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Company Profile
Midjiwan
Website
midjiwan.com/
About
Midjiwan are the developers behind The Battle of Polytopia, the award-winning strategy game that takes place in the mythical land of Polytopia. Their expertise lies within creating a superior gaming experience for their devoted players.
They also continuously invests part of our revenues in solar power and reforestation projects.
Accolades
Articles featuring Midjiwan
Studio Profile
Inside The Battle of Polytopia studio Midjiwan
We catch up with Midjiwan CEO Christian Lövstedt to discuss the evolution of hit Sweden-made game The Battle of Polytopia and how this developer is supporting local studios with Game Town
Nordic Best Of 2026
The Top 30 Nordic Game Makers of 2026
The Nordic movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Esports Tournament
The Battle of Polytopia World Championship returns with a $10,000 prize pool
More than 10,000 players entered the tournament qualifiers in 2025
Industry Debate
Awards recognition "important for mobile’s reputation in the gaming community"
Midjiwan CEO Christian Lövstedt discusses his open letter and how mobile games companies can do more to be in the running for the industry’s top accolades
Mobile Snub
Why ignoring mobile gaming at the world’s biggest awards shows matters
The games industry looks stuck decades in the past if it can't embrace other platforms
Milestone
The Battle of Polytopia surpasses 25m downloads on mobile
The milestone follows steady updates including weekly challenges and new skins
Esports Tournament
The Battle of Polytopia launches 2025 World Championship with a $10,000 prize pool
The champion will receive $4,000, with prizes for all six finalists
Esports Tournament
The Battle of Polytopia Global World Championship set to kick off with $10,000 prize pool
This year's prize pool marks the biggest competitive event in the game’s nine-year history
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: How to survive to '25: Part two
Our mobile mavens are back to discuss the tough year of 2024 and whether the worst will be over in 2025
"curse Of The Consumables"
Aggressive mobile game monetisation pushes loyal players to churn, says Battle of Polytopia CEO
Midjiwan CEO Christian Lövstedt criticises the deliberate lack of transparency on in-app purchases
Developer Hub
Polytopia dev Midjiwan opens Game Town co-working space for Swedish indies
Office aims to become hub for small studios, meetups and game showcases
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Web3 RPGs to comforting kittens
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Apple Arcade Addition
The Battle of Polytopia+ lands on Apple Arcade with DLC perks
Eight years and 20 million downloads later, The Battle of Polytopia joins Apple’s subscription service with DLC included
International Women's Day 2024
Celebrating International Women's Day: More stories and advice
We asked women from all around the games industry for their career stories, advice for new starters and hopes for the future. Here's what they told us
Monetisation Strategy
Aggressive monetisation isn’t fun for players so here's how to fix things
Midjiwan's Christian Lovstedt discusses how roughshod monetisation methods such as forced ads and tough-to-earn in game currencies are creating a negative experience for players
Interview
Christian Lövstedt on The Battle Of Polytopia’s journey to 20 million downloads
Originally releasing in 2016, Midjiwan’s smash hit is now on multiple platforms with 20 million installs on mobile. Here's how they did it
Mobile Milestones
The Battle of Polytopia celebrates a milestone 20 million mobile downloads
The game has proven a hit on multiple platforms, with mobile leading the way
Iphone 15
Apple's iPhone 15 is out today: What's new and what's the verdict?
The iPhone 15's power could be a game changer with the ability to bring high end games to mobile for the first time
Esports
Mobile strategy game Polytopia integrates eSports support in-app with Challengermode
The Battle of Polytopia, a mobile-based 4x strategy game, has become one of numerous mobile games moving to integrate full eSports support
News
The Battle of Polytopia IAPs have generated $185,000 for African solar power investment
Investments made through Swedish company Trine
Smarter
DeepMind's AI now being tested on Android version of The Battle of Polytopia
Part of the AndroidEnv release