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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.

Empires of the Undergrowth is a strategy, simulation and city builder game developed by Slug Disco and published by Slug Disco and Hooded Horse.
Released on June 07th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS in 17 languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 15,284 reviews of which 14,446 were positive and 838 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.02€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Empires of the Undergrowth into these genres:

Strategy Simulation City Builder Colony Sim Base-Building Sandbox Building Management Resource Management 4X Grand Strategy Open World Moddable Survival Singleplayer Historical RTS Replay Value Real-Time with Pause Economy

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-760 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6750 (1 GB)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB available space

MacOS

OS: macOS 12 (Monterey) or later
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-760 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6750 (1 GB)
Storage: 5 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2026

I cannot stress enough how amazing this game is. The missions that you can do to upgrade your main colony are so much fun. The narrator even tells you the scientific names of the bugs that you encounter. Because of him I now know how to say Solenopsis invicta (sell-a-nop-sis in-vic-ta) and megaponera analis (mega-pon-era an-al-les), the voice line is that memorable. If you like bugs, strategy, or chaos, or all three, then by god has this game delivered. I won't spoil anything, but the story your main colony goes through is super fun, the characters are hilarious (for those who have seen this game: you know who I mean :) ), and the twist at the end was both shocking and absolutely insane, I myself owned this game when they hadn't even introduced leafcutter ants and I did not see it coming. Masterpiece of a story. The replayability is also a 100% yes, as there is a New Game+ mode where it gets significantly harder each New Game+, but you may get a few perks to help you along the way... The art style is also amazing, they worked really hard on the details of the creatures, said details really come to shine and look beautiful as the creature crushes/consumes your poor little ants :) However much money I spent on this game (I can't remember how much, but I think it is worth noting that the game is on sale quite often judging by the newsfeed, so get it soon!) it was the best investment I have yet to ever make on a video game, and I own 22 games, including Rain World and Grounded!! In conclusion, this is the best game I have ever played. It has yet to disapoint me, and I simply don't see it doing so in the future, near or far. (P.S, I thought this review would be short, like one or two sentences, but I had so many positive things to say about this game! And I still do! However, if this review is any longer you might just keep scrolling for shorter messages. So trust me when I say get this game, you won't regret it.)

Dec. 2025

This is the best 30$ I spent on something! I have 463 hrs on this game at the moment and I liked every bit of it; It has cool music, levels and mechanics. I wouldn't say anything bad about this game. It improved my love for invertebrates by so much and now Im an Antkeeper and I also keep other insects and arachnids like The northern dune tiger beetle [cicindela hybrida], devil's coach horse beetle [ocypus olens] and so much more! Thank you for making this excellent game!

Dec. 2025

Fun gameplay, nice balance. The only real drawback is that there is no save option in mission. So if you have been playing for awhile and need to step away you either have to leave the game paused for however long or loose your progress.

Nov. 2025

Man, I love this game. I've been playing on and off ever since I got the game early in the early access period many years ago... I finally found the time to play through its story mode recently and enjoyed every second of it. Insane and unexpected ending that screams for some kind of post-apocalyptical sequel. Fun little fact: The game is one of the few games I let my two sons watch while I play and it has managed to spark their interest for ants and insects in general. Now we go to the playground and they'll watch out for holes in the ground and ant columns carrying food and whatnot. That alone made it worth it to me.

Aug. 2025

Awesome game. I found myself talking about ants in real life. I am definitely fun at parties.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Empires of the Undergrowth is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Empires of the Undergrowth is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Empires of the Undergrowth received 14,446 positive votes out of a total of 15,284 achieving an impressive rating of 9.21.

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Empires of the Undergrowth was developed by Slug Disco and published by Slug Disco and Hooded Horse.

Empires of the Undergrowth is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Empires of the Undergrowth is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Empires of the Undergrowth is not playable on Linux.

Empires of the Undergrowth is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Empires of the Undergrowth. Explore additional content available for Empires of the Undergrowth on Steam.

Empires of the Undergrowth does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Empires of the Undergrowth does not support Steam Remote Play.

Empires of the Undergrowth 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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