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Scythe: Digital Edition

Scythe: Digital Edition

Scythe transports you to an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, one ravaged by the First World War. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". Lead your mechs to war and your people to victory!

Released Sep 5, 2018 Developer The Knights of Unity Platforms Windows · Mac Board GameStrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayer4X
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.6%positive3,612 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Solid implementation of the board game. Solo play runs fine, haven't had much opportunity to multiplayer, so I don't know how well that works. Just needs the Airships and Fenris expansions.”

— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“A good digital adaption of an amazing board game. PRO - UI and graphics are close to the board game but very nicely adapted for digital play. - The minis are available in a painted style - The BOT Players are a nice addition and are manageble even on Hard - You save a ton of…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Top tier. As someone who own the physical version of the game the digital edition is very well executed, it adds so much depth when playing by yourself and the AI bots are much better than playing the automa on the physical board. The layout is clean and fairly easy to…”

— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

30playing at last check
5724-hour peak
1,201all-time peak
0 500 1k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 481 avg · Apr 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

56achievements
14.7%median completion
0.3%rarest: Teleporting back to homebase [IFA]
49.8% of players 49.2% of players 47.9% of players 45.0% of players 43.6% of players 43.0% of players 40.7% of players 38.6% of players 38.4% of players 38.0% of players 37.6% of players 37.5% of players 36.1% of players 33.8% of players 28.5% of players 27.1% of players 21.5% of players 20.2% of players 19.8% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 17.9% of players 15.9% of players 15.7% of players 15.5% of players 15.2% of players 15.1% of players 15.1% of players 14.7% of players 13.9% of players 13.7% of players 13.6% of players 13.6% of players 13.1% of players 12.9% of players 12.4% of players 9.3% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 7.1% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.5% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 3.9% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 0.3% of players 49.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
49.8%The Four Mechmen — Deploy all mechs.
49.2%The Challenger — Complete the objective.
47.9%Proletariat — Get all workers.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Teleporting back to homebase [IFA] — Complete all achievements
2.7%Iron Hand [IFA] — Win a game after winning 5 battles or more
3.0%Well-Deserved Promotion [IFA] — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China79.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$12 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 19, 2023
Status of Scythe: Digital Edition - what's next?

A long time ago, we announced the start of work on the Scythe: Digital Edition code refactor and the creation of two DLCs. We've been silent since then (not counting patch notes, minor updates and com

Jul 10, 2023
Patch Notes - 10.07.2023

Hello from The Factory! The mill has been repaired, the Mechs have been polished. Here is the patchnote: Known issues: Logging in 2 the same accounts on 2 devices - If a player logs into the same acco

Jan 18, 2023
Winter patch

Hello from The Factory! Mechs cleared of snow, wood for heating collected. Here is the patchnote: Known issues: Logging in 2 the same accounts on 2 devices - If a player logs into the same account X o

Dec 07, 2022
Hello from The Factory!

We forged new metal ingots, built a mill, and repaired some mechs.. Here is the patchnote: Known issues: Logging in 2 the same accounts on 2 devices - If a player logs into the same account X on two d

Nov 22, 2022
A fix for account transfers is on the way

Thank you for your understanding and for being patient. We apologize for all the problems with transfers that are taking place. We collect all your feedback on Discord, Steam and social media. The pro

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsBoard Game · Strategy · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · 4X · Tabletop · Alternate History · Mechs · Hex Grid · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi · Steampunk (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean
Achievements56
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 Processor: Dual Core 3.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 class GPU with 1024MB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space