Empires of the Undergrowth

94% positive of 17,588 Steam reviews

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam, GOG, Epic, itch.io

Made by Slug Disco. Published by Hooded Horse, Slug Disco.

About the game

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

What sets it apart

Colony Sim
Grand Strategy
4X
City Builder
Alternate History
Base Building
Economy
Historical
Resource Management
RTS
Management
Building

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Empires of the Undergrowth

94% positive of 17,588 Steam reviews

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Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam, GOG, Epic, itch.io

Made by Slug Disco. Published by Hooded Horse, Slug Disco.

About the game

What sets it apart

Colony Sim
Grand Strategy
4X
City Builder
Alternate History
Base Building
Economy
Historical
Resource Management
RTS
Management
Building

What players say

Recommended
The game is good. The achievements are hard to get and that motivated me to 100% it. There is still a long way to do that tho. I learned something cool from this game. Ants are into husbandry. I would call it slavery but who am i to judge :D Ants are tending and protecting aphids because they excrete a sugary liquid called honeydew. The ants love it so they tranquilize the aphids with some kind of chemicals and when…
74 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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Recommended
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑…
88 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This game has 1 glaring flaw - the inability to save mid mission. With most missions taking around 1 hour, you need to be able to dedicate that much time anytime you start a mission. Furthermore, many missions have some ending troll, and if you're not completely prepared for it, you just lose an hour of progress.
16 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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