Scythe: Digital Edition
By The Knights of Unity
Develop an asymmetric faction in an alternate Europe where production and military threat share the board.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
Inside the game
THE QUICK INTRODUCTION
What’s it all about?
Scythe: Digital Edition puts large mechs on a map, but battles are only part of its economy. You produce resources, improve actions, move workers and choose when to press a territorial advantage. The combination of faction abilities and player mats gives each opening a different shape.
A threatening army may influence another player’s route without fighting at all. Meanwhile, a quiet production turn can prepare an important upgrade or achievement. That makes it worth understanding how scoring works before treating expansion as an end in itself. The digital version suits board-game players who want the rules and accounting handled for them while keeping the strategic decisions intact.
Release and platform details
Developer: The Knights of Unity. Publisher: The Knights of Unity. Steam edition release date: Sep 5, 2018. Desktop systems listed on Steam: Windows, macOS.
The Knights of Unity maintains the mobile editions. Additional factions are sold separately; check the selected store for expansion availability.
Official sources
- Steam — current PC edition, developer, publisher, release and official media
- Google Play — native Android edition
- App Store — native iOS edition and device requirements
Store information checked on 15 October 2026. Availability, device requirements and optional purchases can vary by region and platform.
Artwork and image credits
Image credit: The Knights of Unity. The official cover and gallery images come from the developer/publisher’s Steam listing. Gallery images represent the PC store edition and may include promotional panels. Mobile editions may look different. Images belong to their respective owners.
Your kind of game if…
You like economic planning, asymmetric factions and the pressure of a shared strategic map.
GET OFF TO A GOOD START
How to play
- Study your faction ability and player mat before the first move.
- Connect production to an upgrade or deployment you can use.
- Check the scoring effects of popularity and controlled territory.
- Treat a battle as a costed decision rather than an automatic opportunity.