# The Battle of Polytopia+ — A Civilization Strategy Game

> Turn-based civilization strategy game with exploration, warfare, and technology research. (iPhone/iPad app by Midjiwan AB.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-battle-of-polytopia-plus/id6463000253 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Midjiwan AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/609071967)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Adventure, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 602 App Store ratings · 260 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 13.5 · 233 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian, European Spanish
- Released: 2024-03-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-battle-of-polytopia-plus/id6463000253/reviews.md

## What is The Battle of Polytopia+?

The Battle of Polytopia is an award winning and unique turn based strategy game about controlling the map, fighting enemy tribes, discovering new lands and mastering new technologies.  

You take on the role as the ruler of a tribe and attempt to build a civilization in a turn based competition with the other tribes.  It can be played offline. Perfect for traveling.

FEATURES:
* Free turn based civilization strategy game.
* Single & multiplayer strategy.
* Multiplayer matchmaking (Find players all over the world)
* 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate)
* Exploration, strategy, farming, building, warfare and technology research.
* Three game modes – Perfection, Domination and Creative
* Diplomacy - Make Peace treaties & Build Embassies
* Invisible Cloaks and Daggers for Stealth attacks.
* Mirror Matches (Meet opponents with the same tribe)
* Configurable map types – Dryland, Lake, Continents, Archipelago and Water World
* Wide range of different tribes with unique nature, culture and game experience.  
* Auto generated maps make each game a new experience.
* Allow offline game play.
* Gameplay in portrait and landscape mode.
* Online multiplayer and Pass & Play.
* Leader board with top scores for the best civilization builders.
* Really cute low poly graphics.

## Key features

- Turn-based civilization strategy
- Single & multiplayer modes
- Multiplayer matchmaking
- Exploration, expansion, exploitation, extermination (4X)
- Technology research and warfare
- Diplomacy and stealth attacks
- Offline gameplay

## What do users think of The Battle of Polytopia+?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great game mechanics
- 🎨 Awesome artwork and visuals
- 🕹️ Addictive and fun gameplay
- 🕰️ Engaging turn-based strategy
- 🔍 Variety of unique tribes
- 🎉 Lots of content and replayability

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🕰️ Slow enemy turns and lack of skip option
- 🔒 Missing online multiplayer
- 🔁 Repetitive and predictable gameplay
- 🗺️ Small map size and lack of map customization
- 🤖 Overpowered AI and unbalanced gameplay

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes after 10 seconds of play
- Incompatible with older devices
- In-app purchase issues and incompatibility

**Most requested features**

- Online multiplayer with friends
- Larger maps and more customization options
- Campaign mode with progressive difficulty
- More diverse tech tree and unit variety
- Skip button for enemy turns
- Ability to form alliances and win together

## Recent user reviews (10 of 260)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-battle-of-polytopia-plus/id6463000253/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Amazing Game

*2026-08-02, version 2.17.1*

I’ve been doing playing this game for years and I haven’t gotten bored once! Also, this version lets you get all the tribes for free* which is pretty neat. Anyway recommend this game to anyone who likes any type of 4X strategy game or strategy games in general. *Apple Arcade Required

### 5/5 — Best game ever

*2026-07-30, version 2.17.1*

I love this game so much even though I suck at it. It’s just a better Version of civilization. I love the design and the different designs for each tribe super unit.

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-07-24*

I’ve played

### 3/5 — Money rights

*2026-07-14, version 2.17.1*

Don’t get my wrong, I love this game but now you have to pay REAL money to be able to play as most of the tribes. SSSSSSSooooooo………
(Heart breaks)

### 5/5 — Awesome, but two ideas

*2026-07-14, version 2.17.1*

The game is awesome fun great but one idea is that could you make it that you can get more tribes? The buildings are cool, but it would be cool that if you could have a castle sized capital

### 4/5 — Geiles Spiel bitte mehr Technologien

*2026-07-10*

Es ist ein sehr cooles Spiel aber man könnte es so machen das wenn man alle Technologien freischaltet und dann kommen so 4 bis 6 „Supertechnologien“

### 5/5 — 시간 살살녹음

*2026-07-07*

스듀급

### 5/5 — Fun

*2026-06-21, version 2.16.5*

Great game love the cuteness and creativity of the game and offline! You have to be joking I recommend it to anyone who likes civilization VI

### 5/5 — I love it

*2026-06-08*

Thank you for this awesome game I love it and thank you for all the updates and other stuff plus who ever that dude who came up with the Viking thing I love it plus main city could be like Valhalla which is well Viking for  the giant battle field in the sky plus there could be an upgrade that when one dies they become like zombies with high health but 0 damage but the ability to explode but a limit like 5 only or else I could think of some ways to make it op

### 4/5 — Good game but laggy

*2026-05-28, version 2.16.5*

I enjoy the daily challenges but the game is often very laggy.

## Frequently asked questions about The Battle of Polytopia+

### What is The Battle of Polytopia+?

The Battle of Polytopia+ is an award-winning, turn-based strategy game where you lead a tribe to build a civilization. You'll explore new lands, research technologies, and battle against enemy tribes to control the map.

### What are the key features of this strategy game?

Key features include single and multiplayer modes with online matchmaking, 4X gameplay (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate), diplomacy, stealth attacks, and configurable map types. It also offers offline play and a leaderboard for top scores.

### Is The Battle of Polytopia+ free to play?

Yes, the game is described as a free turn-based civilization strategy game. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or ads in the provided description.

### Can I play The Battle of Polytopia+ offline?

Yes, the game explicitly states that it allows offline gameplay, making it perfect for traveling. You can enjoy the turn-based strategy experience without an internet connection.

### Who is this game designed for?

This game is designed for players who enjoy strategic thinking and empire building. It appeals to those who like turn-based gameplay, exploration, resource management, and competitive multiplayer matches.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.17.1 — 2026-06-30

- Technical UI overhaul, hopefully minimal user changes
- Added a world championship logo to the start screen

### 2.16.5 — 2026-04-09

- Fixed crash when opening multiple popups in the tech tree
- Fixed startup crash

### 2.16.4 — 2026-03-21

Changelog
- New visuals for unit effects (poisoned, frozen etc)
- New visual effect for splash damage
- Minor color adjustments on New Dawn skin
- Reduced number of moves an explorer makes: 15 → 12

Bugfixes
- UI for hinting invisible nearby unit fixed
- Centipede segment connector blinks when scrubbing in replays
- Freezing a flooded tile no longer drains the tile
- Changing climate on a tile no longer floods it if it was frozen
- Skate + attack on ice don't grant extra movement (if a Battlesled attacks and kills a unit from land->ice, it should be able to use its escape ability)
- Changing language in-game does not update building info pop-up
- Destroying bridges seems to leave a road showing on the ocean tile
- Centipede with multiple tails
- Capture city allowed during cooldown
- Make sure you can resign on enemy turn in weekly challenges
- Showing player income as stars/hearts should now display correctly in replays and pass&play
- Show embassy income icon as heart in embassy income ui if playing with New Dawn skin
- Make sure resource shows correct icon in pass and play and replays when one player has the New Dawn skin
- Adjust audio to be more responsive when clicking a tile
- Skin command descriptions
- Always focus on player capital when opening a game, even if auto focus is off
- Units could get stuck at incorrect y-position during a “sway” animation (on click) if moving the unit very quickly afterwards
- Correct battle preview results for ice archer
- Changed how ruin rewards are calculated
- Increased consistency in weekly challenge ruins
- Don’t reward water unit if you don’t have water movement (i.e. moth explore water ruin)
- Change end screen for domination showing 3won/3lost as 57% instead of 50% 
- Moths now have the Scout ability
- Controller support fix, buttons used to “get stuck”
- Pending friends are no longer showing up in weekly challenge friends league
- Modifying an existing share-url so it points to an ongoing game and pressing resign no longer results in a crash
- Games now save to disk on startup (before it needed at least one player command to save)
- Fixed not being able to use escape button to deselect during last turn in perfection/weekly challenge
- Weekly challenge games was giving stars and tribe highscores in perfection mode
- Fixed random turn order for players when starting game with friend
- Fixed centipedes with multiple tails by mindbending and get them into ports
- Splash damage is now floored to avoid half hit points of damage
- Localization fixes when trying to perform actions on other players turn
- Fixed siege fires not going out when switching between Polaris siege and normal siege
- The Fix it button for notifications now takes you to the settings page for Polytopia again
- Fix Random match sometimes taking you to creation of a single player game
- Improved robustness of iCloud sync

### 2.16.1 — 2026-01-14

Master botanics with the new Cymanti Skin! Meet Claude, Squishy, Eggy, Fairy, and other adorable creatures. Practice gardening, learn mindfulness, grow odd toxins, and much more.

### 2.15.4 — 2025-12-18

Fix screen sometimes freezing and/or flickering between two frames
Fix push notifications for the game now being received again

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