- Indie developer Midjiwan invites all players to take part in inclusive esports event, culminating in live finals -
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - 11 SEPTEMBER, 2025 – Celebrated strategy game The Battle of Polytopia is calling all mobile and desktop players aged 18 and over to join the Polytopia World Championship 2025, an inclusive esports event with a $10,000 prize pool.
The first qualifier round kicks off across this Saturday and Sunday, September 13th to 14th. The concept is ‘The Battle of the Tribes’ with 12 winners (one for each of the game’s feted tribes) advancing to the Face Off Round. Qualifying rounds for each tribe will continue over the next 10 weeks at 12:00 and 18:00 CET every Saturday and Sunday, before six finalists are taken out to the in-person and live-streamed finals on December 6th in Stockholm, the game’s home city.
First launched in 2016 by Swedish indie studio Midjiwan, The Battle of Polytopia reinvents the typically complex ‘4X’ video game genre, delivering a game that is straightforward, welcoming, yet packed with immense strategic depth. The Battle of Polytopia asks players to claim land, develop technologies and manage resources to outperform and invade rival civilizations also striving to dominate.
At the conclusion of The Battle of the Tribes, 12 triumphant players will advance to the Face Off Round, which takes place in the second half of November, reducing 12 qualifier winners to six finalists who are all guaranteed a cash prize. The finals themselves will feature a studio audience, expert commentary, and a chance to peek behind the scenes at Midjiwan itself. The World Champion of Polytopia 2025 will receive $4,000, the runner-up will take away $2,000, the third and fourth place finishers will get $1,500, and the fifth and sixth place $500.
Players can enter through the Polytopia Official Space on the Challengermode esports platform or inside the game itself by selecting Multiplayer > Tournaments. Throughout the tournament, the focus will be on Polytopia’s ‘Might’ game mode, with ‘single elimination’ matches, across a best-of-three format. A full schedule, rules, and details of how to sign up can be found here. The schedule is also listed below, and players are encouraged to join the tournament channel at the the Official Polytopia Discord
Christian Lovstedt, CEO of Midjiwan commented:
“Polytopia has always been about welcoming all kinds of players into the world of 4X strategy. That’s why our championship is open to everyone - not just pros with sponsors. We’re excited to bring the finalists to Stockholm and can’t wait to see the strategies that emerge. There’s still time to join - sign up and good luck!”
Behind its apparent simplicity, The Battle of Polytopia has been consistently praised for its depth and replayability, with notable fans including Mr Beast and Google DeepMind founder and Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis. Despite its success and longevity, Midjiwan’s creation rejects the commercially greedy model seen in many live service titles, only ever charging players for extra content and cosmetic items.
The full qualifier schedule follows:
date
day
Qualifier tournaments
Qualifier finals tournaments
13/09 (week 1)
sat
Imperius Bardur
14/09
sun
Kickoo Zebasi
20/09 (week 2)
sat
Imperius Bardur
21/09
sun
Kickoo Zebasi
27/09 (week 3)
sat
Imperius Bardur
28/09
sun
Kickoo Zebasi
4/10 (week 4)
sat
Oumaji Hoodrick
Imperius Bardur
5/10
sun
Yadaak Quetzali
Kickoo Zebasi
11/10 (week 5)
sat
Oumaji Hoodrick
12/10
sun
Yadaak Quetzali
18/10 (week 6)
sat
Oumaji Hoodrick
19/10
sun
Yadaak Quetzali
25/10 (week 7)
sat
Xin-Xi Vengir
Oumaji Hoodrick
26/10
sun
Luxidoor Ai-Mo
Yadaak Quetzali
1/11 (week
sat
Xin-Xi Vengir
2/11
sun
Luxidoor Ai-Mo
8/11 (week 9)
sat
Xin-Xi Vengir
9/11
sun
Luxidoor Ai-Mo
15/11 (week 10)
sat
Luxidoor Ai-Mo
16/11
sun
Xin-Xi Vengir
About Midjiwan AB
Midjiwan AB is an award-winning independent game developer based in Stockholm. The company released its hit 4X strategy game The Battle of Polytopia in 2016, which is available across the App Store, Google Play, Steam, Nintendo Switch™ and more. The title has received accolades from The Lovie Awards, International Mobile Gaming Awards, and the PC Indie Pitch, as well as receiving nominations for the Google Play Indie Games Contest and the Pocket Gamer Awards 2022. You can learn more about Midjiwan AB and find details on The Battle of Polytopia at midjiwan.com and polytopia.io.
