Scythe: Digital Edition

The Knights of Unity · 2018 · $19.99 · Strategy · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 11:30 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $570 to $855 per month
• Opportunity: $1.1k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 158.0k
• 89% positive across 3817 reviews · 6.6 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.8 years
• Studio active elsewhere (3 titles tracked), so this one may welcome a partner
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 11 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-24; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Digital adaptation of the acclaimed Scythe board game, bringing asymmetric faction-based strategy to Steam.

Scythe: Digital Edition has generated $678k lifetime on a $19.99 price point with 89% positive sentiment and a stable community of ~56 current players. The title remains profitable at $889/mo residual, but shows signs of dormancy: zero developer posts in 32 months, no recent discounts beyond cosmetic tweaks, and a plateau since best performance in month 4 (2018). The opportunity lies in revival or licensing the digital rights to a publisher willing to invest in seasonal content, cross-platform ports, or competitive features to unlock the board game's latent multiplayer audience. Most realistic play: publishing.

• Risk: Board game IP owned by Jamey Stegmaier / Stonemaier Games; digital rights holder appears to be The Knights of Unity, but rights reversion clauses and renewal terms are unknown.
• Risk: No cloud saves, no workshop support, and 8+ months since last build suggests the codebase may require modernization for new platforms or features.
• Risk: Peak was month 4 (2018); title has not recaptured momentum despite the 2023/2024 resurgence in digital board game adaptations.

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