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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.

Empire of the Ants is a strategy, rts and real time tactics game developed by Tower Five and published by Microids.
Released on November 06th 2024 is available only on Windows.

It has received 915 reviews of which 697 were positive and 218 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 13.99€ on Instant Gaming.


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

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3 hours played
June 2026
Fascinating game, cool concept of being the general and controlling your armies and taking over nest, the story is very good and cant wait to try co-op and multiplayer.
24 hours played
May 2026
Stunning RTS game. Its strength lies in its originality: you control legions of ants to defeat enemy factions. Besides ants, you can recruit other insects as support units (a snail, beetles, wasps...). The campaign has an engaging narrative, in fact, the story is based on the bestseller novel by the same name. I can not discuss the multiplayer aspect of the game as I have not tried it. On the negative side, the strategy is fairly limited as there is not such a wide variety of buildings. Moreover, the depeloper studio closed down, so the game will not receive the promised post-release content. Overall, I recommend the game if you like RTS, ants and a good narrative!
10 hours played
April 2026
Best game ever honestly the graphics are mindblowing and i realy recommend it for everyone!!
99 hours played
April 2026
Great game and everyone is sleeping on this one. I do wish I could connect to the multiplayer though.
3 hours played
April 2026
Fun game, very little problems. But the devs abandoned it, no updates since July 23rd 2025. So what you see is what you get. Not terrible, but not exactly super great to keep me interested super long term.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Empire of the Ants is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

No, Empire of the Ants is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Empire of the Ants received 697 positive votes out of a total of 915 achieving a rating of 7.28.
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Empire of the Ants was developed by Tower Five and published by Microids.

Yes, Empire of the Ants is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Empire of the Ants is not playable on MacOS.

No, Empire of the Ants is not playable on Linux.

This information about Empire of the Ants is not available yet.

This information about Empire of the Ants is not available yet.

No, Empire of the Ants does not support VR.

Empire of the Ants offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Empire of the Ants offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Empire of the Ants. Explore additional content available for Empire of the Ants on Steam.

No, Empire of the Ants does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Empire of the Ants does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Empire of the Ants is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Empire of the Ants
Rating
7.3
697
218
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
15
Developer
Tower Five
Publisher
Microids
Release 06 Nov 2024
Platforms
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