Read
Observe the players, resources, constraints, and signals.
Now building / First cohort 2026
A strategy game
worth your
attention.
Scrapstead is a multiplayer strategy experience about reading living systems, making meaningful decisions, and learning to think one move further.
LIVE SYSTEM / ROUND 0703:42
ABC?
MOVE TO READ THE SYSTEM
YOUR THEORYTrade position for information?
Curiosity
×Agency
×Shared stories
The core loop
Every move teaches
you something.
Think
Form a theory about what the system will do next.
Move
Commit to a choice before certainty arrives.
Learn
Watch the consequences and update your model.
AGENCY100
PAY-TO-SKIP00
MEANINGFUL DECISIONS∞
A better deal
You’re the player.
Not the product.
No dark patterns, manufactured frustration, or endless content treadmill. Just a system deep enough to reward attention and human enough to respect it.
The early player list
Make the
first move.
Scrapstead is still taking shape. Join the people closest to the build—and help us turn a promising idea into a game worth playing.
Early playtest invitations Honest notes from the build A voice in what comes next
Useful updates only. No spam, no growth hacks, leave anytime.