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Lead an ant colony from the forest floor, exploring vertical terrain and commanding insect squads in real-time battles.
Released 06 Nov 2024
Command Ant Squads
Order Troops with Pheromones
Capture Rival Nests
Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles.
Developed by Tower Five · Published by Microids







You play as 103,683rd, a soldier ant tasked with exploring the forest and helping defend and expand the colony. The story campaign follows the colony’s struggles across different environments, mixing strategic missions with exploration and traversal.
From a third-person perspective, you move through the terrain yourself and direct squads of ants with pheromone signals and special abilities. Battles revolve around choosing units to counter enemy forces, gathering resources, and capturing nests and outposts; roots, leaves, and other vertical terrain can shape your routes and attacks.
Upgrade nests to unlock stronger legions and build chambers that support your economy, troops, information gathering, powers, or defenses. Alongside the campaign, the game includes AI skirmishes, online battles, and solo or cooperative Horde Mode.
In the supplied reviews, players who enjoy the game often praise its detailed miniature forest, immersive ant-scale perspective, and unusual mix of exploration with real-time squad command. Some also appreciate the campaign story and the chance to fight alongside other insects. Criticism commonly focuses on missions and battles becoming repetitive, strategy and colony management feeling limited, and some missions feeling poorly balanced or frustrating.








| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 41 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Content notices |
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| Website | Official website |