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Empire of the Ants
Embark on an epic journey into the infinitesimal in this photorealistic strategy game. Play as a fearless ant and guide your colony through the dangers of the forest.
Details
- Released
- November 7, 2024
- Developer
- Tower Five
- Genres
- Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- Rainy Frog, Anuman Interactive, Microids
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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Empire of the Ants Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Empire of the Ants is an excellent game. This is one of those games that seemingly come out of nowhere but will likely be a beloved favourite for many gamers for years to come. While a lot of these gameplay aspects have been seen before in other games, the way they’re included here, through the eyes of an ant, can be quite unique. The visuals are outstanding and the music is brilliant. There are some challenges with controls and the camera, especially in confined spaces or when your ant is upside-down. And unfortunately, I didn’t get an opportunity to experience the multiplayer aspects. Fortun...
Far more than just an Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, Empire of the Ants is a brilliant RTS game. Smart, confident gameplay design keeps things simple while challenging your tactical abilities at a near-perfect pace. It's one of the best surprises of 2024.
What this small team have pulled off is credit to the meticulous hard work and true passion they have poured into this project. A beautifully realised recreation of the real world that puts you right into the Empire Of The Ants.
There are few games that commit to their central conceit and framing as much as Empire of the Ants does.
I’m more than used to seeing Microids release games based on European cartoons and comic book franchises, but I never thought they’d ever make a game based on a 1991 French novel about… ants. To make matters more amusing, I wasn’t expecting for the game, aptly named Empire of the Ants, to not be a complete dumpster fire. Whilst flawed in many aspects, which I’ll talk about in this review, Empire of the Ants is actually very unique, and an interesting concept for a game.
Based on Bernard Werber’s best-seller, Empire Of The Ants will offer a strategic experience close to the iconic books series where you embark on a fantastic journey through the infinitely small and lead your colony to a hopeful horizon.
Empire of the Ants had a lot of potential but lived up to almost none of it. The remarkable thing about the game is its striking and photorealistic visuals, but it just about ends there. It is alright as a platformer and an RTS, but great at neither.
A beautiful miniature world without much else to recommend it.