Games like The Battle of Polytopia

Turn-based civilization-building strategy game. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate to conquer a procedurally generated world.

95% positive from 3,300 · 2020 · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $1.00 (2021-12-08)

StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategySingleplayer4X

Six games like The Battle of Polytopia

Songs of Conquest

86% positive from 13,428 reviews20240% finish itDeck Verified

Turn-based strategy game with empire building and tactical combat. Explore, conquer, and wage war with magic and troops.

What players likedSongs of Conquest is a modern, improved spiritual successor to Heroes of Might and Magic 3, praised for its deep mechanics and accessibility.

The catchUnits, items and magic all feel bland, so battles get repetitive and dull.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based Strategy and Strategy.

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Scythe: Digital Edition

89% positive from 3,801 reviews201839% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a digital board game of 4X strategy with engine building and area control. Players manage asymmetric factions to expand their territory and build powerful mechs.

What players likedPlayers praise "Scythe: Digital Edition" as a great digital version of one of the best designed board games, capturing the original well.

The catchOnline games regularly desync, crash or drop players, and the devs stopped fixing it.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based and Multiplayer.

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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV

92% positive from 3,620 reviews2006Deck Playable

Turn-based strategy game where players build and manage a civilization through history. Core loop involves exploration, expansion, exploitation, and extermination.

What players likedPlayers praise Civ IV as a better version of Civ III, with great gameplay, an iconic soundtrack, and addicting fun.

The catchIt crashes constantly on modern Windows and can corrupt saves so they will not load.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based.

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ZEPHON

83% positive from 1,812 reviews20240% finish itDeck Playable

ZEPHON is a turn-based tactical survival strategy game with city management and branching narratives. Players command diverse units in real-time map combat, managing asymmetric factions in a post-apocalyptic Earth.

What players likedPlayers describe ZEPHON as a combat-focused 4X game, like a faster, improved Gladius or Civ, praised for its engaging setting and tactical depth.

The catchTurns drag as slow units crawl across the map, turning combat into a slog.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based and Multiplayer.

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Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator

91% positive from 1,684 reviews2024Deck Playable

Turn-based 4X strategy where you play a god, expanding your dominion and fighting rivals to ascend. Features deep customization of divine powers and nation-specific units and magic.

What players likedLike Dwarf Fortress or Total War, players praise its unparalleled depth, strategic complexity, and vast replayability.

The catchNothing is explained in game, so learning it means digging through a 440 page manual.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based Strategy and Strategy.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

87% positive from 1,543 reviews2008Deck Playable

This is a 4X strategy game where players colonize the New World, manage resources, and fight for independence. It features historical figures and diplomacy with natives and other nations.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a deep experience, akin to a "Colonization II" with the We The People mod, offering a unique take on the Civ IV engine.

The catchPlayers who know the 1994 original find this remake clunkier and less fun.

Both are tagged 4X, Turn-Based Strategy and Turn-Based.

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More about The Battle of Polytopia

What players liked

Players praise "The Battle of Polytopia" as a simplified, fast, and accessible "Civilization"-like 4X strategy game with surprising depth.

The catch

A few tribes are badly overpowered, and matches against them feel decided in advance.

Reviews: 95% positive from 3,300
Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $1.00 (2021-12-08)
Play: Single-playerMulti-playerPvP

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 95% positive, but with 3,300 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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