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The Battle of Polytopia

Midjiwan AB · 2020-08-04

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 30, 2016 (Android), Feb 04, 2016 (iOS), Aug 04, 2020 (Linux), Oct 12, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 04, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 04, 2020 (Mac)

Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.

The Battle of Polytopia is a $14.99 Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2020, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 6005 reviews).

208
playing now
94%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (1.0k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

208 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

The Battle of Polytopia is a 2016 4X turn-based strategy game developed and published by Midjiwan AB. Players take control of a tribe as they build an empire and attempt to defeat the other tribes across a procedurally generated world. Each tribe starts the game with a unique ability, though all have access to the same technology tree. As players explore the world map, they construct and upgrade cities, research new technologies, and produce units used to battle the other tribes. The game has two modes, one which requires the player to obtain the highest score in a 30-turn time limit, and the other requires the player to defeat all other tribes in combat to win. Polytopia can be played in single-player against AI-controlled tribes, or through local or online multiplayer.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 208 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 432 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~54/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 121k–272k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,040 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-12-08) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 41 of 62 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
45545520202026Week of 2020-08-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2871372026-09-15 13:00 — 191 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 225 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 137 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 260 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 268 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 163 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 179 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 278 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 191 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 183 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 266 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 181 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 167 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 235 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 232 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 161 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 242 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 239 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 162 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 240 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 287 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 168 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 208 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
25572Aug 2020Aug 2026Aug 2020 — avg 178 · peak 430Oct 2020 — avg 79 · peak 179Dec 2020 — avg 109 · peak 224Feb 2021 — avg 110 · peak 280Apr 2021 — avg 82 · peak 129Jun 2021 — avg 80 · peak 144Aug 2021 — avg 95 · peak 172Oct 2021 — avg 78 · peak 142Dec 2021 — avg 82 · peak 151Feb 2022 — avg 115 · peak 209Apr 2022 — avg 98 · peak 178Jun 2022 — avg 140 · peak 360Aug 2022 — avg 102 · peak 195Oct 2022 — avg 142 · peak 390Dec 2022 — avg 154 · peak 256Feb 2023 — avg 142 · peak 252Apr 2023 — avg 137 · peak 242Jun 2023 — avg 124 · peak 196Aug 2023 — avg 119 · peak 213Oct 2023 — avg 255 · peak 535Dec 2023 — avg 205 · peak 339Feb 2024 — avg 162 · peak 250Apr 2024 — avg 215 · peak 427Jun 2024 — avg 203 · peak 363Aug 2024 — avg 182 · peak 289Oct 2024 — avg 169 · peak 276Dec 2024 — avg 193 · peak 308Feb 2025 — avg 186 · peak 294Apr 2025 — avg 186 · peak 308Jun 2025 — avg 195 · peak 288Aug 2025 — avg 190 · peak 337Oct 2025 — avg 196 · peak 322Dec 2025 — avg 197 · peak 305Feb 2026 — avg 237 · peak 439Apr 2026 — avg 190 · peak 296Jun 2026 — avg 208 · peak 364Aug 2026 — avg 207 · peak 313
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.002020-08-042026-08-032020-08-04 — best price $10.042021-01-23 — best price $14.992021-02-13 — best price $12.632021-04-04 — best price $14.992021-04-25 — best price $14.992021-05-29 — best price $14.992021-07-16 — best price $13.272021-09-13 — best price $6.002021-11-22 — best price $14.992022-01-12 — best price $14.992022-02-25 — best price $14.992022-05-24 — best price $11.242022-07-14 — best price $5.992022-09-08 — best price $5.992022-11-24 — best price $14.992023-02-20 — best price $5.992023-05-05 — best price $8.992023-06-23 — best price $7.492023-09-05 — best price $14.992023-12-07 — best price $7.192024-03-14 — best price $7.492024-05-06 — best price $4.802024-07-04 — best price $14.992024-08-19 — best price $7.502024-11-16 — best price $11.012025-01-12 — best price $14.992025-04-23 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-18 — best price $14.992025-11-18 — best price $11.012026-01-29 — best price $4.492026-04-24 — best price $14.992026-06-29 — best price $4.492026-08-03 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

539742026-05-31 — 95 pageviews2026-06-04 — 158 pageviews2026-06-08 — 183 pageviews2026-06-12 — 194 pageviews2026-06-16 — 130 pageviews2026-06-20 — 108 pageviews2026-06-24 — 116 pageviews2026-06-28 — 105 pageviews2026-07-02 — 103 pageviews2026-07-06 — 100 pageviews2026-07-10 — 91 pageviews2026-07-14 — 122 pageviews2026-07-18 — 122 pageviews2026-07-22 — 83 pageviews2026-07-26 — 101 pageviews2026-07-30 — 116 pageviews2026-08-03 — 95 pageviews2026-08-07 — 85 pageviews2026-08-11 — 112 pageviews2026-08-15 — 80 pageviews2026-08-19 — 88 pageviews2026-08-23 — 106 pageviews2026-08-27 — 74 pageviews2026-08-31 — 104 pageviews2026-09-04 — 336 pageviews2026-09-08 — 539 pageviews2026-09-12 — 204 pageviews2026-09-16 — 186 pageviews2026-09-20 — 193 pageviews2026-09-24 — 138 pageviews2026-09-28 — 177 pageviews2026-10-02 — 122 pageviews2026-10-06 — 146 pageviews2026-10-10 — 214 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

402026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 01:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam Turn NotificationsFamily Sharing12 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 12 DLC released, first 2020-08-04, latest 2025-12-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XPvPWarBuildingColorfulStrategyDiplomacyIsometricMinimalistSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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