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The Battle of Polytopia

The Battle of Polytopia is an award-winning turn-based strategy game about building a civilization and going into battle. With millions of players, it has quickly become one of the most popular mobile strategy…

4 February 2016

The Battle of Polytopia is an adventure developed by Midjiwan AB, released 4 February 2016 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and Linux.

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What The Battle of Polytopia is

The Battle of Polytopia is an adventure game developed by Midjiwan AB and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Adobe AIR.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Battle of Polytopia is an award-winning turn-based strategy game about building a civilization and going into battle. With millions of players, it has quickly become one of the most popular mobile strategy games. Choose one of many tribes, explore the world, build cities, develop technologies, and wage war against other tribes to take control of the mythical land of Polytopia.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.0 Ghz, 1 GB RAM and 128mb Video Memory. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

The Battle of Polytopia launched on 4 February 2016, within three weeks of The Witness, Firewatch, SuperHot and XCOM 2. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Firewatch, SuperHot, XCOM 2.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

The Battle of Polytopia: Vengir cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Vengir

22 June 2016

The Battle of Polytopia: Zebasi cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Zebasi

4 August 2016

The Battle of Polytopia: Ai-Mo cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Ai-Mo

8 April 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Yădakk cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Yădakk

8 April 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Aquarion cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Aquarion

4 August 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Elyrion cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Elyrion

4 August 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Polaris cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Polaris

4 August 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Deluxe cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Deluxe

4 August 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Quetzali cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Quetzali

4 August 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Luxidoor cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Luxidoor

4 August 2020

The Battle of Polytopia: Cymanti cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Cymanti

17 February 2021

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 1 cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 1

30 November 2022

The Battle of Polytopia: Cultists cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Cultists

1 December 2022

The Battle of Polytopia: Aumux cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Aumux

29 March 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 2 cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 2

29 March 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 3 cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 3

28 June 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Khondor cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Khondor

28 June 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 4 cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Skin Pack 4

19 December 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: To-Lï cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: To-Lï

20 December 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Ürkaz cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Ürkaz

20 December 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Iqaruz cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Iqaruz

20 December 2023

The Battle of Polytopia: Ragoo cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Ragoo

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Hoodrick cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Hoodrick

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Kickoo cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Kickoo

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Yorthwober cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Yorthwober

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Lirepacci cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Lirepacci

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Baergøff cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Baergøff

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Sha-po cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Sha-po

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Anzala cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Anzala

1 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Midŋighţ Skin - Elyrioŋ Tribe cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Midŋighţ Skin - Elyrioŋ Tribe

13 June 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Forgotten cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Forgotten

4 November 2024

The Battle of Polytopia: Solaris cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: Solaris

25 April 2025

The Battle of Polytopia: New Dawn Skin cover art

The Battle of Polytopia: New Dawn Skin

9 December 2025

Quick answers

The Battle of Polytopia — frequently asked questions

When did The Battle of Polytopia come out?
The Battle of Polytopia was released on 4 February 2016 for Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Battle of Polytopia?
At minimum, The Battle of Polytopia needs Dual Core 2.0 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, 128mb Video Memory graphics, 160 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Battle of Polytopia?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("160 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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