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Empire of the Ants

Third-person real-time strategy with ant armies and forest battles

Tower Five · Published by Microids · Released Nov 6, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 978
Recent reviews
Mixed
66% of 12 in 30 days
Players
15
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jul 6, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1060
8 GB RAM · 40 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Empire of the Ants?

A third-person real-time strategy game set among ant colonies in a forest. You control a warrior ant, explore the terrain, command insect legions, and capture and upgrade nests. The story campaign follows your ant's efforts to defend and expand its colony; co-op survival and competitive matches provide other ways to play.

For you if...

  • +you like directing armies from a ground-level perspective
  • +you want a story campaign about an ant colony
  • +you want cooperative survival or competitive online matches

Not for you if...

  • −you want deep base building and varied strategic options
  • −you prefer battles without exploration or platforming

What players say

74% of 978 reviews are positive · 66% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed forest and insect visuals and the unusual ant-level perspective. The most common complaints are repetitive missions and limited strategic depth. Some players also dislike the exploration tasks and the lack of mid-mission saves.

Players over time

▲ +64% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 33 players on Nov 4, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202615
Nov 6, 202621
Nov 5, 202619
Nov 4, 202633
Nov 3, 202625
Nov 2, 20263
Nov 1, 202612
Oct 31, 20268
Oct 30, 20264
Oct 29, 20265
Oct 28, 20267
Oct 26, 202610
Oct 25, 202614
Oct 24, 20263
Oct 23, 20265
Oct 22, 20267
Oct 21, 20268
Oct 20, 202610
Oct 18, 202613
Oct 17, 20264
Oct 16, 20266
Oct 15, 20267
Oct 14, 20266
Oct 13, 20265
Oct 11, 20269
Oct 10, 202610
Oct 9, 202616
Oct 8, 202617
Oct 7, 202612
Oct 6, 202612
Oct 4, 202619
Oct 3, 202618
Oct 2, 202610
Oct 1, 20266
Sep 30, 20261
Sep 29, 20265
Sep 27, 202611
Sep 26, 20268
Sep 25, 20267
Sep 24, 20263
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 22, 20267

How many players finish Empire of the Ants?

4.8% of Steam players have unlocked «A story to be told», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Empire of the Ants screenshot 1

Empire of the Ants system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics
6GB VRAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD recommended

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11 64 bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 9600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 6800 / NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
40 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD recommended

Does Empire of the Ants have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Empire of the Ants run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
41
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Empire of the Ants use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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