs, unfinished levels, laggy camera, and some broken mechanics that hinder gameplay.
- Content is currently very limited with few missions, making the gameplay short and repetitive.
- Lack of updates and development progress has left the game feeling incomplete and unreliable on some systems.
- gameplay6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The gameplay shows strong potential with interesting concepts but suffers from technical issues, inconsistent mechanics, and frustrating AI behavior that hinder the overall experience. Some mechanics need polish, and the game is recommended for purchase only after it exits early access.
“Other than that it's good with amazing gameplay, however I had to refund it since it kept crashing.”
“If you are looking for gameplay, I would advise watching this game's development closely and buying when it comes out of early access.”
“Also, the interaction with the SCPs while transporting researchers and civilians is way harder because they run in a random direction really fast. This was especially a problem with the flamingo one, which ran after the researcher almost to the border of the map on the other side of spawn. Due to the revive mechanic, the researcher would walk a few steps and then start to run away again. It was really annoying.”
“The game runs good but some of the gameplay is pretty bad.”
“Some of the mechanics need a little bit of polish but the potential is absolutely there.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
SCP: Retrieval is a tactical shooter game with horror theme.
SCP: Retrieval is available on PC and Windows.
SCP: Retrieval was released on December 19, 2024.
SCP: Retrieval was developed by Arcsteel Games.
SCP: Retrieval has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked SCP: Retrieval for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.
SCP: Retrieval is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include PILGRIM, Six Days in Fallujah, SCP: 5K, Zero Hour, Contagion and others.





