

Empire of the Ants
Tower Five · November 7, 2024 · Wargame, Real Time Tactics, Sandbox, PvE, PvP
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Empire of the Ants price by region
Empire of the Ants costs £10.85 in the United Kingdom, €12.66 in Europe (EUR), $13.99 in the United States, $13.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$18.69 in Canada, A$20.99 in Australia, NZ$25.24 in New Zealand, R$34.95 in Brazil and zł56.18 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £10.85 −65% | £12.25 | £10.85 | 10 | |
| €12.66 −65% | €13.99 | €12.66 | 12 | |
| $13.99 −65% | $13.99 | $14.38 | 13 | |
| $13.99 −65% | $13.99 | — | 7 | |
| CA$18.69 −65% | CA$18.69 | — | 7 | |
| A$20.99 −65% | A$20.99 | — | 7 | |
| NZ$25.24 −65% | NZ$25.24 | — | 7 | |
| R$34.95 −65% | R$34.95 | R$75.88 | 8 | |
| zł56.18 −65% | zł59.15 | zł56.18 | 9 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic third-person RTS where you command ant colonies in tactical battles across a microscopic world, conquering enemy nests and upgrading your territory through strategic unit composition and pheromone powers. Lead your insect legions solo through a 20-hour campaign or compete in cross-platform multiplayer skirmishes, with options for cooperative horde mode and story challenges that reward mastery of dynamic battlefield tactics.
SWARM TOGETHER UPDATE – AVAILABLE NOW!
A massive update for Empire of the Ants, focused on replayability, strategy, and co-op multiplayer!
GAME MODES
- Horde Mode (Solo or Co-op)
- Story Challenge Mode
- 2 Players vs 2 AIs Mode
NEW UNITS & POWERS
- New Support Unit: The Paussus
- New Power: Pheromone Storm
Knights in chitin armor: fight for your Queen, the Federation... our Empire
Experience an immersive journey and defend your lands through tactical and strategic battles in an epic, microscopic world.
Play as 103,683rd, an ant of the warrior caste with an inquisitive mind: explore the Federation and fight for it, conquering new territories.
Exploring, strategizing, and forging alliances with the local wildlife will be crucial to emerge victorious from the many challenges lying ahead.
Unconventional legions with which to wage war
- Shape your strategy by choosing your roster wisely: starting, support, and super-predator legions.
- Upgrade your nest’s tier to access new and stronger legions. Will you opt for the defensive Snail or the mobility of the Rhino Beetles?
Special abilities for victory
- Scare the enemy away, reinforce your units, or spy on your opponents: your chosen pheromones forge your offensive—or defensive—strategy.
Conquer and upgrade outposts
- Adapt your strategy by building the right chambers: build your economy, manage your legions, gather Information on the battlefield, gain new Powers, or strengthen your Defense.
- Not enough space? Conquer other nests to expand your territory and get stronger.
Dominate the online cross-platform ranked multiplayer
- Challenge your friends in thrilling skirmishes or prove your strategy skills in player-versus-player mode: ranked 1-vs.-1 matchmaking and three free-for-all matches. Custom Private Lobby available to train your skills against a friend or AI.
An immersive solo campaign
- Play through a 20-hour-long campaign inspired by Bernard Werber’s bestselling saga, where the fate of your colony rests upon your antennae.
- Choose your way to play, whether you’re looking for strategic combat and challenges or you prefer exploring the environment and fast-paced tactical missions.
Skirmish
- Hone your strategic skills and practice against 1 or 2 AI in offline mode.
Master AI player setting
- Reacts swiftly and strategically, using pheromone powers. The advanced AI processes situations faster than usual, adapting seamlessly to real-time changes and employing powers for a challenging gameplay experience.
Empire of the Ants — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player, Online PvP, Cross-platform multiplayer
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 1 of 1 DLC at today's best prices.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I was extremely excited to play and genuinely thought this would be a hidden gem but now I'm missing half a head of hair. I truly wanted to love the game but the core issues are just irredeemable. The first 2-4 hours hook you to the premise (the demo convinced me to buy it) but it is rapidly downhill from there. The non-combat missions and tasks are all extremely boring and sometimes stressful. The most common example is you're put into a massive map and need to find 10+ tiny, barely visible items at night with a 15 minute timer that completely resets all of your progress, meanwhile your stamina keeps depleting every 20 seconds. Timed missions are always rage-inducing especially since it was clearly designed to be a slow paced game. This is a campaign-centric game. I do not know what the developers were thinking when they decided there would be absolutely no rewards or stat benefits from progressing the campaign. Nothing is permanent and nothing is new, you just repeat the same thing on every main mission. Farm for 20 minutes, fight for 20 minutes. Rinse and repeat. There is no sense of anything being rewarding since there are no permanent rewards or, at the bare minimum, cosmet…23 found this helpful
A pretty dull and uninspiring game, that plays like Rome Total War from Temu. only it's ants.1 found this helpful
BASED1 found this helpful
love this game
uwu great bread ants all dat
Best looking ants game out there! Graphics are amazing (although very demanding), gameplay is fun and commanding armies of ants is such a power rush. 100% recommended. 4K Ultra DLSS Quality runs at a constant 60+ fps with average around 75 fps on RTX 5080.
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