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The Battle of Polytopia
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Feels like someone distilled the best parts of a 4X strategy game into something compact, colorful, and dangerously easy to replay. It has that rare quality where a match can feel light and breezy on the surface, but a few bad decisions later you suddenly realize you are fully…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Pretty good strategy game. Kind of like chess. Online multiplayer has good robust competition”
— a player, Steam review · 448 hrs played“[h1][b] TLDR: A cute, streamlined 4x game that combines elements of Civ with Chess. Great for quick strategic runs if you enjoy optimization, but lacks depth and detail.[/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Lots of races, each with their own perks ➕Cute vibe ➕Good strategy [h1]NEUTRALS:…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based · Multiplayer · Turn-Based Strategy · Singleplayer · 4X · Turn-Based Tactics · Colorful · Minimalist · Building · War · Isometric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.polytopia.io |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 or later Processor: Dual Core 2.0 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128mb Video Memory DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 160 MB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system