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697 😀 218 😒

72,82%

Rating

$39.99

Empire of the Ants Steam Charts & Stats

Embark on a fantastic journey through the infinitely small and lead your colony to a hopeful horizon

App ID	2287330
App Type	GAME
Developers	Tower Five
Publishers	Microids
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Full controller support
Genres	Strategy
Release Date	2024
Platforms	Windows
Supported Languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Polish

9 Players in Game

1 218 All-Time Peak

72,82 Rating

Steam Charts

9 Players in Game

1 218 All-Time Peak

72,82 Rating

At the moment, Empire of the Ants has 9 players actively in-game. This is 98.02% lower than its all-time peak of 656.

Empire of the Ants Player Count

Empire of the Ants monthly active players. This table represents the average number of players engaging with the game each month, providing insights into its ongoing popularity and player activity trends.

Month	Average Players	Change
2025-08	18	-38.28%
2025-07	30	+137.66%
2025-06	12	-20.65%
2025-05	15	+4.46%
2025-04	15	-26.11%
2025-03	20	-29.94%
2025-02	29	-54.24%
2025-01	64	-37.5%
2024-12	103	-52.27%
2024-11	215	0%

915 Total Reviews

697 Positive Reviews

218 Negative Reviews

Mostly Positive Score

Empire of the Ants has garnered a total of 915 reviews, with 697 positive reviews and 218 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mostly Positive’ overall score.

Reviews Chart

Chart above illustrates the trend of feedback for Empire of the Ants over time, showcasing the dynamic changes in player opinions as new updates and features have been introduced. This visual representation helps to understand the game's reception and how it has evolved.

Recent Steam Reviews

This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback

Playtime: 394 minutes

Really fun game, love it so far. Would like to see larger co-op/custom match lobbies to play with or against more friends, as well as more settings to adjust for custom matches. I also would love to unlock different bugs, such as the Praying Mantis, Ladybugs, or Spiders, throughout missions.

👍 : 2 | 😃 : 0

Positive

Playtime: 4142 minutes

banger, nothing else to say

👍 : 3 | 😃 : 1

Positive

Playtime: 2648 minutes

Empire of the Ants is a visually breathtaking game that makes an incredible first impression with its use of Unreal Engine 5, rendering the forest floor and insect world with such realism that it genuinely feels alive. As someone who went in expecting sprawling colony-building mechanics — managing resources, expanding tunnels, and watching a hive flourish — I found myself a bit surprised by the structure. Instead, it felt more of an RTS where you complete mission after mission. To its credit, those missions aren’t bland or repetitive: you might be escorting snails through hostile terrain one moment, sneaking behind enemy lines for the next, or defending towering anthills in a climactic last stand. That said, the campaign feels shorter than I expected, and for someone not particularly into competitive PvP, i didnt get as much hours out of it as i was expecting. It’s clear the developers poured their hearts into the visual side — the atmosphere is top-tier — but gameplay depth seems to have taken a back seat. As a completionist, one thing annoying me is that despite completing every mission and story objective 100%, I haven’t unlocked the achievement that reflects it-hoping a dev can get back to me on that. Overall, the game is well worth checking out for its originality and immersion, but I hope future updates lean more into colony-building and offer a more expansive single-player experience.

👍 : 0 | 😃 : 0

Positive

Playtime: 872 minutes

I can't quite recommend this game yet. We were excited to play co-op together. On the lowest difficulty, it was un-playable. The AI opponents had unlimited stamina, which didn't matter. They don't have to return to their nest to upgrade, build, or do anything, while coordinating with flawless multi-tasking. We thought we just needed to skill up, so we strategized, and planned, tried again a few more times. At no point did we actually think we had a chance of winning. The easiest difficulty should we winnable by players who have played their share of strategy, co-op battle, and many other games. I'm hoping this is just an oversight in the early implementation of it, and I'm looking forward to adjusting my review when it is improved. The rest of the game has been pretty fun. Solo mode is a fun story so far, and it's a fun concept. I was a Sim-Ant player back in the day, and this largely feels like a modern version of it, with better storytelling.

👍 : 7 | 😃 : 2

Negative

Playtime: 1108 minutes

Me and my husband bought this for over $26 each giving them over $50 and the battling together is impossible! You need to go to 4 separate nests to buy your 4 separate powers and 7 nests to buy your 7 legions and revisit each of the 4 nests one by one for each increase to tier. The resources required to do this are staggering and even with the AI set to the easiest setting, and "Turtle" mode instead of "Rush In" mode, they are so aggressive, but here is the worst part ... The enemy (after the game was lost over multiple attempts and we could see what the 2 ai opponents did) was able to run around the map at full speed with no stamina restrictions, and without visiting a nest they could make legions (your ant fighter squads), gain powers, upgrade powers, upgrade tiers. The opponents both cheating and having AI coordination between the 2, it makes their processing impossible to match. One game started with them at 120 of both resources EACH, but me and my husband are not able to think with 1 brain as the ai does, so our spoken coordination could NEVER MATCH THEIR INSANE AI STRATEGY COORDINATION! This needs to be fixed or at least offer 1 AI against you and your friends. Custom game does not let me set 1 AI and invite friends. Custom map with 1 AI just starts a game without the option of inviting others. I recommend waiting on this game to everyone. The controls are weird with Y being jump, you can get stuck on a stick because pressing forward when you run over it makes you go down the other side and circle back, but hold Y and your ant will jump in whatever direction she is facing ... please fix this game, it is such a good idea, but such poor execution currently.

👍 : 4 | 😃 : 0

Negative

Playtime: 613 minutes

The game has a lot of soul put into it, as an Ant enjoyer its very fun to watch the world and chat with other ants. Not too difficult in the way of strategy, but it is still a very fun time. I'd appreciate a difficulty slider to try and make things a little more challenging, but its not a big deal.

👍 : 2 | 😃 : 0

Positive

Playtime: 1282 minutes

So, the graphics are stunning, but the actual gameplay is really shallow. Even playing the demo, I kind of got the impression there would be more opportunities to actually manage your ant colony they were maybe dangling just beyond our reach, but nope! It's just bland, repetitive combat. It was kind of fun to scurry about as a scout to transition to a new hub area, really making the most of the great visuals, but I wasn't really sure WHY i was doing anything, despite all the lore dumps we're given. The story is really confusing and hard to follow. I can appreciate that the game isn't highly priced, but I don't think it has much replayability. It's a miss from me.

👍 : 8 | 😃 : 0

Negative

Playtime: 615 minutes

Besides being an absolutely gorgeous game, it plays perfectly smooth and without any bugs! The higher difficulties are challenging, and you find yourself making decisions at 100 RPMs. Can it be overwhelming at times? Sure, but at least you're never bored. The new update also introduced some new insects to spicen up the gameplay and that definitely added a much desired flavor. I played co-op mode with my boyfriend, and we had a blast! Totally seamless, no connection issues, no lag, no nothin'. Perfect experience. Although the game isn't as complicated as some of the more known RTS' out there, it's worth the money and experience. Highly recommended!

👍 : 3 | 😃 : 0

Positive

Playtime: 1394 minutes

beautiful game.i have a problem though i have no friends so i cant play multiplayer may you please solve this situation.to the developers

👍 : 11 | 😃 : 9

Positive

Playtime: 76 minutes

While visually stunning I found the gameplay to be uninspired. I'd have been much happier with something that truely made you feel like you were learning and living the life of an ant rather than playing an RTS.

👍 : 65 | 😃 : 1

Negative

Empire of the Ants Steam Achievements

Empire of the Ants offers players a rich tapestry of challenges, with a total of 41 achievements to unlock. These achievements span a variety of in-game activities, encouraging exploration, skill development, and strategic mastery. Unlocking these achievements provides not only a rewarding experience but also a deeper engagement with the game's content.

Awakening

Traveling wide and far

A new enemy

On the edge of the World

Where it all began

Too many legs, too many eyes

Get eaten by a spider in an exploration / traversal mission (requires spiders to be enabled)

Titan-hike

Climb on a mantis for at least 5 seconds

If not above, then below

Win "Stockpiling" after building and using the "Burrow" power 3 times or more

No ant left behind

Win a strategic mission without losing a single legion

Despite millions of years of evolution...

Drown once

The perfect ally

Win "Flanking" without capturing any nest yourself but you can take the headquarters

6 legs moving fast

Complete "The flood" in less than 5 minutes

Pheromones

Use every power once

MOOOORE!

Have 5 legions of the same type in a strategic mission

Terminal Velocity

Find one of the highest points and jump from it to reach maximum falling speed

Slowly but always forward

Win "Snailing out of here" while riding the snail for 80% of the time

You shall not pass

Win "A city under attack" without any defenses (destroy them in the first 3 minutes)

This is a mar-Ant-hon

Run a total of 400m

See all but stay unseen

Win "Behind enemy lines" without taking any damage from enemy patrols

Catch me if you can

Win a strategic mission without taking any damage yourself

A tired prey is an easy prey

Make butterflies fly away 15 times

This is just rude

Interrupt a queen by walking out while having a conversation

Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'

Scare 5 pillbugs to have them roll over

Gotta catch 'em all!

Unlock your first entry in the collection

Against a stronger enemy, defy his logic

Complete all tactical missions

Accept victory: none can withstand you

Complete all strategic missions

The wise warrior avoids battle

Complete all exploration missions

A story to be told

Complete the story

King of the hill

Win "Battle of the pinecones" after taking the "Hill nest" as your first nest taken

Time is of the essence

Complete "End of the world" in less than 3 minutes and 30 seconds

No enemy is too great

Win a strategic mission without building any tier 2 and 3 upgrades

Our deadliest enemy

Complete all traversal missions without dying in the water once

I'm a survivor

Get out of the water with 10% health or less

Ants won't die today

In "Lost sisters" find all 7 ants before any ant drowns

Knowledge is power

Complete the bestiary by finding all the creatures

I have seen the past

Watch all the memory pheromones

What are those things?

Scan all the structures

Huntress

Catch all the monarch butterflies and golden tortoise beetles

The greatest ant to ever live

Complete all missions

Perfect take down

Win "Before the storm" by eliminating both opponents in less than 4 minutes apart

Unknown entities

Complete collection

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Empire of the Ants Minimum PC System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: TBC

Empire of the Ants Recommended PC System Requirements

Recommended:

OS: TBC

Empire of the Ants has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.

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Empire of the Ants Latest News & Patches

This game has received a total of 2 updates to date, ensuring continuous improvements and added features to enhance player experience. These updates address a range of issues from bug fixes and gameplay enhancements to new content additions, demonstrating the developer's commitment to the game's longevity and player satisfaction.

🛠️ Update 1.02.19779 Now Available

Date: 2024-11-15 13:13:46

👍 : 150 | 👎 : 6

🛠️❄️ The Winter Update 2024 is Here

Date: 2024-12-09 15:49:18

👍 : 294 | 👎 : 4

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