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Scythe: Digital Edition

By The Knights of Unity

Board Game Strategy Turn-Based Multiplayer 4X Tabletop Alternate History Mechs Hex GridTurn-Based StrategySci-fiSteampunk

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Reviews 3,171 Very Positive

Players yesterday 30 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Scythe: Digital Edition is a game tagged Board Game, Strategy and Turn-Based by The Knights of Unity, released Sep 5, 2018. It has 3,171 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Kairos, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War and Pandora: First Contact.

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!

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Everything Steam lists for Scythe: Digital Edition · record updated 21 hours ago

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Overview

App ID718560

Release dateSep 5, 2018

Last change number37436921

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: The Knights of Unity
Publisher: The Knights of Unity
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Links: Facebook X YouTube Discord

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes
French	Yes
Italian	Yes
German	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Polish	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes

All 12 languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes
Russian	Yes
Japanese	Yes
Korean	Yes

Windows macOS

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/split screen PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$19.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
20691797	public	Dec 2, 2025

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
208385	Scythe: Digital Edition	1	$19.99
12124 Bundle	Scythe - Collection Bundle	1	$25.48
53178 Bundle	🛠️ Stonemaier Games Bundle 🎲	3	$31.17
36570 Bundle	Knights Bundle	2	$31.48
13947 Bundle	Expert	4	$43.36

ID	Name	Price (US)
1021190	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
718561	—	Windows	655.6 MB	317.4 MB	7850468138485165873
718562	—	macOS	838.5 MB	340.6 MB	3603440169299793188

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	20691797	Dec 2, 2025	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Scythe Digital Edition

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Scythe.exe		Windows
Scythe.app		macOS
Scythe.app	-force-glcore	macOS	Scythe (OpenGL)
Scythe.exe	-force-glcore	Windows	Scythe (OpenGL)

Achievements

Achievements562 hidden

Most unlocked49.8%The Four Mechmen

Rarest0.3%Teleporting back to homebase [IFA]

The Four Mechmen Deploy all mechs. 49.8%
The Challenger Complete the objective. 49.3%
Proletariat Get all workers. 47.9%
Speed Demon Be the first person in the Factory. 45%
In the Army Now Enlist all recruits. 43.6%
This Land Is My Land At the end of the game, have the most tiles under your control. 43.1%
Real Estate Magnate Build all structures. 40.7%
The Winner Takes It All Win a game. 38.6%
Udarnik At the end of the game, have the most resources under your control. 38.4%
Well-Oiled Machine Acquire all upgrades. 38%
Seize the Means of Production Control the Factory at the end of the game. 37.7%
To the Victor Go the Spoils Win 2 battles. 37.5%
Armed to the Teeth Get 16 power. 36.2%
Execute Order 66 Defeat an enemy hero. 33.8%
Ubergeek Win a battle on the Factory field. 28.6%
Welcome to Scythe Complete any tutorial 27.4%
Rags to Riches Win with total $100 score or more. 21.5%
Is This the Real Life...? Win a match while your opponent has 6 stars. 20.2%

All 56 achievements

Adventurer Collect 5 or more encounters during the game. 19.8%
The Power of Love Get 18 popularity. 19.3%
Better Feared than Loved Win with 6 or less popularity. 19%
Successful Developer Get the highest tier from the structures bonus. 17.9%
All Power to the Rusviets [IFA] Win a game with the Rusviet Union 15.9%
A Bit of Coloured Ribbon [IFA] Win a game with the Patriotic Mat 15.7%
Rule Polania [IFA] Win a game with the Polania Republic 15.5%
Bread and Salt [IFA] Win a game with the Agricultural Mat 15.2%
Warmonger Win the game and have won more than 2 combats. 15.1%
Velvet Glove [IFA] Win a game without initiating a single battle 15.1%
Where Eagles Dare [IFA] Win a game with the Crimean Khanate 14.7%
Mind over Machine [IFA] Win a game with the Engineering Mat 13.9%
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day Win without any structures. 13.6%
Hero of Heavy Labour [IFA] Win a game with the Industrial Mat 13.6%
Mechs in Shining Armour [IFA] Win a game with the Mechanical Mat 13.6%
The North Remembers [IFA] Win a game with the Nordic Kingdom 13%
Hold My Tankard and Watch This [IFA] Win a game with the Saxony Empire 12.9%
Smells Like... Victory [IFA] Win an online game 12.4%
Technological Imperative [IFA] Win a game with the Innovative Mat 9.4%
Smear Campaign [IFA] Win a game with the Militant Mat 8.5%
Highland Advantage [IFA] Win a game with Clan Albion 8.2%
Ganbare Togawa! [IFA] Win a game with the Togawa Shogunate 8.2%
Full-Scale Invasion [IFA] Win a game while controlling 13 territories or more 7.7%
Luddite Win without any upgrades. 7.1%
Army of Me Win without any recruits. 6.8%
Keelhauled Win a battle on a lake. 6.1%
Iron Curtain [IFA] Win a game while controlling all 3 land territories adjacent to the Factory 5.5%
Tools of the Trade [IFA] Win a game with each of the seven mats 4.8%
League of Nations [IFA] Win a game with each of the seven factions 4.7%
One-Man Army Win without any mechs. 4.4%
The Art of War Win a battle with 0 power. 3.9%
Boar Katsudon [IFA] As the Togawa Shogunate, beat units of Clan Albion in battle 3.5%
Fifteen-Year Plan [IFA] Win a game in 15 turns or less 3.5%
The Art of Trolling Hidden achievement 3.1%
Monkey Haggis [IFA] As Clan Albion, beat units of the Togawa Shogunate in battle 3.1%
Well-Deserved Promotion [IFA] Hidden achievement 3%
Iron Hand [IFA] Win a game after winning 5 battles or more 2.7%
Teleporting back to homebase [IFA] Complete all achievements 0.3%