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Empires of the Undergrowth

Ant colony RTS about building nests and commanding insect swarms

Slug Disco · Published by Hooded Horse, Slug Disco · Released Jun 7, 2024

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 19K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 474 in 30 days
Players
1,160
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 days ago
Nov 3, 2026
Minimum PC
GT 440
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Empires of the Undergrowth?

This single-player real-time strategy game centers on managing an ant colony above and below ground. Across scenario-based missions, you dig a hex-grid nest, gather food, hatch specialized ants, and direct workers and warriors against predators and rival colonies while protecting the queen.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy balancing food collection, expansion, and colony defense
  • +you like strategy missions with time pressure and varied goals

Not for you if...

  • −you want a persistent, freeform colony simulation
  • −you prefer precise control over individual combat units
  • −you want a relaxed or forgiving strategy game

What players say

93% of 18,692 reviews are positive · 90% of 474 in the last 30 days

Players praise the narration, insect facts, soundtrack, and large, active ant swarms. Their most common complaint is the lack of mid-mission saves, which can mean restarting a scenario after an interruption or failure.

Players over time

▲ +162% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 2,169 players on Oct 25, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20261,160
Nov 6, 2026749
Nov 5, 2026800
Nov 4, 2026954
Nov 3, 20261,106
Nov 2, 20261,129
Nov 1, 20261,813
Oct 31, 20261,681
Oct 30, 20261,257
Oct 29, 20261,225
Oct 28, 20261,285
Oct 27, 20261,287
Oct 26, 20261,438
Oct 25, 20262,169
Oct 24, 20261,972
Oct 23, 20261,851
Oct 22, 20261,875
Oct 21, 20261,589
Oct 20, 20261,068
Oct 18, 2026424
Oct 17, 2026392
Oct 16, 2026279
Oct 15, 2026288
Oct 14, 2026283
Oct 13, 2026337
Oct 11, 2026449
Oct 10, 2026411
Oct 9, 2026350
Oct 8, 2026353
Oct 7, 2026404
Oct 6, 2026455
Oct 4, 2026515
Oct 3, 2026483
Oct 2, 2026385
Oct 1, 2026353
Sep 30, 2026283
Sep 29, 2026311
Sep 27, 2026407
Sep 26, 2026459
Sep 25, 2026403
Sep 24, 2026262
Sep 23, 2026314
Sep 23, 2026309
Sep 22, 2026297
Sep 21, 2026363

How many players finish Empires of the Undergrowth?

9.2% of Steam players have unlocked «The REAL Final Experiment», 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

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Empires of the Undergrowth system requirements

Minimum: GT 440, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-760 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6750 (1 GB)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-2400 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8100 (quad-core)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 Ti (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (1 GB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Empires of the Undergrowth have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Empires of the Undergrowth 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
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
186
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Empires of the Undergrowth 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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