Games like The Battle of Polytopia
If The Battle of Polytopia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, Chess 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, competitive and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Battle of Polytopia is a turn-based 4X strategy game developed by Midjiwan AB that tasks players with leading one of sixteen distinct tribes to world domination through expansion, technological advancement, and strategic growth decisions. Released in 2020 at a price of $14.99, the game offers ironman mode and ranked multiplayer for up to sixteen players online, alongside procedural maps and a tech tree progression system that supports both tall and wide empire strategies. Each tribe possesses unique abilities, creating meaningfully different strategic paths across matches. Reviewers and players have described the experience as contemplative and whimsical, noting that apparent simplicity hides deep complexity beneath the minimalist presentation. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a 95% positive rating from over 3,100 Steam reviews.
About 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.
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
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Top pick for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Battle of Polytopia.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Chess 2
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Second-strongest match for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Battle of Polytopia.
Chess 2 combines chess-like tactics with territory control, economy, diplomacy, and special units. Expand across the map, build your position, and outplay opponents in singleplayer or multiplayer.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
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Third-strongest match for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with The Battle of Polytopia.
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.
Kingdom of Krawall
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Ranked #4 for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
A fast-paced strategy game about building a kingdom, outplaying your rivals, and conquering your enemies. Play solo or in multiplayer and enjoy the depth of a classic 4X in a single sitting.
Old World
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Shares a contemplative mood with The Battle of Polytopia.
Ranked #5 for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Lux Alliance
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Shares a competitive mood with The Battle of Polytopia.
Ranked #6 for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
Lux Alliance is a synchronized-turns strategy war game, inspired by the classic boardgames RISK, Diplomacy and Axis & Allies. Marshall your troops, collaborate with your allies, anticipate your opponents, and capture all the enemy HQs to win!
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
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Shares a contemplative mood with The Battle of Polytopia.
Ranked #7 for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
Hexarchy
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Shares a competitive mood with The Battle of Polytopia.
Ranked #8 for The Battle of Polytopia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Battle of Polytopia at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~67% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~67% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~53% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Battle of Polytopia.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~70% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Battle of Polytopia.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~50% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The Battle of Polytopia.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
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Priced ~47% under The Battle of Polytopia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Battle of Polytopia.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
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Virtual Cottage
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Battle of Polytopia.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
An Arcade Full of Cats
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Battle of Polytopia.
Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.
DORONKO WANKO
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with The Battle of Polytopia.
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Frequently asked about The Battle of Polytopia
- Is The Battle of Polytopia verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Battle of Polytopia is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Battle of Polytopia cost?
- The Battle of Polytopia is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Battle of Polytopia have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Battle of Polytopia supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to The Battle of Polytopia?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Battle of Polytopia are Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, Chess 2, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War.
- Who developed The Battle of Polytopia?
- The Battle of Polytopia was developed by Midjiwan AB.
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