Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. Each player represents a character from one of 5 factions of Eastern Europe who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.