The Battle of Polytopia — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Come Watch the World Championship 2026 Kickoo Qualifier Finals! | 2026-05-17 | The road to the Polytopia WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 begins NOW with the Kickoo Qualifier Finals! This Sunday at 17:00 CEST / 11:00 AM EST, the best players battle it out in the Kickoo Qualifier FINALS — featuring the semifinals and the final LIVE on stream. Expect insane plays, clutch moments, mind games, naval warfare, and peak POLYTOPIA emotions from start to finish. Who will claim the first spot at the World Championships? Find out this weekend. 🏆 All about the World Championships HERE: https://championship.polytopia.io JOIN the fight and compete for the CHAMPONSHIP ⚔️ https://www.challengermode.com/s/Polytopia COME CHAT about this match a |
| Polytopia World Championship are back! | 2026-05-08 | Compete for a $10,000 prize pool and a spot in the live finals in Stockholm. Qualifications start May 11, 2026. Do you have what it takes to make it all the way to Stockholm?Free registration is now open. The Battle of the Tribes features 12 winners (one for each tribe) advancing to the Face Off Round, where the top 8 players will qualify for the live finals in Stockholm on October 10. Qualifications for each tribe will run weekly, most Qualifiers span two days, you can check the tournament descriptions for precise timings. Qualifier finals will be hosted on Sundays at 19:00, make sure you have time to participate. Buy tickets to watch the fi |
| Ruin Run Weekly Challenge | 2026-04-22 | ∑∫ỹriȱŋ has come upon an enchanted land, with plenty of hidden treasures of the past. But while they frolic in the peaceful meadows, basking in prismatic sunlight, other tribes are closing in. They're rushing for the ruins from every corner of the square, and they have a head start... Do you have what it takes to get into the top 100 score? There are six leagues to compete in. Which league are you? If you want some ideas how to master the Ruin Run Challenge, you can check out this Discord ThreadAlso, did you know that the ∑∫ỹriȱŋ tribe and the ₼idŋighţ skin are both 50% off until April 27th? Get them now if you haven't already! |
| Hats of Steel Weekly Challenge | 2026-04-14 | You'll play Sha-Po against a Xin-Xi empire of Riders and mighty Swordsmen. You'll have a Cloak and two Archers to counter this. New Dawn will also be hanging around in the far corner of the map. Do you have what it takes to get into the top 100 score? There are six leagues to compete in. Which league are you? If you want some ideas how to master the Hats of Steel Challenge, you can check out this Discord Thread Or check out this YouTube Video from Justeeni Lingueeni |
| Usher in a Fresh Start with the New Dawn Skin for the Cymanti! | 2025-12-15 | Hey Polytopians!The New Dawn Movement has emerged, attempting to use their new, adorable forms to ensure the survival of the Cymanti Hive, and they need your help! Use the power of Fairies, Shoos, Squishies, Claudes, and many other funky bugs as you try to convince the rest of the Hive that you know what's best for the future of the swarm.You can get the New Dawn skin right now, and we've even added a discount for the normal Cymanti, so you can pick them up, too! |
| Release Notes for 2.15.1 | 2025-11-12 | In this release we focused on fixing bugs that were found during beta and early release of the Cymanti Rework build. Fixed mantis head in chipmunk mode Properly display perfection difficulty bonus % in game setup ui Aquarion can no longer fertilize tiles with crops on them already (which caused crops to dissapear) Updated Cymanti tribe preview Moth eggs can no longer swim (preventing them to be pushed into water) Aquarion can no longer drain tiles, and others can’t dash drain Other tribes can now see how many turns before larva turns to moth Larvas can now grow into moths if mind-bent by another tribe Moths now properly spawn eggs instead of |
| It's Time for the Cymanti Rework! | 2025-10-29 | Hey Polytopians!We've released a massive rework for the Cymanti, and if you want a detailed explanation for why we made the changes we made, head on over to our blog by clicking this link!But, in case you don't want to go to a whole different site, here's the changelog.Update 2.15.0.15024 - Cymanti Rework Naval changes – Cymanti explorer can now move on water like other tribes – Moved around naval techs to replicate Path of the Ocean changes – Algae is now a tile effect instead of an improvement, other improvements can be built on top of it. Spawns with a fruit on top – Algae does not cripple movement for naval units (but still for land units |
| Polytopia is Part of the Difficult Games Bash Sale! | 2025-10-23 | Think you’re a true strategist? The Battle of Polytopia is part of the Difficult Games Bash—a ruthless test of intellect and precision where only master tacticians conquer the Square. Show what you’re made of—or is it all just talk? Discount on Steam until November 4th. |
| Get Ready for the 2025 Polytopia World Championships! | 2025-09-11 | Hey Polytopians,Compete for a $10,000 prize pool and a spot in the live finals in Stockholm. Qualifications start September 13th, 2025 Free registrations are now open for the Qualifications for the Polytopia World Championship 2025. The concept is ‘The Battle of the Tribes’ with 12 winners (one for each tribe) advancing to the Face Off Round that determines the 6 top players who will compete in the live finals in Stockholm. 🔥 Details HERE: World Championship - The Battle of Polytopia (Official Page) |
| What’s That? The 2025 Balance Pass is Here?! | 2025-09-09 | Hey Polytopians!What’s changed? Let’s talk about it, but before we do, we’d like you to know that there are ZERO Cymanti changes in this update. We agree with you that they need to be adjusted, and we tested out some ideas in the beta, but we feel that they need more time in the workshop before we’re happy with them. We’ll be implementing a Cymanti Rework in the near future, so stay tuned.Without further ado, here’s the changes: Ai-Mo now starts with Philosophy instead of Meditation, and a Mind Bender to go with itExtra starting Stars for some tribes to help them out:Xin-xi begins with 7 StarsOumaji begins with 6 Stars ( that’s not a typo, th |
| Cymanti Rework and Balance Pass Beta?!?!? | 2025-06-18 | Hey Polytopians!In this new beta, we're going to test out some pretty interesting changes, and we'd like your feedback! We've made some general balance changes, some reworking of Cymanti, and some adjustments to Polaris, and we'll go in that order.Note: This Beta is just that, a Beta. Everything is subject to change, nothing is finalized, you may find bugs that don't belong to Cymanti, and your feedback does actually matter!General Changes?Yes, we're making some adjustments to the base tribes and game systems, hoping to make some of the weaker tribes a little more competitive. We're going to list this tribe by tribe, so you can see how your f |
| The Solaris are Here to Burn the Square to Ashes! | 2025-04-24 | Hey Polytopians! A new DLC has been released. There is a war raging for eternity that has destroyed countless worlds, a conflict between two powerful foes, both hellbent on wiping out the other. That war made its way to the Square when the nefarious Gaami first made contact with the Polaris, but now the diabolical Ralmi have tracked down their icy nemeses and hope to take the Square for themselves! The Ralmi made their entrance underground and burst forth like a volcano, subjugating nearby Polytopians - the Solaris, shackling them with magic of fire and ash. With legions of followers at the ready, the Ralmi plan to turn the Square into a pile |
| Xin-Xi Polysseum! | 2025-04-07 | We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Xin-Xi! How to join? Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join". Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments. Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start. You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ. This April Schedule Maps Week 1 Continents Week 2 Drylands Week 3 Archipegalo Leaderboard scoring 1st - 400 pt 2nd - 250 pt 3rd-4th - 125 pt 5-8th - 40 pt 9-16th - 10 pt Tournament capacity Players will be split b |
| Weekly Challenges are Now Here! | 2025-01-15 | Hey Polytopians! If you were playing on our beta branch for the past few weeks, you probably know all about Weekly Challenges. If you haven't, let's give you a rundown on what Weekly Challenges are! What are these "Weak Challenges"? Haha, no, "Weekly", as in, every week we'll be giving all players the exact same seed to play with in this all-new single-player challenge! After you've played 5 regular games, you'll be able to jump into Weekly Challenges. There, we give everyone the same landmass, same tribe, same opponents, etc, and you'll have the entire week to get the highest score you can! You'll only get one chance to play it per day, so t |
| Yadakk Polysseum! | 2025-01-06 | We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Yădakk! How to join? Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join". Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments. Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start. You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ. This January Schedule Maps Week 1 Continents Week 2 Lakes Week 3 Archipegalo Leaderboard scoring 1st - 400 pt 2nd - 250 pt 3rd-4th - 125 pt 5-8th - 40 pt 9-16th - 10 pt Tournament capacity Players will be split be |
| Bardur Polysseum! | 2024-12-02 | We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Bardur! How to join? Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join". Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments. Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start. You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ. This December Schedule Maps Week 1 Drylands Week 2 Archipegalo Week 3 Lakes Leaderboard scoring 1st - 400 pt 2nd - 250 pt 3rd-4th - 125 pt 5-8th - 40 pt 9-16th - 10 pt Tournament capacity Players will be split bet |
| The Forgotten Have Arrived In This All-New Update! | 2024-11-04 | Hey Polytopians! This new patch doesn't just showcase "The Forgotten", the new Aquarion Skin, but also has some balance changes for the recent Aquarion Rework and some new languages. If you want to get straight to the changes, click here. Let's Meet the Forgotten! Deep in the Ritiki Marshlands, a lone Aquarion outpost lost contact when their Empire sank beneath the waves long ago. Believing themselves to be the last of their kind, the forgotten outpost attempted to carry out the Aquarion mission - monitor their land-dwelling siblings from afar and step in if a large-scale conflict ever erupted. It's been centuries since then, and the outpost |
| Hoodrick Polysseum! | 2024-10-05 | We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Hoodrick! This month we will be reducing the number of players reaching the monthly final to just 8. If you want to participate in it, then make sure you play as much as you can! How to join? Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join". Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments. Don't forget to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the tournament start. You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ. This October Schedule Maps Week 1 Continen |
| Quetzali Polysseum! | 2024-09-04 | We are happy to announce another month of Polysseum! This month we are playing Quetzali! How to join? Open The Battle of Polytopia -> Multiplayer -> Tournaments. Once you find the tournament that suits you, click "Join". Follow our Tournaments Hub on Challengermode and find your favourite tournaments. Don't forget to confirm your participation 15 minutes before the tournament start. You can find more details on how to join in the FAQ. This September Leaderboard scoring 1st - 400 pt 2nd - 250 pt 3rd-4th - 125 pt 5-8th - 40 pt 9-16th - 10 pt Maps Week 1 Continents Week 2 Lakes Week 3 Drylands Tournament capacity Players will be split between up |
| Aquarion Rework | 2024-08-15 | The new reworked version Aquarion is here! They now have mermaids that can rule both land and sea, hang out with Sharks & Jellies and discover lost cities in the ocean. |