The Battle of Polytopia

Buy94%

Very Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

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Midjiwan AB · Strategy · Aug 4, 2020

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
15
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy The Battle of Polytopia?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It takes nearly every mechanic from Civilization, and slims it down into a bite-sized chunk that makes the game last a fraction of the time.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The multiplayer definitely had its flaws in the early stages of Polytopia's Steam release, however it has been greatly improved as of the time of this review.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Things that I would like to see in the future for this game are cross play between Nintendo and the other platforms, and a teams co-op mode.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At no point have I felt like the game was too arbitrarily challenging or easy, instead it has consistently maintained a delicate balance in terms of difficulty (unless you happen to be stranded on a 1x1 island with no resources in sight, which although rare, is quite tragic).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even though it may be a more lighter and casual 4X game masked by the cute graphics, it has enough complexity to make you really think about your choices.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay32 reviews
Multiplayer27 reviews
Co-op22 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
67% still recommend
Audio
75% still recommend
Story
67% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
86% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Turn Notifications

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

9 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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