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The Battle of Polytopia

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App ID 874390
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Midjiwan AB
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 31968426
Last Record Update 29 October 2025 – 13:59:02 UTC ()
Release Date 4 August 2020 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😍 90.54%
5k reviews
146
In-Game
💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🗺️ 4X 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics

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.

Additional Information

Developer Midjiwan AB
metacritic_name The Battle of Polytopia
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 72
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Midjiwan AB
Store Release Date 4 August 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 4 August 2020 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 4 August 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1596524400)
Store Asset Modification Time 12 September 2025 – 09:43:15 UTC () (1757670195)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 20 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9031519
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First seen on SteamDB 29 May 2018 – 09:24:19 UTC (), in changelist #4497684

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Russian Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Japanese Yes
Korean Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ 4X 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🎨 Colorful ☯ Minimalist 🏠 Building ⚔️ War 🌆 Isometric 🥊 PvP 🤝 Diplomacy 🖥️ Simulation 🧸 Cute 🏦 Economy 💥 Action RTS ▶️ Real Time Tactics 👪 Family Friendly

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Trading Cards Steam Turn Notifications Family Sharing Multi-player PvP

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 146 players right now
  • 305 24-hour peak
  • 966 all-time peak 4 August 2020
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  • 10,345 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 90.54% SteamDB Rating
  • 5,100 93.8% positive reviews
  • 335 6.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
4 August 2020 Steam Release -
19 February 2021 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Feb / Mar 2021) -
5 July 2021 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Jul 2021) -
11 August 2021 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Big Brain Bundle -
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How many players are playing The Battle of Polytopia right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 146 players live playing The Battle of Polytopia on Steam.

The Battle of Polytopia had an all-time peak of 966 concurrent players on 4 August 2020.

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