Choose Scythe: Digital Edition
Choose Scythe: Digital Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.6% positive across 2,189 reviews.
Scythe: Digital Edition vs Terraforming Mars
Scythe: Digital Edition and Terraforming Mars both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Both released in 2018. Scythe: Digital Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Terraforming Mars (69.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Terraforming Mars
Choose Terraforming Mars if you want the Steam Turn Notifications side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 3,440 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Scythe: Digital Edition and Terraforming Mars sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Scythe: Digital Edition |  Terraforming Mars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2018 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.6% positive (2,189 reviews) | 69.5% positive (3,440 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | The Knights of Unity | Artefacts Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Both released in 2018.
- Scythe: Digital Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (90.6% positive) than Terraforming Mars (69.5% positive).
- Terraforming Mars is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Scythe: Digital Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Scythe: Digital Edition is Deck Unsupported, Terraforming Mars is Deck Verified.
Scythe: Digital Edition vs Terraforming Mars — FAQ
- Which is better, Scythe: Digital Edition or Terraforming Mars?
- On Steam reviews Scythe: Digital Edition scores higher (90.6% positive) than Terraforming Mars (69.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Scythe: Digital Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Scythe: Digital Edition and Terraforming Mars similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.