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Press release:
Stockholm, Sweden, February 17, 2021.
The Sweden-based indie games developer Midjiwan AB are today very proud and excited to announce that their popular turn-based strategy game “The Battle of Polytopia” has now been downloaded over 13-million times (across Steam, the App Store, and Google Play) since its release.

Featuring 4X gameplay, auto-generated maps, single-player functionality and online multiplayer for up to 15 players on PC and Mac, the title allows fans to command a global conquest as the leader of one of 16 unique Polytopian tribes.

The studio also shared that its long-awaited Cymanti Tribe expansion pack is now available across the aforementioned platforms. Inspired by real-world plants and insects, players are now able to unleash giant bugs and poisonous spores on their mission to become ruler of the world. The Cymanti Tribe is discounted 20 percent during its first week on Steam.

Get a closer look at the Cymanti invasion through today’s trailer

“We love challenging The Battle of Polytopia players on Steam with our expansion packs,” says Christian Lovstedt, GM at Midjiwan AB. “The Cymanti Tribe introduces depth and complexity designed to test the game’s most devoted fans.”

The Cymanti are Polytopians that have formed symbiotic relationships with Ciru bugs that sit atop their heads. The Tribe’s unique abilities allow players to command a variety of bugs to do their bidding. Some of these creepy crawlies include Elytra beetles that act as Defender units, the winged Phychi swarms that act as Archer units, and long Centipedes that split into two units when attacked in the middle.

A complete list of features found in the base version of The Battle of Polytopia are below:

Single-player and online multiplayer for up fifteen players on PC and Mac
Online matchmaking
4X gameplay: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate
Choose to play as one of 16 distinct Polytopian tribes, each with its own unique nature, culture and attributes
Fans can explore, farm, build, research and wage war
Auto-generated maps ensure each session is a totally new experience
Online leaderboards feature top scores for the best civilization builders
Five map types: tiny, normal, large, huge and massive
Configurable map types: Dryland, Lake, Continents, Archipelago and Water World
Three game modes: Perfection, Domination and Creative
A mirror match option where identical tribes can meet one another in the same session
Keyboard controls and shortcuts

The Battle of Polytopia is now available on Steam, the App Store, Google Play and Tesla Arcade. Four Tribe expansion packs – Aquarion Tribe, ∑∫ỹriȱŋ Tribe, Polaris Tribe and today’s Cymanti Tribe – are also available for purchase. The Cymanti Tribe is discounted 20 percent from its regular Steam price of $2.99 during launch week. The expansion retails for $1.99 on mobile platforms.

About Midjiwan AB
Midjiwan AB is an independent game developer based in Stockholm. The company released The Battle of Polytopia in 2016, which has since been installed over 13 million times by players worldwide. The game is available on the App Store, Android, Steam and Tesla Arcade.