About the Game
In an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, it's been several years since the "Great War", but the ashes of the conflict are still hot and the war is entering a new phase. The first conflict saw the emergence of some incredible engines of war known as Mechs.
Built by "The Factory", an independent city-state which has since become the object of everyone's desire, these technological monstrosities roam the snowy landscapes of Europa.
Be the hero of one of the five factions – Saxony Empire, Crimean Khanate, Rusviet Union, Polania Republic or Nordic Kingdom – and become the richest and most powerful nation in all of Europa during these dark times! To assure the victory of your people, you will need to explore and conquer new territories, enlist new recruits and deploy your forces by building formidable and terrifying combat Mechs. Replay history in a fictional past full of mechanical engines and technology, where each choice you make will be critical. Choose your battles with care, because in Scythe, victory is achieved with and for the people!




- Asymmetry: every player starts the game with different resources (energy, coins, keen combat sense, popularity…), a different starting location and a secret objective. The starting positions are specifically set to contribute to the uniqueness of every faction and the asymmetrical nature of the game.
- Strategy: Scythe offers players almost complete control over their fate. The only elements of chance apart from each player's individual secrete objective card are the Encounter cards, which players draw to interact with the citizens of newly explored lands. Combat is also handled by way of choice; no luck or chance is involved.
- Engine Building: Players can improve their construction abilities to become more efficient, build structures that improve their position on the map, enlist new recruits into their faction, activate mechs to dissuade opponents from invading and expand their borders to reap greater types and quantities of resources. This aspect creates a feeling of energy and progression over the course of the entire game. The order in which players get to develop their economy and technologies adds to the unique feel of every game, even when playing as the same faction several times.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 20691797
Up to date
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 account X on two devices, they will not be logged out of the device they had logged on in the first place. Instead, if they exit the main Play Online lobby on either device, they will be kicked out of their account on both devices.
Full scale invasion achievement - Achievement is not always awarded despite meeting the conditions.
Bugfix:
Fix the drag-and-drop panel after the undoing click.
Fix the animation speed button to disappear after undoing the click.
Pay with a combat card in an offline game fix.
Added V-Sync support.
Mouse cursor doesn’t reset to center of the screen when moving camera with keyboard.
Visual and audio fixes.
Languages fix.
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
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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 account X on two devices, they will not be logged out of the device they had logged on in the first place. Instead, if they exit the main Play Online lobby on either device, they will be kicked out of their account on both devices.
Full scale invasion achievement - Achievement is not always awarded despite meeting the conditions.
Bugfix:
Fix the drag-and-drop panel after the undoing click.
Fix the animation speed button to disappear after undoing the click.
Pay with a combat card in an offline game fix.
Added V-Sync support.
Mouse cursor doesn’t reset to center of the screen when moving camera with keyboard.
Visual and audio fixes.
Languages fix.
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
Hello from The Factory!
Mechs cleared of snow, wood for heating collected.
Here is the patchnote:
Known issues:
Bugfix:
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
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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 on two devices, they will not be logged out of the device they had logged on in the first place. Instead, if they exit the main Play Online lobby on either device, they will be kicked out of their account on both devices.
- Full scale invasion achievement - Achievement is not always awarded despite meeting the conditions.
Bugfix:
- Fix for local stats.
- Action log - show move action fix.
- Fix for new account login problems.
- New analytics for account transfer.
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
We forged new metal ingots, built a mill, and repaired some mechs.. Here is the patchnote:
Known issues:
Bugfix:
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
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Known issues:
- Logging in 2 the same accounts on 2 devices - If a player logs into the same account X on two devices, they will not be logged out of the device they had logged on in the first place. Instead, if they exit the main Play Online lobby on either device, they will be kicked out of their account on both devices.
- Full scale invasion achievement - Achievement is not always awarded despite meeting the conditions.
- Push notifications do not work on the android platform.
Bugfix:
- Hovering of resources during trade fix.
- Remove connecting time bug for AI players in online game.
- Fix for AI taking too long to select mat when starting online game.
- Correction of the misleading content of the account transfer email
- Stability improvement - load old local stats
- Removed unnecessary Scout skill usage notifications when used on another player.
- Fix for lobby refreshing after game room minimalization.
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
Hello from The Factory!
We've got new spinning gears, more metal, and a clean mech for you. Here is the patchnote:
Features:
Account migration - Now all Asmodee accounts inside the game will be transferred to TKoU accounts.
You can transfer your account by logging into your existing asmodee account, after logging in, the migration screen will appear.
Please download the game update. Players who do not update the game will not be able to play online. The maintenance screen will be shown on a non-updated build when entering an online game.
👉 If, for some reason, you have lost access to your e-mail inbox and want to keep your current Scythe account (mainly match histories, your ELO etc.), please log in to your Asmodee account immediately to change your email address.
👉 If you cannot log into your Asmodee account, please contact Asmodee to change your email address. It’s needed to transfer your account and keep all your data, so don't hesitate.
Remember to transfer your account before December 31st!
Resolution and quality setting are now in game options.
Known issues:
Bugfix:
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
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We've got new spinning gears, more metal, and a clean mech for you. Here is the patchnote:
Features:
Account migration - Now all Asmodee accounts inside the game will be transferred to TKoU accounts.
You can transfer your account by logging into your existing asmodee account, after logging in, the migration screen will appear.
Please download the game update. Players who do not update the game will not be able to play online. The maintenance screen will be shown on a non-updated build when entering an online game.
👉 If, for some reason, you have lost access to your e-mail inbox and want to keep your current Scythe account (mainly match histories, your ELO etc.), please log in to your Asmodee account immediately to change your email address.
👉 If you cannot log into your Asmodee account, please contact Asmodee to change your email address. It’s needed to transfer your account and keep all your data, so don't hesitate.
Remember to transfer your account before December 31st!
Resolution and quality setting are now in game options.
Known issues:
- Logging in 2 the same accounts on 2 devices - If a player logs into the same account X on two devices, they will not be logged out of the device they had logged on in the first place. Instead, if they exit the main Play Online lobby on either device, they will be kicked out of their account on both devices.
- Full scale invasion achievement - Achievement is not always awarded despite meeting the conditions.
- Push notifications do not work on the android platform.
Bugfix:
- Fixed for wrong faction music playing. Now Togawa track plays for Togawa players and Albion track plays for Albion players.
- Fixed for game crash after loading empty save.
- Added animation to the set trap button to make it more visible.
- Fixed for abilities like Scout, Artillery etc. do not notify the player they’re inflicted upon in hotseat games.
- Improved text scaling on encounter cards.
- Update - We add support button - now you can send us feedback from panel in game.
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
Dear players!
We are slowly preparing ourselves for the account transfer. The important thing is your email. Just like now, it will be used to log into your account. So make sure you have access to it!
If, for some reason, you have lost access to your e-mail inbox and want to keep your current Scythe account (mainly match histories, your ELO etc.), please log in to your Asmodee account immediately to change your email address.
If you cannot log into your Asmodee account, please contact Asmodee to change your email address. It’s needed to transfer your account and keep all your data, so don't hesitate.
There is still some time until the transfer, but we will remind you of this from time to time!
Hello from The Factory!
Here is the patchnote:
- The build introduces a new timeout feature where a player has 3 minutes to exit a Play & Stay game’s l- oading screen to “actually” load into the game.
- Fix for the “Your Turn” gong sound not playing during the first player’s very first round
- Fix for a glitch in the Factory tutorial
- Fix for the Ready button in online lobbies sometimes glitching out
- Fix for the game not launching properly on Steam if the user weren’t connected to the Internet
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
View on Steam
Here is the patchnote:
- The build introduces a new timeout feature where a player has 3 minutes to exit a Play & Stay game’s l- oading screen to “actually” load into the game.
- Fix for the “Your Turn” gong sound not playing during the first player’s very first round
- Fix for a glitch in the Factory tutorial
- Fix for the Ready button in online lobbies sometimes glitching out
- Fix for the game not launching properly on Steam if the user weren’t connected to the Internet
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
Hello from The Factory!
Here is the patchnote:
- The build introduces a new timeout feature where a player has 3 minutes to exit a Play & Stay game’s l- oading screen to “actually” load into the game.
- Fix for the “Your Turn” gong sound not playing during the first player’s very first round
- Fix for a glitch in the Factory tutorial
- Fix for the Ready button in online lobbies sometimes glitching out
- Fix for the game not launching properly on Steam if the user weren’t connected to the Internet
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
View on Steam
Here is the patchnote:
- The build introduces a new timeout feature where a player has 3 minutes to exit a Play & Stay game’s l- oading screen to “actually” load into the game.
- Fix for the “Your Turn” gong sound not playing during the first player’s very first round
- Fix for a glitch in the Factory tutorial
- Fix for the Ready button in online lobbies sometimes glitching out
- Fix for the game not launching properly on Steam if the user weren’t connected to the Internet
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
Hello
A new bug-fixing update is now available on Scythe: Digital Edition.
Here is the patchnote:
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
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A new bug-fixing update is now available on Scythe: Digital Edition.
Here is the patchnote:
- Fix for players being unable to enlarge the faction & mat selection screens and choose their preferred mats and factions that way.
- Fix for mismatching numbers of available achievements
- Fix for glitchy animations when quickly spending resources for a bottom-row action.
- Fix for players seeing animations of supposedly receiving combat cards via a Recruit bonus despite the combat cards pool being empty.
- Fix for players being unable to create a new Asmodee account in-game.
Many thanks for all your feedback and see you in The Factory!
Hello from the factory!
Since the last update, some of you may have had some trouble launching the game with 32 bits systems.
We wanted to reassure you about that as those systems are still supported and a fix has been deployed for this issue.
We wish you many more great games!
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Since the last update, some of you may have had some trouble launching the game with 32 bits systems.
We wanted to reassure you about that as those systems are still supported and a fix has been deployed for this issue.
We wish you many more great games!
Hello from The Factory!
Some of you may have noticed an update a few days ago.
You were probably wondering what is happening right?
It was a hotfix correcting a bunch of bugs that you reported!
Here is the patchnote:
Don't hesitate to share your feedback!
Have great games!
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Some of you may have noticed an update a few days ago.
You were probably wondering what is happening right?
It was a hotfix correcting a bunch of bugs that you reported!
Here is the patchnote:
- Fix for some incorrect or missing art for enlarged objectives
- Fix for AI getting frozen while using the Trade Action
- Fix for German translation issues for some achievements
- Fix for Polish letters with diacritics displaying improperly in some pop-up messages
- Fix for improper “No Suitable Place” badge displaying on a maxed-out Popularity resource
- Fix for input zones not scaling properly with the art in 2-4K resolutions
- Fix for Albion workers floating above the ground in factions showcase animation at the start of each game
- Fix for some models of the same faction being darker than others
- Fix for a testing language option being present alongside other languages
- Fix for text in combat abilities pop-ups displaying more than once
- Fix for issues when trying to return to a minimized online game lobby
- Fix for issues with getting a Combat Card and spending that card as a resource as Crimea in a single turn
- Fix for the “Build Local Infrastructure” objective counting structures adjacent to one’s homebase towards the objective’s conditions
- Fix for some Polish letters displaying incorrectly in online lobby and in-game chats
Don't hesitate to share your feedback!
Have great games!
Dear players,
The Cleanup Update (build 1.6.18) brings in a minor update to the online lobby and a number of bugfixes:
Cheers from the Factory!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity
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The Cleanup Update (build 1.6.18) brings in a minor update to the online lobby and a number of bugfixes:
Online update and fixes
- Lobby room update to display min and max ELO changes in a selected game + to allow checking other rooms
- Fix for players being kicked out of online games for no valid reason
- Fix for AI taking over mid-battle in online games
- Fix for online games not starting if a player who left the room has not pressed Ready
- Fix for messages typed in the Lobby's global chat appearing twice to the sender
Faction-specific fixes
- Fix for the Meander ability points bonus in 6/7-player game being accounted but not displayed in the end score calculation
- Fix for Togawa's trap "-2 combat cards" preventing the resolution of a battle fought on its hex
- Fix for the home bases of Albion and Togawa being displayed in wrong color when zoomed out
Other fixes
- Fix for the inverted direction of the zoom on mouse scrollling
- Fix for issues caused by dragging resources after interrupting the Move action because of the unattended resources warning
- Fix for a display issue with the Reset Password window
- Fix for display issues when playing with a 21:9 aspect ratio
Cheers from the Factory!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity
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Dear players,
The Maifuku Update (build 1.6.8) brings in a number of bugfixes and good news for the fans of the soundtrack.
The soundtrack of the game is now available for free streaming on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-791460718/sets/scythe-digital-edition
Faction specific fixes:
AI fixes:
Online fixes:
Other fixes:
We're working on additional fixes for known issues present in this build: AI taking over mid-battle in online games, messages typed in the Lobby's global chat appearing twice for the sender, issues caused by dragging resources after interrupting the move action because of the unattended resources warning, and a display issue with the Reset Password window.
Cheers from the Factory!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity
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Dear players,
The Maifuku Update (build 1.6.8) brings in a number of bugfixes and good news for the fans of the soundtrack.
Scythe on Soundcloud
The soundtrack of the game is now available for free streaming on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-791460718/sets/scythe-digital-edition
Bugfixes
Faction specific fixes:
- Fix for Togawa’s Maifuku traps cancelling combat initiated by another faction
- Fix for Togawa’s abilities Toka and Shinobi not interacting as designed
- Fix for Albion’s ability Rally not allowing to initiate combat
AI fixes:
- Fix for AI using more Power than it has
- Fix for AI using resources it doesn’t have
- Fix for AI becoming overly defensive after 5+ defeats in combat
Online fixes:
- Fix for missing ELO in lobby
- Fix for the loading screen not showing up when re-joining the lobby
- Fix for players unable to minimize their game room and check other rooms.
- Fix for game admin sometimes not able to add bots to a game
- Fix for the display of Distance Traveller superior to 999 in the player’s stats
- Fix for rare freeze issue at the start of an online game
Other fixes:
- General optimization
- Fix for the absence of warning when moving Units with Drag & Drop enabled and leaving unattended resources behind
- Fix for rare issue preventing the start of a new game on Windows 7
- Fix for Recent Games summaries wrongly attributing factions to players
- Fix to allow adding a friend with a username including special characters
What's next?
We're working on additional fixes for known issues present in this build: AI taking over mid-battle in online games, messages typed in the Lobby's global chat appearing twice for the sender, issues caused by dragging resources after interrupting the move action because of the unattended resources warning, and a display issue with the Reset Password window.
Cheers from the Factory!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity
Current Release
Build 20691797
Uploaded Aug 03, 2026
System Requirements
OS
N/A
CPU
Dual Core 3.0 GHz
RAM
4 GB RAM
GPU
DirectX 11 class GPU with 1024MB VRAM
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .ZIP file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Run Scythe.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
Archive password
Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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