Microtopia
Colony automation sim built around routing short-lived robot ants
Cordyceps Collective · Published by Goblinz Publishing, Gamirror Games · Released Feb 18, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 969
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 25
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Mar 4, 2026
What is Microtopia?
In this colony automation game set among electronic waste, you draw trails and place buildings to direct robot ants as they gather materials, make goods, and feed their queen. Sensors and logic gates sort ants along routes, while new technology helps the colony expand to nearby islands. The goal is to produce young queens that fly off to found new colonies.
For you if...
- +you enjoy solving intricate routing and logic puzzles
- +you prefer free-form factory layouts and careful optimization
Not for you if...
- −you want simple production chains with little upkeep
- −you dislike managing workers with limited lifespans
What players say
88% of 969 reviews are positive
Players praise the ant-trail logic and short-lived workers for making factory planning a distinct optimization puzzle. Many complain that later progression becomes slow and repetitive, with depleted resource patches and difficult logistics between islands demanding frequent rebuilding or micromanagement.
Screenshots and trailer
Microtopia system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- i7-6700 / Ryzen 5 1500X
- Graphics
- RTX 2060 / RX 5600
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor
- i5-10400, Ryzen 5 3500X
- Graphics
- RTX 3060 / RX 6700
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Colony Sim
- Automation
- Procedural Generation
- Resource Management
- Sandbox
- Sci-fi
- Robots
- Futuristic
- Base Building
- City Builder
- Exploration
- Crafting
- Management
- 3D
- Colorful
- Moddable
Recent updates
- Mar 4, 2026 · Microtopia - v1.2.1 Update
- Feb 20, 2026 · Sandbox Update Out Now!
- Nov 3, 2025 · Microtopia - v1.1.2 Update
- Sep 25, 2025 · Microtopia - v1.1.1 Update
- Sep 16, 2025 · The Blueprints Update is here!
1 DLC available.
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